Rebuild underway: fresh peek inside Centre Block offers up new details
Plans for the Senate Chamber include installation of a new glass-enclosed viewing platform for visitors to peek in on proceedings.
After losing B.C. election, former Liberal MP Aldag eyes comeback in next federal race
Voters in the swing riding of Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C., will elect their new MP in the Dec. 16 byelection, which was triggered by John Aldag’s resignation in May.
Unions warn non-permanent public servants will be first on chopping block as feds look to cut costs
Treasury Board President Anita Anand’s office says the feds have been clear with departments that they must ‘focus on finding savings without layoffs.’
Trudeau should be specific on government’s plans to address challenges posed by Trump administration, say political insiders
The Canada-U.S. Relations Cabinet committee has met twice so far, but has yet to publicly share concrete plans for addressing upcoming challenges in the cross-border relationship.
Trump’s win is bad for news for Trudeau
Just as Americans seemed determined to punish the Biden administration, Canadians seem ready to topple the Trudeau regime. Just as Americans had a populist alternative in Trump, Canadians seem to have one in Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Canada goes Swiftie
When a musician can invoke that much good in the world, it is worth a deeper dive into understanding why.
Nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue
If anyone thought that Donald Trump’s outrageous promises on the campaign trail were mere rhetoric to give woodies to his frothing base, his staffing appointments reveal the worst case.
Hillman to talk about Netflix’s The Diplomat at British High Commission on Nov. 19
MONDAY, NOV. 18 House Sitting—The House is sitting this week and is scheduled to sit every week until Dec. 17. Panel: ‘Partnership for Global Development’—The Aga Khan Foundation Canada hosts a panel discussion, “A Transformative Partnership for Global Development: Canada and the Aga Khan University,” exploring the link between investing in higher education and advancing sustainable […]
Wondering if there’s a lobbyist group for nobodies: Alberta reader
I am a big, old, white-haired, bearded, retired oilfield man living in Red Deer, Alta. I have a truck, but I drive my wife’s Ford Escape to save money. I am vaccinated for various things to help protect my grandchildren. I wear, when needed, steel-toe boots, safety goggles, ear plugs to protect myself, but I […]
‘This rhetoric paves the way for something much larger, much darker’: Carol Off talks about her timely new book
At a Loss for Words: Conservations in an Age of Rage examines the growing manipulation of basic terms to sow division, which Carol Off saw first hand in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. She says she wrote the book for Canadian politicians, including Pierre Poilievre, who might be attracted to the rhetoric employed by demagogue-minded leaders like Donald Trump.
