Aug 16 2018 — Marieke Walsh — iPolitics — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is “concerned” that Ottawa is mishandling trade talks with the United States and Mexico and putting partisan interests ahead of reaching a deal, according to senior sources. The two provincial government sources who did not have clearance to speak on the record, said Premier Doug Ford’s government believes that there is […]
Aug 15 2018 — Kady O'Malley — iPolitics — Should Conservative riding associations be forced to turn over 50 per cent of the money they get back to cover election expenses to the central party coffers? And if so, should the elected national council have to sign off on such a pitch before it becomes party law? How many times a year should the […]
Aug 14 2018 — Marieke Walsh — iPolitics — One of Doug Ford’s most vocal cabinet ministers is apologizing for comments she made in the question period two weeks ago. Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod told reporters Tuesday her regret from the new government’s first legislative session is invoking the term “fake news,” which was popularized by President Donald Trump. MacLeod used the phrase […]
Aug 14 2018 — L. Ian MacDonald — iPolitics — The Trudeau Liberals are reportedly giving serious thought to a speech from the throne to launch a new session of Parliament in the fall. That is a discussion for next Tuesday’s summer meeting of the Liberal caucus in British Columbia, after which a decision will be made. Whether they choose to prorogue or move ahead […]
Aug 14 2018 — Susan Delacourt — iPolitics — Maxime Bernier probably wasn’t trying to make life easier for Justin Trudeau when he put his fellow Conservatives on the hot seat by speaking out against the prime minister’s alleged “radical multiculturalism.” And NDP leader Jagmeet Singh likely wasn’t thinking too much about boosting Liberal fortunes when he decided to shoot back at some insults […]
Aug 13 2018 — Marieke Walsh — iPolitics — By calling “fake news” on verifiable facts, experts say Premier Doug Ford’s government is bringing Donald Trump’s tactics north of the border. Ford and his social services minister, Lisa MacLeod, have both rejected the fact that their government broke its promise when it decided to cut short the basic income pilot project started by the […]
Aug 12 2018 — iPolitics — To be called the world’s worst oppressor of women by Saudi Arabia, as Canada has just been, is like being called a liar by Donald Trump. Comedy in hot pursuit of farce. The finger-pointing Kingdom is no country for women, old or young — despite Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ludicrous claim of total equality […]
Aug 10 2018 — Marieke Walsh — iPolitics — Premier Doug Ford’s surprise plan to reduce the number of councillors in Toronto won’t get any input from the public before it becomes law. On Thursday, the government passed a motion to allow Bill 5 to skip past the committee stage where the public and experts traditionally get to weigh in on proposed laws. The […]
Aug 9 2018 — Michael Harris — iPolitics — Kim Don Trump seems to be at it again. No, I don’t mean the president’s attempt to dictate the terms of his interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. When you are a suspect in a criminal investigation, you don’t normally get to tell the investigators the questions you will answer. Nor do truthful people worry […]
Aug 9 2018 — Marieke Walsh — iPolitics — Premier Doug Ford says he’s against a handgun ban in Toronto because he only wants to go after the “bad guys” that are handgun owners. City council asked for a handgun ban in the wake of a deadly mass shooting in Toronto’s Greek Town. But at a press conference on Thursday Ford said he doesn’t […]
Aug 7 2018 — Susan Delacourt — iPolitics — Goodbye free meds; hello $1 beer. This is truly a strange time to be living in Ontario. One month after Doug Ford’s new government scaled back the OHIP+ plan — the one that gave free prescriptions to Ontarians under the age of 25 — the premier was out on Tuesday paving the way for discounted […]
Aug 7 2018 — Marieke Walsh — iPolitics — Premier Doug Ford was mobbed by dozens of protesters Tuesday as he unveiled his government’s plan to convince breweries to lower the cost of beer. At the Barley Days Brewery in Picton, Ont. Ford made good on his campaign promise to lower the floor for the price of a bottle or can of beer from […]
Jul 31 2018 — Susan Delacourt — iPolitics — If money alone wins elections, the federal Conservatives have every reason to start banking on victory in 2019. Once again, the Conservatives have pulled in double the amount of dollars that Liberals amassed during a fundraising quarter — just over $6-million for the party in opposition compared to a little more than $3-million for the […]
Jul 31 2018 — Tim Naumetz — iPolitics — Handgun ownership in Canada soared between 2012 to 2016 after the former Harper government’s high-profile destruction of the federal long-gun registry. Handguns registered to individuals climbed 38 per cent from 485,801 in 2012 – the year the Conservative government’s Ending the Long Gun Registry Act took effect – to 673,201 in 2016. During roughly the […]
Jul 30 2018 — iPolitics — In a rare public disagreement, a Conservative MP is publicly accusing her colleagues of sexism, saying they left her out of the loop on a key policy decision. Michelle Rempel tweeted Friday “Guess the boys met without me?” in response to a tweet by her caucus colleague and the Conservative’s foreign affairs critic Erin O’Toole. […]