Thousands respond to false message promoting 1,400 jobs with Department of National Defence
The department says it’s investigating the matter, confirming the promotion came from an ‘unknown and unapproved source,’ resulting in more than 3,500 responses from public servants and external applicants.
No place for Poilievre’s old politics against Liberal centre-right pivot
With the Carney Liberals occupying the centre-right, the Conservatives face a hard question: evolve to lead a changing Canada or stay stuck in a political cul-de-sac of grievance and nostalgia.
Plugging into Energy Minister Hodgson’s team
The minister now has a 17-member staff contingent, which includes Carolyn Svonkin as director of communications and Bryn de Chastelain as director of operations.
Legislative Look Ahead
‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches
The prime minister faces the task of balancing the government’s operating budget, while also spending more in key areas such as national defence and infrastructure projects, says David McLaughlin.
Public opinion is the real opposition
This fall will be about proof. For all the talk of a fresh start, Canadians have grown skeptical that any government can deliver on the big promises.
A new session of Parliament is a time to recommit to some basic principles
Every bill should get separate, substantive, and sequential review because our lawmaking process is profoundly important to our democracy.
Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert
The type of outrage seen against the actions in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will reappear against any collective public health and safety measure proposed by any level of government until officials ‘reinvest in the public trust,’ says Raywat Deonandan.
Is there a realistic blueprint for cutting government spending?
Governments become inefficient and fat over time, but they don’t have to be. The Chrétien-Martin cuts in 1995 proved that.
From mandates to momentum
There is a path forward, but it will demand political capital expenditure and hard choices.
