Mending global relationships, defending economic interests Champagne’s top tasks, say foreign policy analysts
Repairing Canada’s global relationships and defending its economic interests will dominate the work of Canada’s new top diplomat, which will likely include less unilateral condemnation of human rights records around the world, say foreign policy analysts. Repairing Canada’s trading relationship with China will be front and centre for new Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice-Champlain, […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to sit down with Ford for first time since election
Happy Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to sit down with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at 11 a.m., for the first time since the October election. Though Mr. Ford was a frequent punching bag of the PM during the campaign over the province’s cuts to programs, he struck a collaborative tone ahead of the meeting, saying he’s looking […]
In substantive shakeup to front bench, Trudeau adds seven new faces to cabinet
RIDEAU HALL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday unveiled substantive changes to his cabinet, appointing seven new faces to his front bench and reassigning key portfolios. Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) introduced a slightly larger cabinet, adding two more posts from his 34-member front bench, and making some changes to the portfolio titles. Canada’s top diplomat, Chrystia […]
Trudeau’s new 36-member cabinet
Here’s the new cabinet; the portfolio followed by the minister: Intergovernmental affairs – Chrystia Freeland Public Services and Procurement – Anita Anand Innovation, Science and Industry – Navdeep Bains Indigenous-Crown Relations – Carolyn Bennett Agriculture and Agri-Food – Marie-Claude Bibeau Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness – Bill Blair Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth […]
Keeping the flame of children’s rights bright
Today, Nov. 20, 2019, is the Day of the Child. For some Canadians, dedicating a special day to children may sound a bit absurd: isn’t every day the day of the child? From school to sports and with the holiday season approaching, many parents may feel like their lives revolve around their children. However, the […]
The ‘lost’ opportunity of the PM’s India trip, and other observations from India’s exiting envoy
India’s high-profile High Commissioner, Vikas Swarup, had an eventful two-and-a-half years in Canada, visiting every province and territory and giving more than 150 talks, during a term that spanned elections in both countries, a scandal-plagued prime ministerial visit, and heightened tensions in the disputed territory of Kashmir. An “opportunity was lost” with Prime Minister Justin […]
Raitt’s loss sparks questions about future of women in the Conservative Party, says political expert
Lisa Raitt’s defeat on Oct. 21 raises larger questions about where women fit within the Conservative Party, says one political expert, but Conservative MPs say the groundwork that was laid in the last election, where the party fielded a record 106 female candidates, won’t be easily undone. “Clearly, Lisa is a huge loss for the […]
Liberals’ proposed fix to defence procurement is a ‘gamble,’ say Conservatives
The Liberals’ proposed new defence procurement agency, laid out in the party’s 2019 election campaign platform, is a “gamble” say Tory MPs, but a Liberal MP says anything is better than the status quo. “The danger in doing what the Liberals are suggesting here is potentially interfering and interrupting some of the current procurements that […]
Military making progress on Indigenous, visible minority recruitment, lagging on attracting women
New statistics on military recruitment provided to The Hill Times show the Regular Forces and Primary Reserves are close to meeting their targets for Indigenous people and visible minorities in the armed forces, but are still lagging on bringing more women into the fold. The data also shows certain positions are well short of the […]
Updated: Progressive Senate Group folds, but leader hopes to claw back to official status
Editor’s note: this story has been updated with additional detail about the PSG Senators’ change in affiliation, and comments from Sen. Joseph Day and Sen. Percy Downe. The Progressive Senate Group has officially folded, losing group status just days after it was established last week by the members of the now-also defunct independent Senate Liberal […]
