Wednesday, October 9th, 2024
For Pierre Poilievre, the conflict appears to be the point
Some amount of conflict is inherent to democracy — particularly so in a political system that prominently features His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. And hyperbole has probably existed for as long as humans have been able to communicate. But has any Canadian politician in recent memory embraced rhetorical conflict as enthusiastically as Pierre Poilievre? For the Conservative leader, there seems to be no such thing as overstatement. And he seems to feel it’s almost always worth going on the attack. Speaking to reporters at a news conference on Parliament Hill inRead more
Who will end the debate? Political gridlock continues in the House of Commons
Federal political parties appear to be locked in a game of chicken in an increasingly precarious Parliament over a debate that has stalled almost all business in the House of Commons. The Conservatives have vowed the debate will continue until the Liberals hand over to the RCMP unredacted documents about a green-tech foundation that was found to have misspent government money. The debate has now stretched into its second week. “I could sit down right now and everything would be done, if they just gave the documents,” Conservative MP KyleRead more
Leaders condemn B.C. rally where ‘death to Canada’ cry went up
Political leaders are condemning what they describe as “hateful rhetoric” from a speaker at a pro-Palestinian rally in Vancouver who told the crowd that “we are Hezbollah and we are Hamas.” Both groups are listed by Public Safety Canada as terrorist entities. In videos circulated online, an unidentified masked woman led a crowd of hundreds at the Vancouver Art Gallery Monday night in chants of “death to Canada, death to the United States and death to Israel,” while some in the group burned Canadian flags. The protest was organized by theRead more
Why has Parliament’s work been paralyzed for more than a week?
The House of Commons has been at a standstill for more than a week as a dispute over releasing documents related to the government’s failed green technology fund continues to gum up the works. The Conservatives are trying to force the government to release all documents related to the now-defunct Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a federally funded arm’s-length body that was launched in 2021 to hand out taxpayer money to promising clean tech firms. The Conservatives want the RCMP to investigate alleged wrongdoing at the SDTC and say policeRead more