Jun 21 2019 — Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — The House of Commons has officially adjourned for the summer, but NDP MP Romeo Saganash says he’s still working on getting his Indigenous rights bill past the finish line in the Senate. Saganash introduced his private member’s bill more than three years ago, proposing that the federal government adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration […]
Jun 18 2019 — Brittany Andrew-Amofah — HuffPost Canada — Conversations on matters of municipal governance, autonomy and local power have found their way back into mainstream politics — specifically, on the need to empower municipal governments to better address the needs of their cities. But as conversations coalesce around the need for stronger federal-municipal partnerships, little focus has been put on the people of […]
Jun 18 2019 — Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — The House of Commons passed a motion Monday evening declaring climate change a national emergency, and Green Party Elizabeth May was the only federal leader present during the debate. “Procrastination has left us where we are right now. There’s no time for incrementalism anymore,” May said.
Jun 12 2019 — Althia Raj — HuffPost Canada — As conservative premiers wage war against the federal Liberals’ agenda, Elections Canada reconfirmed Tuesday that the provinces will be able to spend unlimited amounts of money campaigning against Justin Trudeau’s team in the lead-up to the general election this October. The independent non-partisan agency that runs federal contests and is charged with applying and interpreting […]
Jun 11 2019 — Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — A Tory MP was called out by a scientist for sharing “dangerously misleading” information about climate change. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer won’t say whether he thinks extreme weather events have anything to do with climate change and human activity. Over the weekend, deputy leader Lisa Raitt tweeted a link to an article published in the […]
Jun 11 2019 — Althia Raj — HuffPost Canada — In a rallying call to Liberal donors Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau painted the next election as a choice between moving forward with the Grits’ progressive agenda or sliding backwards with Conservative cuts and Stephen Harper-era politics. In a seven-minute speech to his supporters, many of whom have contributed at least $1,500 a year to […]
Jun 6 2019 — HuffPost Canada — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says the move to extend its summer recess until the end of October has nothing to do with the federal election. “This was a decision that was made by our cabinet and our team here in Ontario. It’s time for us to sit down, talk on where we’re going to go […]
Jun 2 2019 — Althia Raj — HuffPost Canada — A Muslim anti-racism activist who was berated by a Conservative MP last week says Andrew Scheer’s response is far from adequate and that Michael Cooper should be booted out of caucus if the Tory leader is serious about showing racists the door. Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council president Faisal Khan Suri told HuffPost Canada that […]
May 31 2019 — Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in full campaign mode in a speech to municipal leaders Friday, mounting attacks at Ontario Premier Doug Ford as a proxy for conservative politicians. Speaking to delegates at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ annual conference in Quebec City, Trudeau said his government is “off to a great start” with its […]
May 28 2019 — Althia Raj — HuffPost Canada — Without a hint of irony, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cited Unifor’s praise for his government’s handling of the NAFTA file Tuesday as Conservative MPs spent question period attacking his government’s relationship with the “anti-Conservative” union. Trudeau was grilled over the decision to appoint Unifor as one of eight groups who will name a panel of […]
May 24 2019 — Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — Bad blood continues to boil between Canada’s largest private-sector union and the federal Conservatives. Unifor Canada spokesperson Howard Law accused Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer on Thursday of launching a “Trump-style attack on media.” He evoked the U.S. president’s name after being asked about Scheer’s criticism of the union’s involvement in the federal government’s $595-million support […]
May 20 2019 — Althia Raj — HuffPost Canada — If the 2019 election ends up in a minority situation but the Tories have the most seats, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May thinks the Liberal government should try to form a new government with support from other parties. In an interview with HuffPost Canada’s politics podcast ‘Follow-Up,’ May said that if the campaign results in […]
May 8 2019 — Ryan Maloney — HuffPost Canada — A Conservative MP’s statement comparing the prime minister to an online dating disappointment was promptly shut down by the House of Commons Speaker Tuesday.
May 4 2019 — Althia Raj — HuffPost Canada — Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s longtime friend and adviser, will not be replicating his role in the next election campaign, he told HuffPost Canada’s “Follow-Up” podcast. In a wide-ranging interview — his first since the SNC-Lavalin affair erupted — Butts said he intends to move on from politics and join the private sector. “It’s […]
May 2 2019 — Ryan Maloney — HuffPost Canada — A Conservative MP has been told to stop referring to the prime minister as “little potato” in the House of Commons. Pierre Poilievre earned the light scolding from House Speaker Geoff Regan in question period Wednesday. It was the third day in a row the Tory finance critic invoked the unusual nickname. “When leaders in […]