Carney’s sweeping, omnibus bills called both undemocratic, and meeting the moment
Some say bills that address more than one topic should be banned altogether, while others say it’s necessary to deliver legislation quickly during a tight parliamentary schedule.
Senate passes Bloc’s supply management bill on division as ex-diplomat warns law will ‘handicap’ negotiators
Independent Senator Paula Simons says the bill does nothing for national unity: ‘It does seem strange to allow a separatist party to set Canada’s national trade policy to such an extent, and at the expense of Western Canadian producers and agricultural exporters.’
Two more ministers, two secs of state lock in chief of staff picks
Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
BOIE pushes discussion of NDP resources to future meeting as Bloc mulls ‘significant’ rule changes
Plus, the board approved a full carryforward for the House’s budget this year, with an extra $4.9-million to be sought through the next supplementary estimates.
Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check
Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself becoming the headline.
Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources
Prime Minister Mark Carney can’t keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather than caucus concerns, says Thomas Juneau.
Carney’s moment to step up on reforming the Access to Information Act
It’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s time to show whether he will make serious changes to improve government transparency, or if he’ll be the latest to continue the status quo.
Conservatives could use some outside perspective
A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
Piggybacking changes to privacy laws ‘has nothing to do with affordability,’ say critics of Bill C-4
Just because the prime minister is in a hurry doesn’t excuse rushing controversial Elections Act changes on the back of needed affordability measures, says Green Leader Elizabeth May.
Loophole Liberals making an ignominious power grab
Bill C-5 is environmental racism, which this current government has no problem with committing since it can steamroll any study or assessment that proves as much.
