Ford’s blunt talk is refreshing
Canadian political leaders will have to stand up and fight back with diplomacy, gold-plated negotiating skills, wily charm, facts, and sometimes, they will need to speak bluntly for all to hear, like Ford, because sucking up doesn’t appear to be helping either. If this is a good-cop-bad-cop strategy, Ford’s doing the bad cop well.
Political commentary on convoy protest organizers Lich and Barber’s sentencing ‘corrosive’ and ‘dangerous,’ say observers
Progressive Senator Andrew Cardozo says politicians shouldn’t be telling judges what to do, as judges are only applying laws passed by Parliament.
Carney announces pay raises for Canadian Armed Forces members
Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and security.
Embracing pragmatism isn’t the answer for Poilievre
In my view, if Pierre Poilievre is going to win, he’ll do so not by copying Mark Carney’s pragmatism, which would mean fighting him on his turf, but by offering voters a principled alternative.
Carney becomes second sitting prime minister in Canadian history to march at Pride
While Mark Carney’s presence is a ‘powerful symbol,’ work is still needed to address rising hate facing 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada, says one advocacy organization and Senator Kristopher Wells.
Calls to cancel concerts risk elevating U.S. Christian singer into MAGA martyr, say advocates
Several Conservative MPs have taken to social media to offer solidarity and condemn what they view as ‘government censorship’ and violations of Charter rights.
Tories and Grits close in second-quarter fundraising as donations drop off post election
Federal party second-quarter fundraising dipped from a historic pre-election peak but both the Conservatives’ $37.4-million and Liberals’ $21.2-million six-month totals have nearly or already surpassed their entire 2024 hauls.
House Finance Committee faces pre-budget time crunch ahead of fall tabling
The amount of influence the House Finance Committee can have on a government budget is debatable, say observers, who note the fall schedule could provide an opportunity to adjust the process.
‘Some investigations may never see the light of day’: public service watchdog seeks budget bump to dig through backlog
Last year, the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner received 348 disclosures of wrongdoing, and had a backlog of 102 cases reported the year prior.
A roundup of Immigration Minister Diab’s team so far
Elizabeth Cheesbrough has been named deputy chief of staff and director of policy to the minister, while Lisa Cheskes reprises her role as director of case management.
