Carney Liberals reach out to prominent Tories and New Democrats to recruit ‘star’ candidates for next election
Sources told The Hill Times that Priti Obhrai-Martin, daughter of the late Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, is seeking the Liberal nomination in Calgary East, Alta., the same riding her father represented as a Conservative for nearly two decades.
New PM Carney unveils his election cabinet, cutting team to 23 ministers
Mark Carney is sworn in as prime minister on March 14, retaining key members of cabinet handling Canada-U.S. relations and bringing in only three new MPs.
Carney prunes the cabinet
Plus, what went down during the Senate hearing for Donald Trump’s pick for ambassador to Canada.
Ten steps Trudeau should take before leaving office to improve transparency laws
The details of public spending should be public. It is a depressing reality of Canadian democracy today that the terms and conditions of government contracting with third parties are often treated as trade secrets.
Updates to offices of ministers MacAulay, Ien, and Sudds
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien both recently added new operations directors to their respective teams.
What is suddenly, painfully clear: we need to get our own economic house in order
There are pipelines to build. Refineries. LNG terminals. Critical mineral mines. Small modular reactors. Wind and solar projects and the transmission lines to move the power between jurisdictions.
Toronto top donor city for Carney, Freeland, and Gould’s Liberal leadership campaigns
All the candidates fared the best at fundraising in Ontario, with 54 per cent of Mark Carney’s cash coming from the province and 68 per cent for runner-up Chrystia Freeland.
Trudeau failed to live up to initial foreign policy promise, says past foreign minister Axworthy
‘We lacked that kind of real sense of: what do we want to see happen in the world?’ says former top diplomat Lloyd Axworthy.
Conservatives left searching for a message as Carney demonstrates his political potential
The Tories’ advantage has blown up in their faces as Canadians have begun to take another look at their political options.
Grits’ grassroots hope Carney keeps ‘eyes and ears open’ for party renewal
Despite renewed hope among Liberal staffers and volunteers, any plans for structural party change will remain secondary priorities until after the next election, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Angelo Bakoulas.
