Lighting up Centre Block is a Nelson family tradition

‘It’s a legacy project for me. I would want to do it no matter what,’ says Chris Nelson, co-owner of Etobicoke, Ont.’s Lighting Nelson & Garrett.
Rota resignation the patently right thing to do

A resignation is often framed by strategists as a loss to be avoided at all costs. The thinking on this needs to change and be more human.
Liberals and Conservatives to focus on affordability crisis in fall sitting

Recent poll results from Abacus Data show Conservatives leading by 15 as federal government disapproval jumps four points.
Can the Liberals use the return of the House to stop the bleeding?

The Liberal government has been plummeting in political opinion polling since the summer began.
Trudeau’s path back to glory

Parliament’s return could mark the moment the Liberals turn things around.
It’s time to step up on housing to get more homes built

Canada has the most expensive housing market and lowest housing stock per capita among G7 nations.
Green caucus priorities include congruently addressing climate and housing crisis

Failure to act on the climate emergency increases our costs, from extreme weather events costing billions of dollars each year, to inflation driven in part by climate events that destroy crops and reduce yields.
Earnscliffe, Métropolitain, iPolitics to host fall sitting shindig Tuesday night

MONDAY, SEPT. 18 House Resumes Sitting—The House will resume sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and will adjourn on Friday, Oct. 6, for a week. It will resume sitting on Monday, Oct. 16, and will sit for four consecutive weeks (Oct. 16-Nov. 10). It will break for […]
Bills on gun control, digital privacy, and Métis governments among business in busy fall for Parliamentary committees

House and Senate committees will be reviewing bills related to the overhaul of federal privacy laws, the carbon price on farm fuel, and the seizure of dangerous drugs in the postal system.
How summer shaped the fall sitting: old issues with new focus, and shifting party dynamics

While the key policy themes in Parliament are largely unchanged from June to September, some will re-emerge in autumn with sharper or more urgent focus.