Politics This Morning: Happy Canada Day long-weekend
Many businesses, institutions, and organizations from coast to coast (to, say it with us now—coast) are closed today for the Canada Day long-weekend. And after a day or two to recover from the celebrations around the pinnacle of Canada’s 150th birthday, Parliamentarians, politicos, and the private sector are back at it tomorrow. Here’s a rundown […]
Politics This Morning: Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberals lose confidence, NDP Leader John Horgan set to take power
In case you missed it: Yesterday afternoon, Christy Clark and her B.C. Liberals lost a confidence vote in the Legislature, after an alliance of NDP and Green members voted against the Liberal Party, which has governed the province for 16 years. Reports from late last night say that Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon has asked the NDP Leader John […]
Government House Leader Chagger says she ‘misremembered’ her presence in Senate the night of key budget vote
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger’s office says the minister “misremembered” the details of her comings and goings in the Senate, while explaining her presence in the entrance of the Senate Chamber ahead of a key vote on amendments to the government’s budget bill last Tuesday night. Conservative Senators have criticized Ms. Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) and […]
Liberal donor, ex-nomination candidate named to Via Rail board
A new government appointee to the Via Rail board has donated about $20,000 to the Liberal Party of Canada and its affiliates, including to his own campaign when he unsuccessfully ran for the federal Liberal nomination for a Quebec riding in 2014. Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre Dame de Grâce-Westmount, Que.) announced on June 27 the […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan, tour communities in P.E.I, New Brunswick
Nationwide news-makers: The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will be in Iqaluit, Nunavut to start the Royal Tour today. Governor General David Johnston and his wife, Sharon Johnston will officially greet them. After travelling through Nunavut, they will stop in Quebec and Ontario, wrapping-up their journey in Ottawa on Canada Day. Larry Bagnell, MP for Yukon, will be making […]
60 things we bet you didn’t know about Canada’s curling champions, ‘Team Homan’
Curling fans both local and national have cheered them on as Team Ontario or Team Canada, depending on the tournament. Now, Lisa Weagle, Joanne Courtney, Emma Miskew, and Skip Rachel Homan are getting used to the new name of ‘world champions,’ thanks to their decisive win earlier this year in China, where they went undefeated […]
Canadian lobbying goes digital
For 150 years, Canada’s political parties have worked to secure power and influence—one voter at a time. Now, lobbyists and digital marketing gurus are getting in on the action. The explosion of social media and digital accessibility has revolutionized the way both politicians and interest groups can recruit potential voters to their cause, and experts […]
Government ad spending estimated to have dropped by half, as Liberals test new system to screen out partisanship
Spending on government advertising has dropped by about half since the Conservatives’ time in power, according to preliminary estimates, as the Liberals rolled out new advertising rules meant to stamp out any apparent partisanship. Christiane Fox, the former assistant secretary to cabinet for communications and consultations with the Privy Council Office, told the House Government […]
PMO could have big role in Senate clerk appointment, though process still unsettled
The government is still contemplating how to pick the next Senate clerk, though the process currently laid out would rely heavily on direction from the Prime Minister’s and Privy Council offices. Charles Robert, the interim Senate clerk who was recently named the new House clerk, moves into his new role in the House on July 10. […]
When in… The Royal Canadian Mint
Every day, as the Centennial Flame burns bright against the iconic backdrop of Parliament Hill, dozens of nickels, dimes, quarters, loonies, and toonies fly from their temporary dwellings in pockets and wallets into the flame’s shallow waters. Those tossing their lucky coins may not be aware that the institution that creates the diverse designs on […]
