How much do party leaders and their top deputies make?
MPs’ salaries got a boost earlier this year—now at $203,100 annually—as did the top-ups that certain leadership roles receive. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, get extra cash for taking on added responsibilities, with their respective pay increasing by $17,000 and $12,500. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre also […]
Jim Peterson: a curious mind who nurtured the best in Parliament, people, and public policy
Jim Peterson, former longtime Toronto Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died on May 10 at the age of 82, but he left a positive legacy behind.
If Trudeau stays, he needs one ‘last reboot’ this summer, say Liberal MPs, pollsters, and political insiders
But one thing that could improve the Liberals’ electoral fortunes is change at the top, not a reset, says David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data.
Virtual reality: COVID leaves legacy of remote work for cabinet staff
‘If Parliament is able to work remotely and able to kind of continue and carry out its function, it’s set a bit of a precedent for everyone else,’ says former staffer John O’Leary.
ArriveCan could sink the Libs
The prime minister and the ministers responsible are going to have to give some clear answers on what happened, and they’d better get those answers soon.
With plunging polling numbers, chatter of potential Liberal leadership election to succeed Trudeau starts again
Unless Pierre Poilievre or someone close to him makes a big error, polling numbers are unlikely to change for the Liberals, says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research.
With social media a key player in political landscape, the roles of Canada’s political institutions need to be redefined, says Savoie
Canada needs to debate the merits and challenges of cabinet government, says Donald Savoie, in his new blockbuster book. He also says Canada is the best country in the world; the only victims left in Canada are Indigenous Peoples; and we all need to give politicians a little bit of a break or we’ll wind up with low-calibre candidates in the future.
Combined global affairs and security cabinet committee shows government’s changing foreign policy priorities, say observers
Chrétien-era minister Don Boudria says the new structure will avoid duplication, but warned against a bloating of other cabinet committees.
Alan Williams: how to cut $900-million at DND
In this mock memo to federal Defence Minister Bill Blair, Alan Williams, a former assistant deputy minister of materiel at DND, suggests a radical change in how DND proposes to acquire the 15 Canadian Surface Combatant ships, and cut costs.
‘Lack of direction’: delayed release of mandate letters raises questions over government’s plans
The more than two-month wait so far in publicly releasing mandate letters is the longest delay following a major cabinet shuffle since the Trudeau Liberals took power in 2015.
