Parliament gridlock must end to tackle Canada’s biodiversity crisis
Critical legislation to combat the biodiversity crisis is being sidelined as MPs bicker.
Fisheries Minister Lebouthillier names a deputy chief of staff
Plus, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is down a senior policy adviser.
Freeland rocks political Ottawa, quits cabinet same day she was set to deliver economic update, sends Trudeau government into crisis
With leaks to The Globe and Mail last week reporting of friction between Justin Trudeau and Chrystia Freeland, she appeared to address the rumours by describing the pair as ‘at odds about the best path forward for Canada.’
‘The whole Trump thing has caused a rethink on everything’: long-awaited cabinet shuffle could happen as early as this week, say Liberal sources
The upcoming shuffle is unlikely to improve the Liberals’ electoral fortunes, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.
Staring down Trump’s bully pulpit
The U.S. president-elect’s instability is something Canadians will have to live with. But we cannot be bullied into submission by denying our status as an independent country.
Freeland to release fall economic statement on Monday, Dec. 16
MONDAY, DEC. 16 House Sitting—The House is sitting every weekday until Dec. 17, and is scheduled to adjourn on that day for the Christmas holidays and break. It’s scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, and will sit for 25 weeks over the year. It will sit Jan. 27-Feb. 14; Feb. 24-28; March 17-21; […]
Channelling Justin Trudeau’s grandfather with Mackenzie King as your guide
In his diaries, William Lyon Mackenzie King writes about his professional relationship with Justin Trudeau’s maternal grandfather James Sinclair: a skilled campaigner, MP, and a member of King’s caucus.
Trump’s threats have Canadians worried, but do little to change domestic political views: polls
Voters still overwhelmingly prefer Conservatives, but Trudeau has become more competitive against Poilievre when dealing with the U.S. president-elect.
Canada Post has had big structural problems for a long time
Canada Post had problems five weeks ago, and will have the same problems—only bigger—in five weeks or months. I really don’t know what CUPW thinks it was going to accomplish with this strike.
The importance of internal polls
Those public opinion polls you see on TV and in newspapers are only the tip of the iceberg. Most of the polling action is actually done in secret.
