Davis Legree

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Where is Team Canada? Advisors, premiers feel left out as PMO prepares for CUSMA review

Where is Team Canada? Advisors, premiers feel left out as PMO prepares for CUSMA review

“You could have an incredible political fallout because the prime minister doesn’t have the usual mechanism and folks that could help [him] manage a crisis because he’s all on his own,” said Sen. Hassan Yussuff. “I think the government needs to scramble now to get to get ready [for the CUSMA review].”

Lights, camera, action: REEL Politics to host film festival at ByTowne Cinema

Lights, camera, action: REEL Politics to host film festival at ByTowne Cinema

Calling all politicos and film junkies in the nation’s capital! REEL Politics is set to screen eight political films at Ottawa’s legendary ByTowne Cinema, beginning this fall. The festival will feature a wide range of movies, from the French-language drama Les Ordres to the newly-released documentary Prime Minister, which explores the resignation of New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern.

From door-knocking to digital: Next Campaign Tech Showcase puts cutting-edge strategies on display

From door-knocking to digital: Next Campaign Tech Showcase puts cutting-edge strategies on display

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.

Calling all politicos: Next Campaign Summit to feature speakers on electoral tech and tactics

Calling all politicos: Next Campaign Summit to feature speakers on electoral tech and tactics

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...

‘There will be no magic meeting’: Lobbyists react to Poilievre’s attack on their profession

‘There will be no magic meeting’: Lobbyists react to Poilievre’s attack on their profession

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...

Liberals set stage for vote marathon in House on sustainable jobs bill

Liberals set stage for vote marathon in House on sustainable jobs bill

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...

Jonathan Wilkinson: Lover of policy, not politics

Jonathan Wilkinson: Lover of policy, not politics

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...

Gas-powered vehicles have become like horses and buggies, says Guilbeault

Gas-powered vehicles have become like horses and buggies, says Guilbeault

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.

Feds considering legislating grocery code of conduct, says ag minister

Feds considering legislating grocery code of conduct, says ag minister

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.