Jun 29 2022 — Maura Forrest — Politico — In a “remarkable” disclosure, Canada’s national police force has described for the first time how it uses spyware to infiltrate mobile devices and collect data, including by remotely turning on the camera and microphone of a suspect’s phone or laptop. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says it only uses such tools in the most serious […]
Jun 29 2022 — Politico — Today, how far will Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU go to support NATO? Also, get ready for another political interference scandal to dominate the summer. And an update on the mystery candidate for Ottawa mayor!
Jun 27 2022 — Nick Taylor-Vaisey — Politico — Today we’re in Chicago for the Great Lakes Economic Forum. POLITICO also has a team in the Bavarian Alps, so we bring news from the G-7. There’s more to tell about that UCP leadership bid that was not to be. Plus, we’re building a summer reading list and welcome your recommendations.
Jun 24 2022 — Politico — Bonne Saint-Jean! Or, if you’re heading to the party at the U.S. embassy in Ottawa, Happy Fourth! Today, we look at the sitting that was, the passports that aren’t, and the UCP leader that might have been.
Jun 17 2022 — Zi-Ann Lum — Politico — The debate over the fate of Canada’s hybrid Parliament — and the ability of MPs to work from home — is unfolding as a battle between traditionalists and progressives. Conservative House Leader John Brassard says remote work gives the Liberal government new avenues to duck accountability. Mute button blunders, headset problems and connectivity issues have […]
Jun 17 2022 — Philippe J. Fournier — Politico — Is Quebec Premier François Legault secretly planning a referendum on independence, as some media commentators have been hinting? Fresh numbers suggest he should not. Why? First, he would lose. Second, his coalition party — which has governed Quebec since 2018 — would probably implode. The arrival of Bernard Drainville (former PQ cabinet minister) and Caroline […]
Jun 16 2022 — Maura Forrest — Politico — More than half of the 40,000 ventilators the Canadian government ordered early in the pandemic are now sitting unused in the federal emergency stockpile. Just more than 2,000 of the ventilators have been deployed, either in Canada or abroad. Ottawa is now working to cancel orders for ventilators that have yet to be delivered, but […]
Jun 16 2022 — Politico — Today, Finance Minister CHRYSTIA FREELAND makes a “major” speech on the economy. We ask everybody in our Rolodex to tell us what she should say. Also, more hints at a mystery candidate for Ottawa mayor. Send in your guesses now!
Jun 14 2022 — Nick Taylor-Vaisey — Politico — Today, a new era in vaccine mandates approacheth. Plus, the deputy PM will defend the invocation of the Emergencies Act at committee. Plus, the overhaul of broadcasting laws will rush through another committee. Plus, have you never heard of the World War 2 ship landing craft that sank off the coast of Vancouver Island?
Jun 13 2022 — Philippe J. Fournier — Politico — A lesson from Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s landslide for the federal party. Where you stand on child raising offers clues to where you sit in the swirl of Canadian politics. Consider these questions: When raising children, which do you think is more important to emphasize: Strength or wisdom? Morality or reason and evidence? Creativity or […]
Jun 9 2022 — Andy Blatchford — Politico — Erin O’Toole says Chinese interference is to blame for the defeat of as many as nine Conservative candidates in the 2021 federal election. The former Conservative leader’s remark, made during a podcast this week, advances an unusually specific allegation at a time of widespread warnings about state actors trying to undermine Canada’s democratic process.
Jun 6 2022 — Maura Forrest — Politico — There are a maximum of three weeks left before the House of Commons rises for summer. Cue the end-of-session legislative rush. But silly season may look a little different this year. That’s because the Liberals have taken the unusual step of introducing several meaty government bills in the Senate this session. Depending on whom you […]
Jun 2 2022 — Andy Blatchford — Politico — Ottawa is still buzzing about Bill Morneau and his sharp take on the Trudeau Cabinet. But it turns out Wednesday’s keynote was not the first time the former finance minister has taken his former colleagues to task. During a Feb. 25 speech in Washington, mostly overlooked after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a day earlier, Morneau […]
Jun 2 2022 — Politico — Today, Ontario votes. Plus, is MICHELLE REMPEL GARNER gunning for a job in a different Canadian capital? And we have the World Milk Day exchange you can’t miss.
Jun 1 2022 — Philippe J. Fournier — Politico — With a day to go, the 2022 Ontario campaign appears poised to end where it started. Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party entered its reelection campaign with a sizable lead against vulnerable opponents, and although some individual polls did suggest some tightening in mid-May, polling during the past month never really steered away from preelection trends.