Jun 26 2019 — Globe and Mail — The government has received requests for travel documents for five children of Canadian citizens whom experts say travelled to war-torn Syria to join the Islamic State and now want to come home. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada declined to say whether the Canadian parents of the children had onetime links to the Islamic State in […]
Jun 26 2019 — Associated Press — China on Wednesday renewed a demand that Canada release a top executive of tech giant Huawei a day after announcing a suspension of all imports of Canadian meat products in an apparent bid to increase the pressure on Ottawa. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters at a daily briefing Wednesday that Canada should “take […]
Jun 26 2019 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Online giant Twitter has decided to ban political ads in Canada in the lead-up to the federal election this fall. Faced with new election rules that kick in this weekend, Twitter says it won’t allow ads for parties and candidates until campaigning for the Oct. 21 vote begins. “Twitter will be prohibiting partisan and political […]
Jun 26 2019 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — The move follows the Chinese tactic in blocking canola shipments. Ottawa—Blocking Canadian pork and beef shipments appears to be Beijing’s latest bully tactic to force Canada to release a hi-tech executive arrested in Vancouver under a U.S. extradition request. China said it was considering a halt in all meat exports after the Canadian Food […]
Jun 26 2019 — Aaron Wherry — CBC — “Stephen Harper with a smile” was the shorthand description embraced by both Andrew Scheer (while he was running for the Conservative leadership) and the Liberal Party, after Scheer became the second leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Two years and five “vision” speeches later, that description seems only more apt. That Scheer has so […]
Jun 26 2019 — Peter Mazereeuw — Hill Times — Four years of lawmaking has left the Liberal government with a lengthy list of accomplishments and black marks, but only a few legal changes made or abandoned by the Trudeau government will likely play a significant role at the ballot box this October, say political observers. “There’s an old saying in politics: ‘Friends come and […]
Jun 25 2019 — Alex Boutilier — Toronto Star — Regional differences in voting intentions across Canada are masking a close federal election race, according to the latest polling data from Forum Research. The opposition Conservatives still maintain a national edge in voting intentions, with 34 per cent of respondents to Forum’s late June poll saying they’d vote for Andrew Scheer’s party. The Liberal government […]
Jun 26 2019 — Nathan VanderKlippe — Globe and Mail — While Canada’s meat sector has pinned its hopes on a quick end to a suspension of Chinese imports, an industry expert warned that resolving the problem may depend on improving strained ties between the two countries, even as China’s foreign ministry renewed demands for the release of an arrested Huawei executive. The Chinese government on […]
Jun 26 2019 — Globe and Mail — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s review of government appointments will include the chair of a committee that helps choose justices of the peace because of his connections to Mr. Ford’s former top adviser. The Premier’s Office said Andrew Suboch’s role on the Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee would be examined by staff after The […]
Jun 25 2019 — Globe and Mail — Federal lawyers say the courts have undermined Canada’s regime for monitoring lobbyists’ activities by weighing in on the lobbying commissioner’s Aga Khan ruling, new court documents show. In April, the Federal Court ordered Nancy Bélanger, the Commissioner of Lobbying, to reconsider the decision not to investigate a complaint into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vacation with […]
Jun 26 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The RCMP were worried about “increased scrutiny” by journalists after an employee in their access to information office was red-flagged during a security review, according to a briefing note prepared for the commissioner. The national police force launched a review after the security unit raised concerns about the employee during a routine clearance interview last […]
Jun 25 2019 — CBC — Former Progressive Conservative prime minister Kim Campbell says that the Conservatives’ climate strategy falls short. “They produced a plan that has no targets,” she told Power and Politics host Vassy Kapelos in a recent interview, airing today. “It really is a sop, I think.” Unveiled by party leader Andrew Scheer last week, the plan would, […]
Jun 25 2019 — CBC — China is considering halting all meat imports from Canada starting Wednesday after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency notified China that it had discovered a number of fabricated veterinary health certificates in some meat products bound for China, according to a government official. China already has halted imports from three Canadian pork producers over food safety […]
Jun 26 2019 — Beatrice Paez — Hill Times — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tenure in office has undoubtedly brought a surge in lobbying activity, but a glitch in the registry’s system resulted in an overrepresentation of the number of lobbyists actively registered, says the commissioner. In its 2018 annual report, the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL) indicated there were 9,084 lobbyists registered […]
Jun 25 2019 — Global News — Global News has learned that multiple individuals who have direct links to the Ontario premier’s former chief of staff, Dean French, are scattered throughout the PC government. The individuals include French’s family members, and former lacrosse players from St. Michaels College School where French coached.