Jan 16 2019 — Charelle Evelyn — Hill Times — Protest actions, like the ones that spread across the country and internationally in support of the Unist’ot’en camp in northern British Columbia this month, may not sway the hearts and minds of the general electorate about the government’s record on Indigenous issues come election day, says a pollster. But according to experts and First Nations […]
Jan 16 2019 — Hill Times — As United States Democrats question if they will approve the re-negotiated NAFTA, a Canadian official says the deal has been signed and negotiations are over. In the midst of a record-length partial shutdown of the American government over the funding of a U.S.-Mexico border wall, Democrats—including new House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi—have said that […]
Jan 16 2019 — Samantha Wright Allen — Hill Times — Ten months out from the next federal election, the Conservatives are leading in nominated candidates, with 186 named, including current MPs and a dozen former MPs. The Liberals are close behind with more than 160—the vast majority current MPs—while the NDP has 21 of 338 confirmed candidates, though it says its process is “following its […]
Jan 14 2019 — Jolson Lim — Hill Times — The Liberals and Conservatives start 2019 in a “horse race” in Ontario, pollsters say, as some end-of-2018 polling showed the Tories slightly ahead of the Grits and possibly headed towards an electoral showdown in key suburban ridings outside of Toronto come October. Weekly Nanos Research polling throughout December 2018 found Conservative support had swung ahead […]
Jan 9 2019 — Emily Haws — Hill Times — The federal Liberal Party is attempting to take responsibility for its decision to shoot a fundraising video of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his Centre Block office, with the party’s national director writing in a letter that the Liberals will pay for using the space and give back any donations that resulted from that campaign. […]
Jan 9 2019 — Charelle Evelyn — Hill Times — Though $30,000 might not be out of left field for a typical kitchen renovation, Senators are hesitant to shell out the money to recreate one to mark a significant—and very divisive—event in Canadian history. While Centre Block is closing for what could be at least a decade-long renovation project, the Senate is taking up residence […]
Jan 9 2019 — Hill Times — Recently, China’s competent authorities took compulsory measures in accordance with the law against two Canadian nationals who are suspected of engaging in activities that endanger China’s national security. Some Canadians and some in the Canadian news media, in disregard of China’s judicial sovereignty, accused China of arbitrary detention and demanded their immediate release.
Jan 8 2019 — Abbas Rana — Hill Times — The Prime Minister’s Office plans to hold a day of mandatory training sessions for all ministerial exempt staff and parliamentary staffers on the Hill while the House is in recess. The two sessions, one in each official language, will be held Wednesday, according to an email sent by the Liberal Research Bureau to all Liberal […]
Dec 20 2018 — Laura Ryckewaert — Hill Times — An end-of-year senior staff shake-up has taken place in the Prime Minister’s Office, as part of which, Brian Clow has been promoted to the title of executive director of Canada-U.S. relations and issues management. A string of changes were announced in a recent memo to staff from PMO chief of staff Katie Telford and principal […]
Dec 19 2018 — Emily Haws — Hill Times — The largest public sector union is one step closer to strike action for four groups representing 90,000 public servants, after declaring a bargaining impasse over the government’s latest contract offer. In response to the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s (PSAC) opening proposal of a 3.75 per cent raise in October, Treasury Board countered with a […]
Dec 19 2018 — Charelle Evelyn — Hill Times — Senators on a committee overseeing the transformation of the Government Conference Centre into their temporary home say nearly two years ago they flagged the issue that is now delaying the start of the next sitting. On Dec. 13, Conservative Senator Scott Tannas (Alberta) informed the Senate’s Internal Economy, Budgets, and Administration Committee that a Nov. […]
Dec 18 2018 — Beatrice Paez — Hill Times — Enthusiasm for the Trudeau Liberals seems to be waning, to the benefit of the federal Conservatives, though many still see Prime Minster Justin Trudeau as best positioned for the top job, a recent poll suggests. The Liberals greeted the new year with higher voter intention at 42 per cent, but support for the party has […]
Dec 17 2018 — Hill Times — The tense diplomatic row between China and Canada will only worsen until the contentious extradition case of a Huawei executive is settled, former diplomats say, and Canada’s ambassador to China from 2012 to 2016 says he believes high-level talks between both countries need to occur in order to contain the fallout. Guy Saint-Jacques, Canada’s former […]
Dec 12 2018 — Abbas Rana — Hill Times — ‘Jokes in bad taste, comments about a colleague’s physical appearance, sustained looks, etc. can constitute harassment,’ reads the memo sent out Liberal MPs, and staffers. With Christmas parties on the Hill and in constituency offices across the country underway, the Liberal leadership sent out a memo on Tuesday evening, warning MPs, Hill staff, including exempt […]
Dec 12 2018 — Samantha Wright Allen — Hill Times — It’s “vital for the legitimacy” of Parliament’s National Security and Intelligence Committee that the government name Conservative MPs to sit on the body soon or the two Tory vacant seats will become “problematic,” say critics and intelligence analysts. The 11-person National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) is down two members after Conservative MP […]