Top 10 mistakes rookie MPs will make
Do not hire your campaign volunteers. Your staff have a serious job to do and doing it well requires a specific skill set. Put this document away and pull it out in a year to see if it makes any more sense.
Reflections for staff on a new sitting of Parliament
The coming months will test you. But if you lead with integrity, empathy, and purpose, you’ll not only survive, but also you’ll shape outcomes that make a real difference in the lives of Canadians.
Carney era begins: will the low-drama prime minister’s promise of ‘harmony and hard’ work prevail?
We will soon see how Carney manages in the fiery pit of partisan politics. Unfortunately, that pit is unavoidable. It is part of democracy, for better or for worse.
It’s back to work for Parliament
The world remains a mess. Wars rage abroad. Canada’s economy remains under threat. The U.S. president seems to change his mind on vital issues every few hours. Our domestic situation, especially on the national unity front, is complicated, to say the least. So there’s a lot going on, and a lot to be worried about. But hey, we’ve got Parliament back. And that is a start.
Two recent court judgments put brakes on giant Ottawa River nuclear waste dump
These two successful court challenges are fuelling concerns about whether or not privatizing Canada’s federal nuclear laboratories in 2015 was a good move for Canadian taxpayers.
Carney should reject Trump’s Star Wars production
Canada’s possible participation in the Americans’ Golden Dome would overturn decades of resistance to southern neighbour’s often extraordinary missile plans.
Minister Solomon a chance to regain our spot as a global AI leader
This is Canada’s AI moment. The creation of a dedicated minister is a strong signal, but follow-through will determine whether it’s remembered as a symbolic gesture or a catalyst for change.
The backstory on equalization
Danielle Smith perpetuates the fiction of Albertans’ exploitation, arguing that her government should receive the same per capita equalization transfers as Ontario and Quebec. Slamming equalization is good politics for Alberta premiers because it feeds Albertans’ false sense of injustice.
A Conservative postmortem: Tory MPs should conduct a rigorous, fact-based review of what worked, what didn’t, and determine their future
Now that Justin Trudeau is gone, are the Conservatives prepared to leave fighting the culture wars to Donald Trump, because their current approach scares many Canadian voters away. Geoff Norquay digs in.
NDP needs to build an Orange Wave in the West
The party has been too focused on winning support in Quebec when it should focus on traditional strongholds in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
