Jun 19 2018 — John Ibbitson — Globe and Mail — Yes, the Conservatives had a popular hockey coach as candidate, but their thumping of the Liberals in Chicoutimi-Le Ford, Monday night, should worry the Grits. Canadian voters are not rallying to the Liberals in solidarity as Justin Trudeau confronts Donald Trump over tariffs and trade. If that confrontation damages the economy, watch out. Next year […]
Jun 19 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Andrew Scheer’s Quebec team is distancing itself from an online post in an anti-immigration group, made by a local riding president who claimed he was helping campaign for the federal Conservative leader in a provincial by-election on Monday. Catherine Major, the Conservative party’s Quebec press secretary, said she demanded the resignation of Rivière-du-Nord riding president […]
Jun 18 2018 — Bill Curry — Globe and Mail — Controversial changes to small-business tax rules are about to become law, but a new petition shows they remain very unpopular with thousands of business owners. Conservative MPs tabled a petition Monday with about 45,000 signatures that calls on Ottawa to “abandon” its package of small-business tax changes. At a news conference, Conservative finance critic Pierre […]
Jun 18 2018 — Robert Fife and Steven Chase — Globe and Mail — Senior lawmakers on U.S. intelligence committees are warning the Trudeau government that Chinese smartphone maker Huawei – which has turned Canada into a key research centre for next-generation mobile technology – is a national-security threat to a network of Canada’s allies. Republican Senator Tom Cotton and Democratic Senator Mark Warner told The Globe and Mail […]
Jun 17 2018 — Shawn McCarthy — Globe and Mail — California and Quebec have closed the joint carbon market to Ontario, preventing companies from dumping some $2.8-billion in emissions allowances after premier-designate Doug Ford announced an end to the provincial cap-and-trade system. While Mr. Ford’s decision could provoke lawsuits from companies that purchased allowance, the province is also set to join Saskatchewan’s legal fight over […]
Jun 15 2018 — Chris Hannay — Globe and Mail — Those hoping to celebrate Canada Day on Parliament Hill this year will once again have to go through long lines and enhanced security screening. The government says it has heard feedback from last year’s revellers, who complained of disorganized queues and hours-long waits, but that stepped-up security will be the permanent reality for July 1 […]
Jun 15 2018 — Michael Coren — Globe and Mail — On Friday the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a ruling that many conservative Christians are condemning as an attack on religious freedom and LGBTQ groups are applauding as a robust defence of civil rights and social equality. In a 7-2 decision, the justices concluded that the law societies of Ontario and British Columbia have the […]
Jun 15 2018 — Steven Chase — Globe and Mail — Senators are urging the Trudeau government to vastly improve Canada’s means of monitoring whether Canadian-made military goods are being employed to abuse human rights after they’re exported to foreign countries. The standing Senate committee on human rights‘ recently released report, Promoting Human Rights: Canada’s Approach to its Export Sector, follows an investigation by the department […]
Jun 15 2018 — Michelle Zilio — Globe and Mail — The three public servants blamed by the Auditor-General for the Phoenix pay system problems were not fired for mismanagement of the massive technology project that botched the pay of tens of thousands of public servants for more than two years. Marie Lemay, deputy minister for Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), said two of the […]
Jun 14 2018 — Bill Curry — Globe and Mail — Senators passed the government’s budget bill without amendment, meaning federal carbon-pricing plans and small-business tax changes will soon become law. Senators approved the 556-page omnibus bill Thursday afternoon without a standing vote or discussion at third reading. Some senators were planning to debate the bill further and the speed of the decision came as a […]
Jun 14 2018 — Bill Curry — Globe and Mail — New federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion is sending a clear message to MPs that they must stop telling the media when they file complaints with his office. In a pair of rulings Thursday, Mr. Dion said NDP MP Charlie Angus violated a provision of the conflict of interest code for MPs when he spoke publicly […]
Jun 13 2018 — Daniel Leblanc — Globe and Mail — The three major federal parties are so hungry for a win in a looming by-election in Quebec that all three leaders will be bumping into each other at the same local event on the same day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are all scheduled to attend the […]
Jun 12 2018 — Michelle Zilio — Globe and Mail — Canada’s top public servant went on the offensive against the Auditor-General on Tuesday, saying the Phoenix public-service pay system is not the “incomprehensible failure” it was recently called in a scathing report. Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick challenged Auditor-General Michael Ferguson’s assertion that the problems with the system, which has failed to pay tens of […]
Jun 12 2018 — Margaret Wente — Globe and Mail — We Canadians are a peaceable lot. But Donald Trump has finally made us mad. He came to Canada for the weekend, arrived late, left early … and slagged us on the way out the door. He called our Prime Minister “very dishonest and weak” and said he “acts hurt when called out.”That is not the […]
Jun 12 2018 — Scott Reid — Globe and Mail — Maybe campaigns don’t matter after all. Such a conclusion would be greeted as heresy by the high-priests of modern politics, who have long sermonized that once the writ drops, anything and everything is possible. Campaigns don’t just matter, we’ve been long counseled – they matter more than anything. And until last Thursday, that’s what I […]