Tag: Liberal Party of Canada

Stephen Woodworth: 2016 Change to Liberal Party Membership Rules Further Opened the Door to Foreign Interference

Commentary In 2016, changes made to the Liberal Party’s membership requirements opened the door to a new way for the Communist regime which rules China to take a direct hand in the governance of Canada. Not much talked about today, but Justin Trudeau did away with Liberal Party membership and replaced it with “registration.”  This…


Veteran Liberal MP Marc Garneau Resigning

Liberal MP and former federal cabinet minister Marc Garneau will be resigning his seat in the House of Commons after spending 15 years in politics. Garneau represents the Montreal constituency of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount and was first elected to the House in 2008. He served as the federal transport minister for about five years prior to briefly serving as…


Former Liberal Cabinet Minister Marc Garneau Resigning From House of Commons

Liberal MP and former federal cabinet minister Marc Garneau will be resigning his seat in the House of Commons after spending 15 years in politics. Garneau represents the Montreal constituency of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount and was first elected to the House in 2008. He served as the federal transport minister for about five years prior to briefly serving as…


Federal Gov’t Spent $140M on Advertising in the 2021/22 Fiscal Year

The federal Liberals spent $140.8 million on advertising between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022, representing the highest amount spent by any federal government in a single year to date, according to an internal report. “The COVID-19 pandemic remained a high priority, with advertising efforts from the previous two fiscal years continuing for a third fiscal…


Liberals Accuse Tories of ‘Fearmongering’ on Latest Gun Ban, as Tories Push Back With Charges of ‘Disinformation’

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is accusing the Conservatives of “fearmongering” over proposed amendments to gun-banning legislation that, if passed, will see an additional 300 to 400 firearms prohibited nationwide. The Conservatives, meanwhile, have pushed back with claims of “disinformation” and accusing the Liberals of avoiding debate on the initial legislation in the House. Significant…


Tories Call for End to Hybrid Parliament After Liberal MP Caught Joining House Proceedings From Washroom Stall

Conservatives are accusing Liberal MP Shafqat Ali of being in “contempt of the House” in response to an incident that took place on May 6 when the Liberal MP was caught participating in House proceedings from a bathroom stall. On May 9, John Brassard, House Leader for the Conservatives, rose on a question of privilege to…


Party Infighting: Why It’s Worse Among Tories Than Liberals

As is often seen after a Tory election loss, it didn’t take long after the 2021 election for calls demanding a leadership review to begin, with the latest high-profile request coming from Sen. Denise Batters. Tensions among the Conservatives over the party’s leadership and direction are nothing new. Mutinies and defections have plagued federal conservative…


Province-by-Province Breakdown of an Almost Carbon Copy Election

More results of the 2021 election continued to roll in on Tuesday, but the outcome is all but settled with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau returning to power with another minority government. A province-by-province breakdown of the vote shows that not much has changed in Canada’s political landscape since the last election in 2019. Alberta While…


Canada’s Federal Election: Here’s Where the Parties Stand

Election polling in North America has been frustratingly hit and miss in recent years. Pollsters have had difficulty reaching people without traditional landline telephones and internet polling has been prone to notoriously to biased results. That said, pollsters have been adapting to changing times, and electoral forecasts from a number of firms have been consistent….


Election Call Comes Before Fallout From Record Deficits and Debt Hits: Analysts

Although polls show the majority of Canadians are concerned about the federal debt and deficit, the issue may take a back seat during the election as blowback from the ballooning debt hasn’t had a major impact yet, say veteran political and economic analysts. The Trudeau government has borrowed substantially to respond to the pandemic, causing…