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2 weeks ago | 
buff.ly | Neil Moss |Stuart Benson |Irem Koca
All eyes on Trump: meet the top 50 foreign policy influencers navigating Canada’s role in a rocky world The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile the list of the top 50 foreign policy influencers.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
shorturl.at | Abbas Rana |Stuart Benson
With the NDP pulling the plug on their supply-and-confidence agreement with the governing Liberals, and the Liberals’ national campaign director resigning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s options to govern the country until October 2025 and winning the next election are becoming increasingly limited, say some MPs and political insiders. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription. Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
nationalnewswatch.com | Stuart Benson
Amid a temporary pause in hostilities in Israel’s war on Hamas and the agreed-upon release of hostages, organizers behind a protest that disrupted a big-ticket Liberal Party fundraiser last week are vowing to keep up the pressure around the country until they hear “an unequivocal call for an immediate ceasefire” from the federal government. Click here for more political news headlines
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
nationalnewswatch.com | Stuart Benson
A petition calling on the federal government to implement an NDP MP’s action plan on the rights of trans and gender-diverse Canadians has received more than 3,000 signatures in its first week as LGBTQ advocates urge the government to “put its money where its mouth is.” It’s a call for the feds to provide stable future-proofed funding to organizations serving Canada’s queer community, which they say is only growing more urgent as the Conservative leader wades more explicitly into opposition to...
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
nationalnewswatch.com | Stuart Benson
The federal Conservatives extended their massive fundraising lead under the leadership of Pierre Poilievre, raking in more than $7.1-million during the third quarter of 2023, doubling the Liberals’ total, and surpassing the combined fundraising of all four of their party rivals. But, pollsters say, the windfall comes with a double-edged sword. The party’s fundraising total for the firs
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
imdb.com | Stuart Benson |Paul Davidson
For the tenacious 11-year-old Robin and her loyal band of friends 'The Hoods', the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom. Sticks and bin lids have ... Read allFor the tenacious 11-year-old Robin and her loyal band of friends 'The Hoods', the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom. Sticks and bin lids have become swords and shields, drones have become majestic eagles and the hippy lady in the fo...
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Oct 31, 2023 | 
nationalnewswatch.com | Stuart Benson
A new report by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship is raising alarm bells over the increasingly “leaky bucket” of Canada’s immigration system and the slow drip of migrants giving up on their dreams of settling down permanently in Canada. Click here for more political news headlines
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
nationalnewswatch.com | Stuart Benson
As Conservatives enjoy an ever-increasing lead in the polls, some are concerned the party and its leader may be “peaking too early” with the next election possibly two years out and its slate of recently approved policy resolutions showing possible signs of friction between the various factions in the party’s increasingly diverse coalition of support. Click here for more political news headlines
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
nationalnewswatch.com | Stuart Benson
With the federal Liberals falling roughly 10 points behind the Conservatives at the end of August, the governing party is signalling a greater focus on the cohort of younger voters it partially owes for its only majority since coming to power in 2015. But as that demographic increasingly responds positively to what it views as genuine concern from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre over their financial burdens, Young Liberals say their party still has the best story to tell on affordability.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
nationalnewswatch.com | Stuart Benson
As evacuation orders and travel bans in wildfire-affected regions of British Columbia continue to impact the tourism industry and scheduled events in the province, including at least two of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s rallies, NDP MP Richard Cannings says it is frustrating to hear Conservatives continue to spread their anti-carbon price messaging about a policy the province introduced a decade before the feds. Click here for more political news headlines
