Trudeau could shuffle cabinet this summer, prorogue Parliament in fall, say insiders
PARLIAMENT HILL—With the summer break coming almost halfway through the Liberal government’s four-year mandate, speculation of a summer cabinet shuffle is swirling, along with the possibility of a fall prorogation, and sources say it could be a chance to hit the reset button and prep the front bench for the next election in 2019. “This […]
Politics This Morning: Bains, Hussen, and Cuzner in Toronto to help launch Canada’s Global Skills Strategy
Happening around the Hill: Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and Doug Currie, Prince Edward Island’s minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture, will be in Ottawa to co-chair a meeting of federal–provincial/territorial ministers responsible for Early Learning and Child Care. The meeting will take place at 1:15 p.m. at the Ottawa […]
Politics This Morning: Minister of International Development Bibeau to launch new Feminist International Assistance Policy
Happening around the Hill: Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will be at Global Affairs Canada to launch the federal government’s new Feminist International Assistance Policy. The announcement will take place at 9 a.m., and Ms. Bibeau will hold media availability and one-on-one interviews at 10 a.m. (all times local). Finance Minister Bill Morneau is hosting […]
Politics This Morning: Fisheries and Oceans Minister LeBlanc to make announcement regarding Canada’s marine conservation targets
In case you missed it: As reported by The Hill Times’ Kristen Shane yesterday, a majority of the Bloc Québécois’s 10-member caucus say they have lost some of their confidence in the party leader, Martine Ouellet, after one of her staffer’s allegedly planned to leak information to the media about the party’s former interim leader, Rhéal Fortin, in an attempt […]
Majority of Bloc Québécois MPs question leader Martine Ouellet’s judgment
PARLIAMENT HILL—Most of the Bloc Québécois’s 10-member caucus say their confidence in their party leader has been shaken after they say a staffer close to her intended to leak information to the media about the party’s former interim leader in an attempt to discredit him. Seven Bloc MPs held a brief news conference Wednesday afternoon on […]
‘It’s time for government to hold up their end of the bargain,’ new defence policy promises 70 per cent hike in military funding, 3,500 increase in full-time troop strength
OTTAWA—Canada’s new defence policy etches out ambitious plans to recast the military into a better equipped, prepared, and modern fighting force, promising a nearly 70 per cent increase to annual funding in the next decade and $47.2-billion over the next 20 years for new equipment, infrastructure, and information technology purchases. The sweeping 20-year strategic guide, […]
No matter U.S. backtrack, Canada committed to leading on climate change: McKenna
The Trudeau government remains steadfast in its commitment to clean energy, regardless of the actions of its southern neighbour, according to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump pulling his country out of the Paris climate accord, Ms. McKenna (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) is unflinching. Canada, she said, won’t back down in its efforts […]
Québec Senator pitches for Cancer Society after conquering disease
Senator Dennis Dawson is calling on Canadians to donate to cancer research, after passing the one-year anniversary of his own cancer diagnosis. Sen. Dawson (Lauzon, Que.) battled throat cancer last year, temporarily leaving the Senate between June and this January as he grappled with the disease. Last month he spoke about his experience and urged […]
B.C. election: little immediate impact, but plenty of future political risk for federal Liberals, say pollsters
B.C. Liberal MPs are pushing back on claims that the province’s election is a blow to their local support, while pollsters suggest little immediate impact but plenty of future political risk for federal Liberals with a new provincial NDP-Green Party alliance. And while NDP MPs have pointed to the provincial election results as proof of […]
House committee reports too boring? Chairs strike subcommittee to boost comms strategy
House committees have done a poor job of communicating their work with Canadians, say committee chairs, prompting them to strike a subcommittee to try and modernize their efforts and consider a price tag. Whether it’s a lacklustre social media presence or boring black and white reports, both committee chairs and communications experts say something has […]
