Politics This Morning: Trudeau heads to the White House; Conservatives unveil climate plan
Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to meet with U.S President Donald Trump in the White House this afternoon, where the two are expected to talk about the trade tensions with Beijing in advance of the G20 summit in Japan next week. His Washington agenda also includes a luncheon with Mr. Trump and a meeting with […]
Federal Conservatives say green technology, not taxes key to meeting Paris targets
The Conservatives say Canada’s path to achieving the Paris targets will hinge in large part on the development of green technology, not taxes. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) unveiled the plan in Chelsea, Que., a small municipality just 10 kilometres north of Ottawa. In the face of criticism from the Liberals that his party […]
Journalists inherit ‘institutional blindspots’ that cloud coverage of race in politics, says media expert
Increasing the diversity of newsrooms isn’t a cure-all for improving political coverage of racialized people, says a media expert, who argues that journalists often end up inheriting the institutional blindspots of the outlets they work for. “Even journalists of colour sometimes will produce coverage that differentiates and treats white and racialized subjects differently,” said Erin […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau cabinet approves twinning of Trans Mountain pipeline; PM heads to D.C.
Good Wednesday morning, After a fraught process, the Trudeau government has re-approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Touting the project’s potential to create “thousands of solid, middle-class jobs for Canadians,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects shovels on the ground this summer. He pledged to put every dollar of profit earned from […]
Phoenix replacement vendors say they’re ready for the challenge of competing pay systems
The companies in the running to replace the Phoenix pay system say they’re okay with potentially sharing the job with a competitor, as the government muses having more than one payroll provider. On June 12, the Liberals announced SAP Canada, Ceridian, and Workday as potential providers of new HR and pay systems, referred to as […]
Early third-party advertising ‘unintended consequence’ of fixed election dates, says minister
The Toronto Raptors deep push through the playoffs en route to their first NBA championship has offered third-party groups a rare opportunity to get their message in front of tens of millions of Canadians in television spots in the final months leading up to the October election. A record 7.7 million Canadians tuned into watch […]
‘Embarrassing,’ ‘bullying’ social media posts prompt some Senators to push for policies governing how Senators, staff use the platforms
Online comments made by a handful of “bad actors” in the Upper Chamber has some Senators pushing for new guidelines for how to govern social media use that one Senator says has crossed into bullying and harassment. Independent Senator Tony Dean (Ontario) has asked the Senate’s Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration Committee—a powerful group that […]
Tory MP Doherty, Senator McPhedran top 2018-19 Parliamentarian spending
Overall MP spending has hit a new peak at $151.1-million in the 2018-19 fiscal year, according to Members’ expenditure reports. Conservative MP Todd Doherty (Cariboo–Prince George, B.C.) was the year’s biggest spender, totalling $662,466.23 in the last fiscal year. That includes $332,510 on staff, $169,387.52 on travel, $26,650 on advertising, $3,382.37 on hospitality, $13,753.61 on […]
‘We have to be part of it’: Indigenous MPs say there needs to be better representation
More electoral education, mentorships for rookies, and proactive party policies will help bring about a needed increase in Indigenous representation in federal politics, from the elected-level down, say Indigenous MPs and a former candidate. The last 150 years of Canadian history have shown the devastating impact government policy can have on Indigenous lives, the residential […]
Canada’s Mali extension shortens medevac gap, but questions remain over when replacements will arrive
Canada has announced a limited extension of its helicopter medical evacuation capability as part of the United Nations’ Mali peacekeeping mission, but critics say it’s not enough. Global Affairs announced on June 14 that Canada will start a “gradual departure” from Mali at the end of July, but it will maintain its medical evacuation operation […]
