Suddenly, there he was all over the United Nations
Justin Trudeau was ubiquitous, with a burst of commitment to UN causes that, had he shown it when Canada was running for a Security Council seat, might have brought the country into a powerful political position.
The Bloc’s recipe for success
The Bloc Québécois has suddenly emerged as a force in this country, a force that can’t be ignored.
‘A lot of tension’ in both Ottawa and Quebec City sparks shifting alliances between parties
In a ‘bizarre twist of logic,’ François Legault is trying to tie the Parti Québécois ‘with the survival of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals,’ says former NDP staffer Karl Bélanger.
‘They put a phone in your face and start filming you and insulting you’: MPs, cabinet ministers call out growing aggression, harassment by Hill protesters
Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was chased down the street, Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says a protester grabbed a colleague’s coat, and NDP MP Lori Idlout was called a ‘Nazi’. MPs say they should be able to walk to and from the Hill without being harassed.
Parties appear ‘unwilling’ to ‘manage their own house’ amid foreign interference in nominations: national security expert
Former Liberal minister Sheila Copps says a court challenge or grassroots push could force change, while former Conservative staffer Fred DeLorey says parties should set their own rules.
Staff updates for the PMO, Minister LeBlanc down a policy director
Chris Rodgers, who’d been in charge of policy related to the democratic institutions file, has bade farewell to Minister LeBlanc’s team.
Trudeau addresses ‘horrific situation’ in Lebanon
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “devastated” by the death of two Canadians, which Global Affairs Canada confirmed were due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon. In statement to reporters before Question Period on Sept. 25, he also highlighted the plight of Lebanese people “suffering terrible violence and fear” amid escalating attacks that have killed […]
Why don’t we have independent observers in Canadian election polls?
In a world of increasingly polarized politics, independent voices could provide a compelling antidote to the partisan diatribes we hear from all sides when doubts arise.
What are Canadians really buying into with Poilievre?
Over the past two years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has joyously capitalized on the rhetorical viciousness that has oozed out of the internet to become a staple of public life.
Feds have ‘duty to protect and warn’ parliamentarians from threats ‘in any form,’ says NDP MP Jenny Kwan
Former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says government, Parliament, and political parties share the responsibility to protect democracy from cyber threats.
