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‘Not worth the cost,’ ‘axe the tax,’ and ‘after eight long years’: repetition of phrases in the House may be annoying, but also ‘how political marketing works,’ say experts

  • The recent Angus Reid survey also found that 73 per cent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that MPs just follow their leaders and
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The phrase 'not worth the cost' was uttered 246 times in House debates and in Question Period referring either to Trudeau or the Liberal government between Oct. 3 and Oct. 31, in addition to 'after eight years' or 'after eight long years' 409 times. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Not worth the cost,’ ‘axe the tax,’ and ‘after eight long years’: repetition of phrases in the House may be annoying, but also ‘how political marketing works,’ say experts

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 20, 2023
  • The recent Angus Reid survey also found that 73 per cent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that MPs just follow their leaders and

‘Not worth the cost,’ ‘axe the tax,’ and ‘after eight long years’: repetition of phrases in the House may be annoying, but also ‘how political marketing works,’ say experts

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 20, 2023
  • The recent Angus Reid survey also found that 73 per cent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that MPs just follow their leaders and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The phrase 'not worth the cost' was uttered 246 times in House debates and in Question Period referring either to Trudeau or the Liberal government between Oct. 3 and Oct. 31, in addition to 'after eight years' or 'after eight long years' 409 times. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals look to press committee colleagues on Alberta’s pension proposal

  • After two unsuccessful attempts were met with a filibuster, Liberal MPs say a Finance Committee motion to celebrate the CPP will return.
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan has twice presented a motion at the House Finance Committee that opposes Alberta’s pension plan exit. The motion will again be put forward at the committee’s Nov. 20 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals look to press committee colleagues on Alberta’s pension proposal

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
  • After two unsuccessful attempts were met with a filibuster, Liberal MPs say a Finance Committee motion to celebrate the CPP will return.

Liberals look to press committee colleagues on Alberta’s pension proposal

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
  • After two unsuccessful attempts were met with a filibuster, Liberal MPs say a Finance Committee motion to celebrate the CPP will return.
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan has twice presented a motion at the House Finance Committee that opposes Alberta’s pension plan exit. The motion will again be put forward at the committee’s Nov. 20 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Our whole sense of national security is changing,’ says former executive manager of CSIS operations after rare Five Eyes public meeting

  • National security expert Thomas Juneau says five or 10 years ago 'it would have been inconceivable for the CSIS director to go on national
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | November 6, 2023
Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault, pictured in Ottawa on March 2, took part in a rare Five Eyes public meeting in the United States last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Our whole sense of national security is changing,’ says former executive manager of CSIS operations after rare Five Eyes public meeting

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | November 6, 2023
  • National security expert Thomas Juneau says five or 10 years ago 'it would have been inconceivable for the CSIS director to go on national

‘Our whole sense of national security is changing,’ says former executive manager of CSIS operations after rare Five Eyes public meeting

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | November 6, 2023
  • National security expert Thomas Juneau says five or 10 years ago 'it would have been inconceivable for the CSIS director to go on national
Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault, pictured in Ottawa on March 2, took part in a rare Five Eyes public meeting in the United States last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs, advocates welcome Bill C-38, but say more needs to be done to end sex discrimination in the Indian Act

  • The Liberals’ latest attempt is expected to allow up to 3,500 people to be eligible for Indian status, though it’s ‘just another cleanup,’ says
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 1, 2023
Liberal MP Jenica Atwin, parliamentary sectary to the Indigenous services minister, left, kicked off second reading debate on Bill C-28 on Oct. 20. Former senator Lillian Dyck says she appreciated that Atwin’s speech highlighted how revoking one’s status revokes their identity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

MPs, advocates welcome Bill C-38, but say more needs to be done to end sex discrimination in the Indian Act

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 1, 2023
  • The Liberals’ latest attempt is expected to allow up to 3,500 people to be eligible for Indian status, though it’s ‘just another cleanup,’ says

MPs, advocates welcome Bill C-38, but say more needs to be done to end sex discrimination in the Indian Act

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 1, 2023
  • The Liberals’ latest attempt is expected to allow up to 3,500 people to be eligible for Indian status, though it’s ‘just another cleanup,’ says
Liberal MP Jenica Atwin, parliamentary sectary to the Indigenous services minister, left, kicked off second reading debate on Bill C-28 on Oct. 20. Former senator Lillian Dyck says she appreciated that Atwin’s speech highlighted how revoking one’s status revokes their identity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘There has been an effect on decorum thus far’: MPs address heckling in Parliament following newly-elected House Speaker’s speech

  • Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs says they appreciate House Speaker Greg Fergus' efforts, while Conservative MP Michael Cooper says he doesn't see a solution
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | October 30, 2023
House Speaker Greg Fergus enters the House of Commons during the Speaker's Parade after his election to the post on Oct. 3, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There has been an effect on decorum thus far’: MPs address heckling in Parliament following newly-elected House Speaker’s speech

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | October 30, 2023
  • Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs says they appreciate House Speaker Greg Fergus' efforts, while Conservative MP Michael Cooper says he doesn't see a solution

‘There has been an effect on decorum thus far’: MPs address heckling in Parliament following newly-elected House Speaker’s speech

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | October 30, 2023
  • Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs says they appreciate House Speaker Greg Fergus' efforts, while Conservative MP Michael Cooper says he doesn't see a solution
House Speaker Greg Fergus enters the House of Commons during the Speaker's Parade after his election to the post on Oct. 3, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs, Senators say Parliament needs its own scientific adviser, especially after COVID

  • MPs and Senators say, after going through COVID, Parliament needs its own scientific adviser who can brief Canada's federal law-makers on complicated scientific policy,
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | October 24, 2023
Senator Stan Kutcher, left, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, NDP MP Richard Cannings, Liberal MP Valerie Bradford, Libera MP Brendan Hanley, and Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured Oct. 24, 2023, at the Canadian Science Policy Centre's event on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Nathan Fung

MPs, Senators say Parliament needs its own scientific adviser, especially after COVID

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | October 24, 2023
  • MPs and Senators say, after going through COVID, Parliament needs its own scientific adviser who can brief Canada's federal law-makers on complicated scientific policy,

MPs, Senators say Parliament needs its own scientific adviser, especially after COVID

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | October 24, 2023
  • MPs and Senators say, after going through COVID, Parliament needs its own scientific adviser who can brief Canada's federal law-makers on complicated scientific policy,
Senator Stan Kutcher, left, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, NDP MP Richard Cannings, Liberal MP Valerie Bradford, Libera MP Brendan Hanley, and Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured Oct. 24, 2023, at the Canadian Science Policy Centre's event on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Nathan Fung
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