Davis Legree

Ottawa

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As Carney turns to Europe for economic and security support, why doesn't Canada join the EU?

2 days ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

NewsPrime Minister Mark Carney has previously called Canada the “most European of the non-European countries,” while several EU politicians have started calling on both sides to consider the idea. Following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Belgium earlier this week, Canada and the European Union (EU) released a joint statement. Read it closely and you’ll find countless areas where the two parties are aligned.
Freeland defends internal trade bill amid concerns around exports, health and safety standards

3 days ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

News“If a steak is safe to eat in Calgary, we should be confident that the same steak would be safe to eat in Saskatoon,” Freeland’s office told iPolitics in a statement. “The health and safety of Canadians is our priority.”Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland is deflecting concerns raised by the Canadian Meat Council suggesting that government legislation designed to ease the movement of goods and services within Canada could actually undermine red meat exports.
Byelections, bureaucrats and bilateral negotiations: Four things to watch for as Parliament hits pause for the summer

1 week ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

NewsLooking ahead to the next few months, iPolitics reached out to various party strategists, pollsters and political experts to identify the storylines likely to dominate the summer headlines. The House of Commons is set to conclude its short-lived spring session on Friday, as MPs will return to their constituencies for the summer following a six-month stretch of breakneck political action.
Hodgson's office takes shape, as Liberal staffers find landing spots

1 week ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

NewsThis week’s roundup of staffing changes on Parliament Hill. Nearly two months after the federal election, the political staffing landscape is starting to take shape on Parliament Hill. The revolving door that characterizes the post-election experience for staffers has slowed, as new ministers bring on new hires and Trudeau-era holdovers settle into new roles.
Poilievre's stakeholder lead joins Summa

1 week ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

NewsThis week’s movers on the government relations scene. After two years of managing stakeholder relations for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bryce McRae is headed to the private sector. Earlier this week, McRae announced he will be joining Summa Strategies as a senior consultant, leaving Poilievre’s office less than two months after the Conservatives lost the recent federal election.
'It's a nothingburger': Canada-U.K. trade deal likely far away despite recent announcement, say experts

1 week ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

News“They’ve set forward a process to identify the issues that are holding back trade talks and report back in six months,” said a former senior government official familiar with trade negotiations. “We don’t need six months to report back on the issues.
Gould to chair FINA, as House committees get underway

1 week ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

NewsCommittees are set to play an outsized role in this minority Parliament, as the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois will have a voting majority and, therefore, the ability to stall government legislation at the committee stage. Former cabinet minister Karina Gould has been chosen to lead the House of Commons finance committee, which will be responsible for examining the federal government’s proposed tax cut.
This senator wants to make it harder to use the notwithstanding clause

2 weeks ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

NewsSen. Peter Harder sat down with iPolitics to explain why Pierre Poilievre’s campaign promise to use the notwithstanding clause worried him and talk about his belief that section 33 of the Charter leaves Canada vulnerable to authoritarianism. If the Conservatives had won the recent federal election, Pierre Poilievre would have done something unprecedented as prime minister.
Canada to hit 2 per cent NATO spending target this year, says Carney

2 weeks ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

NewsCarney emphasized that Monday’s announcement means Canada will hit the NATO spending target “half a decade ahead of schedule,” as he had promised to meet the threshold by 2030 during the election campaign. Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to reach NATO’s 2 per cent military spending target later this year, proposing a rapid acceleration of the timeline he offered during the recent federal election campaign.
Carney unveils lineup of 39 parliamentary secretaries

3 weeks ago | ipolitics.ca | Davis Legree

NewsNotable appointments include former cabinet ministers Kody Blois and Rachel Bendayan, both of whom will serve as parliamentary secretary to the prime minister. Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed 39 Liberal MPs to parliamentary secretary positions, which comes with a specific portfolio and salary increase.