Sen. Downe’s departure a blow to new Progressive Senate Group
Update: the Progressive Senate Group folded late Monday morning, with all remaining members leaving to sit as non-affiliated Senators. Senator Percy Downe’s decision to leave the new Progressive Senate Group leaves the fledgling group without the numbers to gain recognized status in the Senate, and could complicate negotiations for committee seats between Senate leaders. Sen. […]
Wexit ‘absolutely a real thing’ and reaching ‘boiling point’; Parliamentarians need to ‘look for bold and innovative solutions,’ say Conservative MPs
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to unveil his new cabinet this week and Parliament returning next month, Conservatives are warning that Wexit is a serious issue which is reaching a boiling point, and say all Parliamentarians need to work together to come up with bold and creative ideas to address this important issue affecting […]
Senate groups scramble for members ahead of committee selection, ex-member calls out ISG ‘groupthink’
Editor’s note: this story has been updated online to reflect Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais’ and Senator Percy Downe’s decisions to join the Canadian Senators Group on Monday. The now five-group Senate is in flux just a few weeks before Parliament reconvenes, with each group working to court new members, hold onto their own, or both, ahead […]
‘If we’re going to sit there and be slinging mud, it’s going to be a long three years,’ says Conservative MP Kusie
With his leadership intact following a marathon caucus meeting earlier this month, Conservative MPs and strategists say Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer must clearly show he’s willing to listen to the party membership, learn from failures on the campaign trail, and take tangible steps between now and the party’s convention in April to address concerns resulting […]
‘Ordered populists’ concentrated among Conservative Party supporters, says pollster Graves
Despite the poor results for the People’s Party in the October election, “ordered populism” is still a threat to Canadian democracy and is present in the Conservative Party, says pollster Frank Graves. “It was really clear that, in particular, the Conservative constituency looks very different both demographically and psycho-graphically from the Conservative constituencies of not […]
Taxes, environment, Indigenous rights: what could shape Liberals’ new legislative agenda
The minority Liberal government will have up to seven sitting days in December to get the ball rolling on its new legislative agenda before MPs depart for the winter break, and tax changes are at the top of a long list of promises the Grits have said they will deliver on during this Parliament. Parliament […]
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May calls on Trudeau to attend Madrid climate summit, increase targets
The Green Party’s Elizabeth May says she has “urged” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend the upcoming climate summit in Madrid, where countries will be hammering out the details for the implementation of the Paris accord’s climate targets. “There was no political engagement from Canada at the [September] UN summit. It’s not too late for […]
Election 2019: where parties posted their worst 25 results
Fielding 338 strong candidates can be tough, as is organizing that many campaign teams to turn out a respectable level of support on election day. That rang more true for a few parties in certain parts of the country: Quebec and Alberta voters gave some parties their worst results this election, with the bulk of […]
NDP ready ‘any time’ for election if party goals not met, Singh says
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Thursday came out with fighting words against the Liberal minority government, saying he’s ready to head the polls “any time,” despite finishing in fourth place in the election. Though the NDP qualified for official party status, winning 24 seats, it was unseated from third place by the Bloc Québécois, which won […]
