Trump goes after late-night comedy, and it’s not funny

One by one, individual by individual, and institution by institution, the man who once promised to protect free speech is systematically burning it down.
Gilmore says she received a ‘tsunami’ of hate following social media post about Charlie Kirk’s murder

NDP MP Heather McPherson calls out former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer for allegedly fuelling rage.
Revenge of the Blue Liberals

If Carney moves too far to the right, especially on environmental issues, he risks alienating his own political base and possibly creating a rift within the Liberal Party. The prime minister likely knows this.
Peter Buttigieg to speak at Canada 2020 Summit dinner on Sept. 22 in Ottawa

MONDAY, SEPT. 22 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Sept. 22-26; Oc. 1-3; Oct. 6-10; Oct. 20-24; Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec. 8-12. In total, the House will have sat only 73 days this year. Last year, it sat 122 days, and in 2023, it sat 121 […]
Mark Carney and the politics of subtlety

Mark Carney appears open to changing details, if not his overall direction, in the face of pushback, and that direction is not dictated by ideology, but by pragmatism. But he is hard to read.
Until recently, I had never heard of Charlie Kirk

Those of us who were ignorant of Charlie Kirk expected that his background would back up the posthumous honorifics. Instead, what we see is the story of a man who went out of his way to sow division based on race, gender, and religion.
Ontario Conservative EDAs slam nomination process in last election at recent meeting, say party sources

Some federal Conservative electoral district association presidents lashed out at party headquarters officials at a recent meeting for failing to hold fair nominations, and for appointing between “80 to 90 candidates” when the last election was called, say Conservative sources. The exchanges took place at a Sept. 11 virtual meeting held by the Conservative Party’s […]
Build Canada Homes is ‘duplicating the bureaucracy’: NDP critic Kwan slams feds’ new affordable housing entity

Independent Senator Toni Varone says the new entity is a ‘brilliant’ first step and can be a ‘traffic cop’ between the key bodies focused on home-building and infrastructure.
‘It’s not right’: interim PBO calls for legislative changes to avoid repeating the circumstances of his hiring

Jason Jacques says he found out he was shortlisted for the six-month interim job just three days before his boss’ term expired on Sept. 2.
Bloc eyes provincial PQ win, but says it won’t affect strategy in the House: ‘our goal has always been the same’

The Bloc Québécois is supporting the sovereignty-focused Parti Québécois in the next provincial election, which could mean the federal party is less likely to collaborate with the minority Liberal government, says political scientist Eric Montigny.