Jun 22 2018 — iPolitics — Just weeks ahead of the NATO summit U.S. President Donald Trump is calling on allies, including Canada, to increase defence spending on NATO. It comes by way of a letter, obtained by iPolitics, written on White House letterhead and signed by Trump, that was sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on June 19. “There is […]
Jun 22 2018 — Michael Harris — iPolitics — For Justin Trudeau, spotty record and all, Donald Trump could be the improbable ticket to re-election. The question is, does Trudeau understand why the Trump card is so important? The domestic political situation facing Trudeau and his Liberal government is increasingly gloomy. Whether he knows it or not, the disappointment amongst the coalition that gave […]
Jun 22 2018 — Marieke Walsh — iPolitics — Ontario Premier-designate Doug Ford has tapped a senior staffer from Stephen Harper’s government to be one of his top advisors, say sources closely linked to the Progressive Conservatives. Jenni Byrne will be Ford’s principal secretary, according to four sources who spoke with iPolitics on condition of anonymity. Byrne did not reply to a request for […]
Jun 21 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — iPolitics — The government’s inaction when it comes to issuing pardons for those convicted of soon to be legal cannabis offences is one of the biggest mistakes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made in the process of legalizing the drug, according to the Leader of NDP. “That is a grievous error that was made by this government,” […]
Jun 20 2018 — iPolitics — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t pleased with Ontario premier-designate Doug Ford’s plan to scrap Ontario’s cap-and-trade system the day his government is sworn in. “On the environment, the premier-designate has notified us that he intends to withdraw from the national climate plan. This is obviously unfortunate,” Trudeau told reporters Wednesday. “We would rather he not […]
Jun 20 2018 — Kady O'Malley — iPolitics — Who says parliamentary democracy can’t be efficient? No one who has ever kept tabs on the House of Commons just before an extended hiatus is set to kick in, that’s for sure. And despite the seemingly endless cross-aisle bickering that has filled the Chamber for the last few months, it turns out the current crop […]
Jun 19 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — iPolitics — A leadership race and harassment allegations are among the factors that contributed to the NDP’s poor showing in Monday’s byelection, Jagmeet Singh says. “The problem is we had a lot of time where we weren’t there, for a few years,” the NDP leader told reporters Tuesday. “We had a period of time where we had […]
Jun 19 2018 — Susan Delacourt — iPolitics — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs a better summer in 2018 than he had in 2017 — and the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord byelection was not exactly the most auspicious start. Publicly, Liberals are casting the Conservative victory as not a big deal — the byelection, they’re saying, was always going to be an uphill struggle against local […]
Jun 19 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — iPolitics — Shortly after being stripped of his industry critic portfolio, Conservative MP Maxime Bernier has lost his seat on the industry committee as well. A report was quietly tabled in the House of Commons on June 14, two days after Bernier got the boot from Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s shadow cabinet. It called for Conservative MP […]
Jun 18 2018 — Marieke Walsh — iPolitics — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s principal secretary is taking on Ontario premier-designate Doug Ford’s decision to scrap cap-and-trade. In tweets sent since Ford’s Friday announcement Gerald Butts accused Ford of inviting “pointless litigation” by pulling Ontario out of the carbon pricing market with California and Quebec. And suggested businesses have now wasted billions in a market […]
Jun 18 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — iPolitics — The man tasked with helping address the Rohingya crisis is now speaking out on behalf of another group who have been subjected to “cruel” and “shameful” treatment at the U.S.-Mexico border. Bob Rae is calling on Canada to help the 2,000 children, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has separated from their parents in the […]
Jun 15 2018 — Marieke Walsh — iPolitics — Ontario premier-designate Doug Ford says on the day his government is sworn in he will cancel cap-and-trade, and already Ottawa is promising that move will lead to a federal carbon tax instead. “As of June the 29, the cap-and-trade, the carbon tax they’re gone, they’re done,” Ford told reporters Friday morning. “This will mean relief […]
Jun 15 2018 — Kyle Duggan — iPolitics — In spite of his recent demotion to the backbenches, Conservative MP Maxime Bernier is proving that his fundraising chops are still strong. Just a few days after being booted from his role as innovation critic after he re-circulated a controversial promo-chapter from his shelved book project, Maxime Bernier raised a cool $30,000 in one day. […]
Jun 15 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — iPolitics — The government says it cannot remove Sen. Lynn Beyak from the Red Chamber for racist remarks despite a petition urging it to do just that. “The other place must decide how to handle this regrettable situation,” the government said in a response, which was tabled Wednesday. Beyak came under fire last year for suggesting it […]
Jun 14 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — iPolitics — When former Hill staffers Lauren Dobson-Hughes and Beisan Zubi checked their emails Tuesday morning, they were stunned to find an invitation to testify before a Senate committee about their experiences with sexual harassment on the Hill — with little over 24 hours notice. “I just received an email at my personal account yesterday at like […]