Chief of Defence Staff Carignan to speak at Ottawa Mayor’s Breakfast on Tuesday, Oct. 14
MONDAY, OCT. 13 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit 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 days. In 2022, it sat 129 […]
Canada Strong and Free fundraising emails using ‘crisis rhetoric,’ to stoke distrust in government and media, say comms experts, pollsters
Recent fundraising emails from the Canada Strong and Free Network tap into anxiety and pessimism and are ‘textbook dog whistle politics,’ says pollster Nik Nanos.
Carney dresses for the job
Gone are the yoga pants and Birkenstocks that—somewhat unfairly—had come to epitomize Trudeau’s PMO. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s setting a new dress code on the Hill for serious times.
It would be ‘idiotic’ for any party to topple government on budget vote only seven months after election, say some Liberal MPs
Interim NDP Leader Don Davies and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May recently met with Prime Minister Mark Carney, but won’t comment on how they’ll vote on the budget, saying they will decide after reviewing the document, which will be released on Nov. 4.
‘Get back into shop floors’ and contrast Carney’s ‘lurch to the right,’ say NDP leadership hopefuls of party’s path forward
With four people vetted for the NDP leadership race, the candidates are keying in party unity, labour ties, and cost-of-living solutions.
Here’s the best Canadian strategy on the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s potentially illegal global tariffs
Canada’s focus should be on cementing rules-based, new trading partnerships with the Latin American countries in the Mercosur trade bloc, seeking even closers ties with the European Union, and expanding trade with the 11 Pacific Rim nations.
Van Koeverden strikes gold again at Bike Day on the Hill
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Climate action is crucial for Canadians’ health
At a time when climate-driven hazards are already imposing escalating health impacts, the Carney government should adopt a clean energy transition as a nation-building project, say officials from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.
Women fill most senior staff roles in WAGE minister Valdez’s office
Carina Gabriele is director of policy to the minister, while Lauriane Songuissa-Moulangou is director of operations, and Aiman Akmal runs parliamentary affairs and issues management.
Prime Minister Carney’s $5M Liberal leadership war chest fuelled by billionaires, bankers, and Canada’s wealthiest neighbourhoods
From Rockcliffe to Rosedale: Carney’s campaign received over $5-million from more than 25,000 donations during the 45-day Liberal leadership race, and nearly half a million dollars came from just five neighbourhoods.
