Jul 17 2019 — Samantha Wright Allen — Hill Times — Over the past five elections, fewer than one-fifth of candidates earned their name on the ballot through a competitive party nomination process, found a new Samara report, a statistic the group says shows candidate selection is “highly uncompetitive, opaque, unpredictable, and centrally controlled” by parties.
Jul 17 2019 — Laura Ryckewaert — Hill Times — Recent polls may indicate a majority of Canadians support the government’s plowing ahead with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, but with further opposition actions expected, experts say the best Liberals can likely hope for is to not lose too many progressive voters. “It’s very unlikely that it’s going to help them win support anywhere […]
Jul 15 2019 — Peter Mazereeuw — Hill Times — The Liberal Party has gained an advantage of seven percentage points over the federal Conservatives in the province of Ontario, according to a recent online poll by Campaign Research, reversing the lead the official opposition had in the province from last month, and helping the Grits to take their first lead over the Tories nationwide—by […]
Jul 15 2019 — Hill Times — As tensions between the U.S. and Iran flare, Canada should keep its focus on Iran’s poor human rights record, activists say. With academics expecting rising tensions to lead to new negotiations between Iran and the original signatories of the Iran deal, Canada’s role could be keeping Iran’s human rights failings front and centre. “I think […]
Jul 15 2019 — Abbas Rana — Hill Times — Although the Green Party is recording historic highs in public opinion polls and has made recent gains in a byelection and some provincial elections, pollster Greg Lyle predicts the New Democrats and the Bloc will likely be more influential if a minority government is elected in October’s federal election. “We take it with a grain […]
Jul 10 2019 — Hill Times — A recent Global Energy Monitor report says the projected growth of the global Liquefied Natural Gas sector could be “worse than the coal boom,” but, with 18 LNG facilities proposed across Canada, the government says part of the rationale for its clean fuel standard is to help manage the life cycle of fuels to ensure […]
Jul 10 2019 — Samantha Wright Allen — Hill Times — Canada’s next prime minister could appoint at least 24 new Senators, giving the country’s future leader the power to solidify the new approach to appointing Senators ushered in by the Liberals, or revert back to the old patronage system. That bloc isn’t close to the historic number of vacancies during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, […]
Jul 8 2019 — Hill Times — The passage of bills C-48 and C-69 are exacerbating rising sentiments of alienation in Alberta and Saskatchewan, say some Alberta Conservative MPs and experts. Since the two bills were passed in a marathon voting session on June 21 in the House, the bills have together become a “flashpoint” for existing anger that Ottawa is not […]
Jul 8 2019 — Abbas Rana — Hill Times — After weeks of attracting low support in national public opinion polls, the Liberals are starting to bounce back chiefly because of Ontario Premier Doug Ford government’s controversial cuts in social services, the dissipation of media coverage on SNC-Lavalin affair, closer scrutiny of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and the return of women support back to the […]
Jul 4 2019 — Abbas Rana — Hill Times — Dr. Xinglai Laura Huang, wife of Liberal MP Geng Tan, who works as a scientist at Environment Canada, is seeking the Liberal nomination in their riding, Don Valley North, in Toronto. Rookie Liberal MP Geng Tan unexpectedly announced last month that he won’t seek re-election in the fall to “spend more time with his family,” […]
Jul 4 2019 — Hill Times — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft is skipping the Fourth of July celebration in Ottawa to attend the consulate’s party in Calgary. The outgoing envoy tweeted on Thursday that she’s “happy to be celebrating in Calgary with Canadian friends,” in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) Independence Day greeting. An embassy spokesperson confirmed […]
Jul 3 2019 — Tim Powers — Hill Times — While enjoying Canada Day 2019 this week I was left to ponder what Canada’s federal political and policy landscape will look like a year from now. Will more things change or will they remain the same? Recent provincial elections have taught us that there is a bit of a disruptive mood in the land that […]
Jul 3 2019 — Hill Times — Claims involving mental health conditions represented 52 per cent of disability insurance claims approved for federal public service employees in 2018, according to data contained in a Public Service Alliance of Canada presentation on federal public service disability trends. This information was provided to The Hill Times and was based on the contents of a […]
Jul 3 2019 — Samantha Wright Allen — Hill Times — With days left on Canada’s deadline to answer an international body’s ruling that Canada address the government’s ongoing discrimination against First Nations women, advocates say Canada should have more than an election promise for women who have been waiting years to see the practice stop. In January, the United Nations Human Rights Committee gave Canada […]
Jul 1 2019 — Peter Mazereeuw — Hill Times — MPs are once again calling for changes to the Standing Orders that govern business in the House, warning that all-night Commons voting puts a serious strain on their health, and the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader says it could kill an MP one day. ”We will have literally hundreds of votes. I think […]