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In advance of a widely-anticipated federal election campaign, political strategists, elected officials, and aspiring candidates gathered in Toronto earlier this week for the Next Campaign Tech Showcase. The non-partisan event featured expert panels and tech exhibitors, allowing politicos to see up close the latest technology for strategic campaigning.
In two months, the Canadian political world will congregate in Toronto for the Next Campaign Summit, a one-day nonpartisan event devoted to all the latest tech and tactics used in election campaigns across the world. To tee up the summit, iPolitics chatted with Brett Thalmann, a founding partner at Nexus Strategic Consultants and one of the event’s organizers. Thalmann spoke...
Despite Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s call for businesses to “fire your lobbyist,” many in the government relations industry aren’t worrying about their professional futures. In an op-ed for the National Post earlier this month, Poilievre called lobbyists “useless” and “overpaid,” as part of broader message outlining how his government’s policies will not be shaped by Ottawa insiders, but rather by...
The Liberal caucus is preparing for a vote marathon on the sustainable jobs bill that could see MPs sit well into the weekend, according to a senior government source. After facing countless delays and some 20,000 amendments at committee, Bill C-50, which seeks to establish a framework that would guide Canada’s economy towards a net-zero future, is set to come...
Heading into 2023, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson had five distinct priorities. He wanted to improve relationships with the provinces, implement the critical minerals strategy, green the grid, create sustainable jobs, and advance economic reconciliation. While most of those goals are long-term objectives, Wilkinson caught up with iPolitics to provide a progress update. In this interview, he talks...
In an exclusive interview with iPolitics, Canada’s environment minister talks about why people need to embrace electric-vehicles, as well as why Ontario is to blame for any delays facing Highway 413.
Ahead of the holidays, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay spoke with iPolitics about the code, as well as what he thinks of the amended Bill C-234 and who he believes is the funniest person at the cabinet table.