Itching to regain Mulcair’s ‘symbolic’ Montreal riding, Hill staffer is first in expected crowded Liberal nomination race
A cabinet minister’s chief of staff is throwing her name in the ring to again become the Liberal candidate to fight in what’s expected to be a tight two-way race against the NDP in a byelection in Montreal to be called once former NDP leader Thomas Mulcair steps down as a Member of Parliament in June. […]
MPs say caucus ‘energized,’ united under Singh as NDP head to policy convention
The upcoming policy convention will serve as a springboard for leader Jagmeet Singh, according to NDP MPs who say he has strengthened the mood in caucus, bringing new energy, ideas, and voices to the party. “He’s young and progressive and positive and energetic. I think he brings a real sense of excitement to our party,” […]
Singh must unite a fractious NDP
It’s a divided NDP family that will gather in Ottawa late next week for the party’s first national convention under leader Jagmeet Singh. The last time the New Democrats got together, two years ago in Edmonton, the issue of Thomas Mulcair’s leadership split the convention down the middle. He resigned after having lost a confidence […]
NDP harassment probe shows perils of party discipline
What the heck is happening with Erin Weir and the NDP? NDP leader Jagmeet Singh held a press conference Feb. 1 to announce that there would be an independent investigation into allegations from a fellow caucus member that Mr. Weir, the NDP MP for Regina-Lewvan, had harassed women. So far, so good: kudos to the […]
Conservatives raise nearly $19-million in 2017; biggest haul of any recognized party
The federal Conservatives outmuscled their rivals in the race for crucial fundraising dollars in all four quarters of 2017, attracting $719,000 more in donations than the governing Liberals in the last three months alone, newly released statistics from Elections Canada show. The Tories posted their best fundraising period of the year in the fourth quarter […]
Failed NDP leadership candidate Angus tweets, then deletes, criticism of party under new leader Singh
PARLIAMENT HILL—Failed NDP leadership candidate Charlie Angus deleted a tweet he posted criticizing his party for fixating too heavily on image and style because he didn’t want to be seen as coming out against “new ideas” and “new people” entering party ranks, he said. In an interview on Wednesday, Mr. Angus (Timmins-James Bay, Ont.) said […]
All hands from all parties on deck for democracy caucus debut
The all-party democracy caucus will have a chance to make its big debut during a Feb. 6 panel discussion. The event, examining the role of Canadian legislators in democracy abroad, is organized by Carleton University’s Initiative for Parliamentary and Diplomatic Engagement. Registration starts at 4:30 p.m. at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building and the discussion will be followed […]
Policy director to Natural Resources Minister Carr re-joins department
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr’s in need of a new director of policy, with Michael Rau having recently left the minister’s office to return to work for the department. Mr. Rau is now acting director of the international energy branch at Natural Resources Canada, under the energy sector of deputy minister Christyne Tremblay’s office. In […]
Conservatives surge to within three points of Liberals in newest Nanos poll, though may be too early to decipher trend
The governing Liberals are ceding ground to their rivals in the House in the wake of a series of ethics controversies involving the prime minister and finance minister, with the opposition Conservatives now sitting only three points off first place, according to the latest weekly poll from Nanos Research. In the tracking survey for the […]
Trudeau holds cabinet retreat in London, Ont., as Liberals seek further gains in 2019
The federal cabinet is in London, Ont., on Thursday for the start of its traditional winter retreat, hinting that the Liberals are eyeing further gains in southwestern Ontario’s largest city come 2019. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and the Liberal front bench will spend today and tomorrow in the Forest City, where the party […]
