Poilievre still isn’t selling hope, just nastiness
It may be true that Stephen Harper still supports the current Conservative leader. But his denials to one side, if Harper is having doubts about the current leader’s stewardship of the party, Pierre Poilievre’s days as leader are numbered. Calgary will tell the tale.
Carney’s big promises all hinge on Canadians’ trust
The real test will come with the delivery of Liberal commitments, which makes next month’s budget so important.
Wernick to talk ‘beyond dogma: rethinking state capacity to drive national productivity’ at C.D. Howe dinner on Oct. 28 in Toronto
MONDAY, OCT. 27 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit 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 days, and […]
MPs, Senators need a voice on Trump’s Golden Dome
A wildly expensive project that makes Canada more reliable on the currently unreliable U.S. administration requires parliamentary scrutiny.
Poilievre’s Trumpian language to appease some supporters risks his losing the rest of the country
Quebec Conservatives are now privately speaking out against their leader to the media. Whether these MPs are worried enough to organize their delegations to get to Calgary in January remains to be seen.
‘Complex, blow-your-brains-out expensive, and extraordinarily technical’: MPs urged to study Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ as feds say they’re in talks with U.S.
‘What is desperately needed is a non-partisan statement in Parliament that all parties recognize the need to defend Canada as a core national interest,’ says Andrea Charron, director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies.
First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million
Two Liberal MPs—Terry Beech from British Columbia, and Peter Fragiskatos from Ontario—spent the most at over $150,000 each.
How social media impacts politics
A recent study by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network, noted that ‘[social media] influencers, not parties, or newsrooms, dominated distribution and attention across platforms during [this year’s federal election] campaign.’ Should all of this scare us? Maybe.
‘We’re not talking about a hamburger missing some ketchup’: CRA officials grilled on damning AG report
Conservative MP Gerard Deltell says he’s never seen such a ‘devastating’ report in his political career, accusing Canada Revenue Agency leadership of being ‘asleep at the switch.’
NDP leadership candidates pitch ‘straight-talk’ solutions, ‘valuing the base,’ and inclusion to labour leaders at first forum
Union leader Rob Ashton positioned himself as a voice for the working class and NDP MP Heather McPherson pitched expanding the NDP umbrella so more Canadians feel welcome in the party.
