Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before
No previous prime minister has spent so much time in meeting world leaders, nor done so much so quickly. Yet spending this time is necessary. Personal connections matter and commitments at the top increase the probability, but don’t guarantee, that results will follow. The next steps will be a crucial.
Sergio Marchi confirms ‘Operation Citizenship’ happened in lead-up to Quebec referendum
While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies and Crown corporations received cash to spend on Parti Québécois propaganda in the year leading up to the vote.
House Health Committee shines spotlight on foreign-funded medical residencies and feds’ role in attracting health-care workers
The committee has been studying health care and Canada’s immigration capacity in response to problems with access to care.
Problem with our feminist foreign policy was that we never really had a feminist foreign policy, we just called it that
Mark Carney might be a little more willing than Justin Trudeau to be judged by what he does, and not what he tells you he’s doing. We’ll see how it goes. But I find the shift refreshing.
Pipelines and planes: when does ‘bold’ start, Prime Minister Carney?
Many hoped the new prime minister would break from a timid, risk-averse, national tradition, assert our economic independence as promised, and exploit our natural resources sustainably. So far, it hasn’t looked that way.
‘Many hundreds’ expected to attend Ottawa gala marking Harper Conservatives’ 20th anniversary of 2006 election win
The 2006 election win was a ‘life-changing’ experience, says former Conservative Senate leader and cabinet minister Marjory LeBreton.
Carney makes climate commitment, but can he keep it?
While Mark Carney’s public pledge on Paris obligations is welcome, it brings to mind the old saying about the road to hell being paid with good intentions.
Liberal budget on course for royal assent, election may not be until 2027, say strategists
The implementation bill for the 2025 budget is making its way through the House and Senate, and at least one more opposition day will be held before the fall supply period ends on Dec. 10.
Alberta MOU still a ‘good deal’ say Liberal MPs, despite loss of ‘star factor’ in Quebec with Guilbeault’s resignation
Green Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals’ situation in Quebec ‘is very much changed’ by the departure of longtime environmentalist and cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault.
Energy deal fallout: B.C. First Nations won’t rule out fighting pipeline proposal in court
Economic benefits are no substitute for free, prior, and informed consent, said Terry Teegee, regional chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations.
