Morneau was in ‘catch-22,’ couldn’t rebut tax reforms criticism during 75-day public consultations, says Easter
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his staff could have the done a better job of communicating his department’s proposed tax reforms, but were caught in a “catch 22” situation, unable to argue in favour of the reforms for risk of appearing to have made up their minds while holding a 75-day public consultation on the […]
Energy East cancellation hasn’t hurt Liberals yet, but could haunt them in 2019: pollsters
The abandonment of the country-spanning Energy East pipeline by proponent TransCanada hasn’t harmed the Liberal government’s national popularity so far, though pipelines and energy policy could still emerge as ballot box issues in Western Canada and New Brunswick in the next election, according to pollsters, with some saying it might cost the party seats in […]
New ISG chiefs shake-up leadership, name negotiating team for committee talks
The new leaders of the Independent Senators Group have temporarily shrunk the team of Senators working beneath them, and named former leadership candidate Sen. Larry Campbell as the ISG’s new liaison, a role roughly equivalent to the whip in other caucuses. Sen. Frances Lankin (Ontario) was serving as the ISG liaison until Sen. Campbell was […]
Singh-led NDP could prove to be ‘double whammy’ for Liberals in 2019, could ‘siphon off’ significant chunk of votes
The Liberals are concerned that the Jagmeet Singh-led New Democrats would “siphon off” a significant chunk of votes from them in the 2019 election, creating three-way races across the country that would be a “double whammy” for the ruling party trying to hold off the Conservatives, and, at the minimum, could reduce them to a […]
‘Plans themselves don’t reduce emissions,’ experts call for more action from Ottawa to tackle climate change
Policy experts are calling for urgent action from Ottawa to better prepare Canada to withstand the aftershocks of a warming planet, in the wake of a damning report from the country’s federal environment commissioner that found the federal government ill-prepared to mitigate the effects of serious storms, droughts, and floods, and raised doubts about existing emission reduction […]
Politics This Morning: House resumes fall session after week-long break; MPs to debate C-55
Good Monday morning, Parliament is once again abuzz with activity, as the House resumes sitting after a brief, one-week absence. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent the better part of the past week away from Ottawa, visiting Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and later Mexico City to talk with Mexican President Enrique […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to address Mexico’s Congress, Morneau, Bibeau visit Washington
Good Friday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is wrapping up his near weeklong visit to our continental trading partners today with a trip to Mexico’s federal Congress. Mr. Trudeau, who visited Washington, D.C., earlier this week and met with U.S. President Donald Trump, is slated to deliver an address at 10 a.m. to Mexico’s Senate […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet with Nieto in Mexico; Morneau in D.C.
Good Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Mexico City as he continues his tour of Canada’s continental trading partners. Mr. Trudeau will meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto today to discuss trade, regional cooperation, and “ways to further strengthen Canada-Mexico ties” during the two-day trip to the country, according to his […]
Status of government bills
House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (committee) 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 Canadian […]
Independent Senators Group adopts 60 per cent approval threshold for new members
Senators looking to join the quickly expanding ranks of the Independent Senators Group will now be subject to the approval of at least 21 of the group’s existing 36 members, thanks to a new policy governing membership. The policy was instituted during the group’s Sept. 25 meeting, according to former facilitator and Independent Senator Elaine […]
