Politics This Morning: Scheer in Nova Scotia to rally supporters
Good Thursday morning, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is in Glace Bay, N.S., for a candidate announcement at the Glace Bay Fire Hall, at around 7:30 p.m. He’ll be joined by Alfie MacLeod—the party’s candidate for Cape Breton-Canso, which is currently held by retiring Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner—and Eddie Orrell, who is running in Sydney-Victoria. Mr. Orrell won’t be […]
Scheer’s abandoned pledge to quickly balance budget if elected a ‘confirmation’ Liberal plan is working, says Grit MP Easter
The Conservative leader recently pulled back on his 2017 promise to balance the federal budget in two years if elected, and the Liberal chair of the House Finance Committee says that’s a sign Andrew Scheer thinks the government’s current approach is working. A July 30 Globe and Mail editorial points out that “in May, Andrew Scheer […]
Inexperience of British trade team created ‘frustration’ during early talks for a potential Canada-U.K. pact, experts say
Before Canada-U.K. preliminary trade talks cooled, the inexperience of the British negotiation team complicated the discussions, observers say. “They have never done this before,” said Eric Miller, a former senior policy adviser to the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and current head of the Rideau Potomac Strategy Group. The United Kingdom has not negotiated a […]
‘We need to be at the table’: nominated Indigenous candidates near 2015’s record high
With at least 40 Indigenous candidates running for federal office in 2019, the number is nearing the record-breaking 54 contenders in 2015, and almost doubling those nominated in 2011. Most are running under a red banner, with 13 Indigenous people confirmed as Liberal candidates, followed by 11 for the NDP, seven for the Conservatives, seven […]
Feds offer ‘lip-service’ on committee roadmap to improve Arctic sovereignty, Tory MP says
The government’s “pablum” and “anodyne” answer to a committee’s call for action in the Arctic doesn’t reflect the urgent need to protect Canadian sovereignty, say a Liberal and Conservative MP. Conservative MP Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.), his party’s foreign affairs critic, said the government only offered “lip-service” in response to the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to attend regatta in St. John’s; May to talk party’s plans for ‘just transition’ for energy workers
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Record-setting second quarter thanks to pre-election momentum, messaging, say party reps
Four of the five major political parties set fundraising records in the second quarter of 2019, the NDP excluded, and party reps say the boost in donors and dollars comes down to pre-election momentum and shows party messaging is “resonating” with supporters. “The recipe has stayed the same for the most part,” said Cory Hann, […]
Feds ‘carefully reviewing’ court decision to order removal of ‘product of Israel’ labels on West Bank wines
Canadian Jewish groups and Liberal MP Anthony Housefather are encouraging the government to appeal a recent court decision regarding the labelling of Israeli wines produced by Israeli citizens in the West Bank. “I have read the judgment and believe there are substantive errors in the judgment and as such, I have encouraged the Government to […]
Politics This Morning: Freeland to host U.K. counterpart in Toronto
Good Tuesday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will be hosting her British counterpart, Dominic Raab, in Toronto. The two are expected to meet one on one ahead of a working breakfast. With the U.K. hurtling towards its withdrawal from the EU in October, just a over a week after Canada heads to the polls, observers unlikely that […]
Liberal MP Finnigan pitching Child Benefit, EI changes as he defends at-risk New Brunswick seat
Liberal MP Pat Finnigan is getting a helping hand from Liberal cabinet ministers and a head start from the opposition Conservatives as he gears up to try and hold onto his Miramichi-Grand Lake, N.B., seat in this fall’s election. Science Minister Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) visited a children’s gaming event at a New Brunswick […]
