‘Modest’ progress sees more women elected to the House, but researchers call 2019 the ‘status quo’
Women were more likely to run in weaker ridings for their respective parties this election, while new male candidates disproportionately ran in target seats—a trend academics say lines up with historical patterns, and puts this election firmly in the “status quo” for poor gender representation. Though 10 more women were elected on Oct. 21 compared […]
‘You don’t want any early bumps in the road’: first 100 days to chart Liberals’ path
A former top federal bureaucrat says the prime minister’s top priority in his first 100 days should be to “figure out how to manage the House” in a minority scenario, while another former bureaucrat-turned-politician says “you don’t want any early screw ups” following the return of politicians to Ottawa from the campaign trail. “When I […]
Parties must work between elections to improve diversity, say MPs, candidates
Parties have moved in the right direction when it comes to recruiting and selecting diverse political candidates, but more has to be done between elections to make federal politics accessible, say recent candidates and newly elected MPs. “It’s not going to cut it,” if parties only focus on bringing in politicians that better reflect Canada’s […]
Politics This Morning: Singh to talk priorities in Hill presser
Good Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Canada’s French ambassador and a former justice minister to advise him over the coming weeks as he prepares to preside over a minority government. Anne McLellan, one of the figures Mr. Trudeau turned to for advice amid the fallout of the SNC-Lavalin affair and a former cabinet minister who […]
Industry says packaging restrictions for cannabis edibles will make black market battle harder
With cannabis edibles set to soon be available in stores for recreational users, many industry players say packaging restrictions may hamper efforts to displace the edible black market, one of two key goals of the Cannabis Act, while others argue that the restrictions are reasonable and will prevent overconsumption accidents. The final regulations for selling […]
‘We’re not 100 per cent sure who’s framing the discussion anymore’: the evolving role of media in election coverage
With social media playing such a significant role in the federal election campaign, it was unclear whether it was political parties or the media who were responsible for framing the elusive “ballot-box question,” media critics say. Carleton journalism professor Paul Adams, who worked for CBC Television, CBC Radio, and in The Globe and Mail’s parliamentary bureau as senior […]
Class of 2019: Parliament’s new crop of MPs
Politics This Morning: Climate activists face temporary ban after sit-in
Good Tuesday morning, Youth climate activists staged a sit-in at West Block ahead of the new parliamentary session. Twenty-seven activists, who were there to deliver mandate letters calling on MPs to develop Canada’s version of a Green New Deal, were arrested and now face a temporary ban from Parliament Hill. The activists got a shoutout […]
Some ministers, bureaucrats don’t get Trudeau’s vision for Senate, says André Pratte
Some of the influential bureaucrats, ministers, and staff in the Liberal government don’t understand Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s push for an independent Senate, and aren’t interested in using the Senate to improve government bills, according to André Pratte, who announced he was quitting the Upper Chamber on election night after just three years of service. Mr. […]
Did Justin Trudeau really wreck Alberta’s economy?
Western alienation has dominated much of the political discussion following the Oct. 21 federal election that brought the Liberals back to power with a minority government without a single seat in Alberta or Saskatchewan. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged it in his election night victory speech, and reporters grilled him about it in his first […]
