Politics This Morning: Alberta United Conservative Party leadership race set for thrilling conclusion
Good Friday morning, The biggest Canadian political storyline of the weekend is taking shape far away from the nation’s capital. The race to lead Alberta’s new United Conservative Party will conclude Saturday, with ex-Tory cabinet minister Jason Kenney and former caucus colleague Brian Jean seen as the frontrunners to take over the reins of the […]
Politics This Morning: Freeland co-hosts multilateral meeting on Venezuela in Toronto; Singh to host ‘Jagmeet & Greet’ in Saskatoon
Good Thursday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is joining with Peruvian counterpart Ricardo Luna to co-host the third ministerial meeting of the Lima Group this morning in Toronto. The foreign ministers will explore ways countries in the hemisphere can seek a solution to the ongoing political and economic crisis in Venezuela, according to Global […]
‘Lame’ government response to Indigenous youth suicide crisis report fails to address issues, say critics
Indigenous issues experts and an opposition critic are giving a thumbs down to the government’s long-awaited response to a report on the Indigenous youth suicide crisis, arguing it fails to take action on the report’s recommendations. Jack Hicks, an adjunct professor at the University of Saskatchewan who helped develop the Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy in […]
Trudeau PMO tightening control over ministerial staffing, ‘identical’ to Harper approach, says ex-Liberal MP
The flow of staff from the Prime Minister’s Office to key posts in ministerial offices reveals an underperforming rookie cabinet, increasingly controlled by the PMO despite promises that a Liberal government would reverse Stephen Harper’s centralized approach, say some Conservatives and Liberals. Many The Hill Times spoke with said this style of governance, coupled with inexperienced […]
Trudeau’s ambassador to France to make up to $119,400 above career-diplomat salary
Canada’s incoming ambassador to France, former Quebec businessperson Isabelle Hudon, is set to make up to $119,400 more than a career diplomat would earn for the same posting. The Sept. 29 cabinet order places her salary range between $247,900 and $291,600, while a person in the public service assigned to head the Paris post would […]
‘Why don’t you go back to where you came from?’: what it’s like to be a visible-minority MP
“I rarely feel hurt.” Growing up in a predominantly white community, where a quarter of the small local Vietnamese population consists of her own family members, NDP MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach (Salaberry-Suroît, Que.) said she isn’t shaken by discriminatory or racist remarks levelled at her. “Yes, there were some bad comments, and ‘Go back to […]
Feds must consider Churchill’s strategic economic location in railway repair decision, experts and politicians say
Ottawa must ensure Churchill, Man.’s rail line and port return to normal operations, not only to prevent immediate disaster for the town’s struggling economy, but to preserve the existing infrastructure in anticipation of future economic development in the resource-rich and warming North, say Arctic experts and federal politicians. Despite the town’s decades-long fight to keep […]
Feds issue orders to set up national security oversight committee
The government has started putting the pieces in place to set up the long-awaited all-party committee overseeing Canada’s secret national security operations, but is keeping mum on potential members and a timeline. Earlier this month, cabinet made three orders-in-council dealing with the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP): one brought the NSICOP Act […]
More choice, less retailer control wanted in possible Nutrition North overhaul
Food security experts are hoping the federal government’s lack of action six months after releasing a report highlighting criticism of the Nutrition North program is a sign of a coming overhaul that will lead to more choice for participant consumers and increased food security. The program is aimed at reducing high food prices in remote […]
Status of government bills
House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (report stage) S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ Health Act (second reading) C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second reading) C-12, An Act to Amend the […]
