Maura Forrest to join Politico Pro Canada, Joanna Smith switches roles
When the House of Commons returns after the new year, the National Post‘s Maura Forrest will be in a different newsroom. Politico Pro Canada executive director Luiza Ch. Savage announced on Dec. 9 that Ms. Forrest will be joining Andy Blatchford in the media organization’s Ottawa newsroom and will be covering energy and environmental policy issues. […]
Politico ramping up Ottawa operations with expanded subscription service
Politico is quickly ramping up its operations in Canada, following the initial launch of Politico Pro Canada in September 2018, with veteran editor Susan Allan now at the helm, longtime Canadian journalist Andy Blatchford on the ground in Ottawa, and U.S.-based journalist Lauren Gardner working south of the border in Rosslyn, Va. Based out of […]
Unifor calls on Parliament ‘to act quickly’ on media help in wake of Torstar layoffs
In the wake of major layoffs at Canada’s second-largest news chain, Unifor national president Jerry Dias is calling on Parliament to act quickly to save local news outlets—with the Canada Revenue Agency continuing to consider an independent panel of media experts’ recommendations around how the government can best support Canadian journalism. On Nov. 19, according […]
Rebel Media, banned by press gallery ‘for years,’ vows to continue to cover parliamentary news ‘with or without’ gallery approval, says Levant
Despite what Rebel Media founder Ezra Levant says is the Parliamentary Press Gallery’s blacklisting of his organization, the right-leaning outfit “will continue to cover parliamentary news with or without [press gallery] approval,” according to Mr. Levant. Rebel Media had been denied access to both individual press conferences and to the gallery generally, Mr. Levant said […]
Anchorman: Evan Solomon named new host of CTV’s Power Play
Evan Solomon will be replacing retiring Don Martin as host of CTV’s Power Play. Since 2016, Mr. Solomon has been the host of the network’s Sunday political affairs show, Question Period, which he will continue. “Very excited and grateful to be stepping into the big shoes of my friend, the great [Don Martin],” Mr. Solomon […]
The Hill remembers: in 43rd Parliament, 19 MPs and Senators have served in the military
Remembrance Day will hold a special significance for 19 Parliamentarians who have previously served in the Canadian Armed Forces. In Ottawa, to mark the end of fighting on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the annual Remembrance Day ceremony will take place on Nov. 11 at the National […]
The dark sides of conservatism
MEXICO CITY—There is a great deal that is interesting and informative in Brian Lee Crowley’s recent piece for the National Post “Right Now: Why Conservatives Are Grateful For The Society We Have.” Crowley claims that the key feature distinguishing conservatism is that it is not a rationalistic theory of how the world is. Rather, it […]
U.S. lawmaker Richard Neal to travel to Ottawa to talk new NAFTA with Trudeau, Freeland
The Democratic chair of a powerful U.S. House of Representatives committee will travel to Ottawa on Nov. 6 to speak with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland about the implementation process for the new NAFTA. Richard Neal is the chair of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, which is […]
The election interference call is coming from inside the house
OTTAWA—On Oct. 23, with the dust still settling in the wake of the federal election results, it was quietly announced by the Privy Council Office that there had been no attempted foreign inference in Canada’s democratic process. While it was reported by several national media outlets, if you blinked you likely missed this particular news […]
‘We’re not 100 per cent sure who’s framing the discussion anymore’: the evolving role of media in election coverage
With social media playing such a significant role in the federal election campaign, it was unclear whether it was political parties or the media who were responsible for framing the elusive “ballot-box question,” media critics say. Carleton journalism professor Paul Adams, who worked for CBC Television, CBC Radio, and in The Globe and Mail’s parliamentary bureau as senior […]
