Keystone XL is back from the dead, and so are the politics of pipelines
Advancing major projects may be a consequence of Canada-U.S. tensions, but it’s unclear how the prime minister can reconcile this approach with caucus members who favour more decisive climate action.
Can Carney connect before goodwill, space, and grace run out?
The government needs to realize the armchair play-calling about its aptitude or lack thereof in dealing with the U.S. is going to kick up.
When speed replaces substance, democracy suffers
Without meaningful alternatives, politics becomes hollow—a contest of personalities and timetables rather than ideas.
It’s always do or die on budget day
Budgets have always tended to be historical markers that stood as a defining or make-or-break moment for federal governments.
Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy
The Legault government’s document is a fantasy, especially when it comes to Quebec’s non-francophone population.
Breaking down the offices of secretaries of state Gainey, Long
David Frank-Savoie is now a policy and operations director for Secretary of State Anna Gainey, while Josh Mbandi runs policy for Secretary of State Wayne Long.
Anita Anand’s India challenge: engage without enabling
Re-engagement with India makes strategic sense. Without political accountability and institutional backbone, it risks repeating past failures.
Fall budget cycle ‘great news’ for ‘more timely’ northern project planning, says N.W.T. finance minister
‘By the time we’re actually seeing money coming through, our own estimates of our projects are sometimes six months to a year old,’ says Northwest Territories Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek.
Accountability needed after forged documents used to smear journalist and compromise House committee
Now that documents used to allege that David Pugliese is a Russian spy have been debunked as forgeries, the Public Safety and National Security Committee must summon Chris Alexander to ascertain who supplied him with the false information.
PM Carney risks trouble without loyal ‘palace guard,’ say political players
Every new prime minister eventually faces turbulence, and that’s when a strong and trusted palace guard is ‘essential,’ says political historian and former Liberal MP John English. But at a critical time in Canadian history, Carney’s team is going to have to learn fast.
