What will and may happen by March 24
The new PM could entice the NDP to jettison its plan to vote down the government by promising that a reconvened Commons would speedily legislate a new electoral system, something the NDP has been demanding for decades.
Trump: enemy of the state
Trump must be taken seriously. It is time to fight a bully by destroying his bully pulpit.
Civil servants and the public ‘will suffer’ without moving bill on whistleblower protection, says Centre for Free Expression director
Meanwhile, Sean Bruyea says whistleblower protections are also needed for veterans and their families because they are ‘highly vulnerable to reprisals from either VAC or the company employees and subcontractors, should they occur.’
Liberal leadership candidates can pay $350,000 entry fee in instalments, but unclear if any portion is refundable
The Prime Minister’s Office and the Liberal Party still won’t say whether ministers can participate in the leadership election without resigning from cabinet.
Leadership race positions Liberals to own coming news cycles about Donald Trump
Tight timelines, rigid rules, and a big-ticket entry fee will force most Liberal leadership lightweights to bow out.
Liberal leadership hopefuls face uphill battle to present themselves as ‘change’
It’s difficult to ‘firebomb’ the Trudeau legacy during the leadership campaign when many party members still approve of the prime minister, says pollster David Coletto. But this leadership race is ‘the first act of the general election,’ and candidates will have little time afterwards to ‘pivot,’ says former Liberal staffer Dan Arnold.
I’m hoping Trump finds the Panama Canal more interesting than the Rideau
When would the prime minister, or enough Liberals around him, have had the chance to make a leadership change that wasn’t too disruptive? And what would that mean now?
Beyond Trudeau: a chance to rethink Canadian democracy
In this pivotal moment, Canada can redefine a vision for civic engagement, rebuild trust in government, and transform division into dialogue.
Questions remain about how Liberals missed deficit target by over $20-billion, says PBO
Disregarding fiscal anchors has become ‘a unique feature’ of the current government, says Chrétien-era Finance Canada official Eugene Lang.
‘He’s our best bet’: several Liberal MPs urging Finance Minister LeBlanc to rethink decision not to seek Liberal leadership
A number of Liberal MPs are urging newly-minted Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to reconsider his decision not to seek the party’s top job, with Liberal MP Judy Sgro leading the charge by starting a “draft Dominic” movement. “I’m doing everything I can to try to [convince him to] reconsider,” said Sgro (Humber River-Black Creek, Ont.) […]
