Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12
MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his forthcoming book, Legal Ethics and the Attorney General, looking at the position of Canada’s attorney general, emphasizing the ethical standards they must uphold as lawyers and the importance of professional accountability […]
Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’
The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to continue in the coming weeks, says Rob Batherson, former Conservative Party president.
Carney and the Pope each have the power to help change the world
EDMONTON—Two new leaders, the American Pope Leo XIV and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, have suddenly entered the world stage. With the election of both men, both the world and Canada are entering a new era. The election of each appears to be of a different realm, but they each possess the capacity to lift […]
Ford’s embrace of realpolitik
If it’s in Doug Ford’s own self-interest to have you as a friend, then he’s your friend; but if it’s in his interest to make you his enemy, then you’re his enemy.
Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents
‘That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,’ says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?
Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain in cabinet, but there’s no shortage of ‘shiny new penny’ MPs to tap for senior roles.
From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament
From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the throne speech.
Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?
OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more than personal recovery. It’s a test of the party’s judgment and future electoral prospects. Despite securing 143 seats in the April 28 federal election, the Conservatives leader lost his seat. That […]
Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario
More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information Act
Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
