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Talk of Scottish Independence sparks memories of Canada’s fight for national unity.
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It must strike others as odd that Canadians strongly associate the arrival of warm weather with another comforting rite of spring – the culmination of the ice hockey season. Over the next two months the sport’s core audience will be joined by millions of fair-weather fans who only show up for the Stanley Cup and…
The growing friction between bilingualism and other forms of inclusion in Canada
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In mid-April Canada’s attention is fully seized by the race to suppress an alarming third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, fueled by variants, through vaccination and another tapping of “emergency brake” lockdown measures. It will be a close run thing.
Threats against politicians ‘very frequent’, former Privy Council clerk says
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Originally posted: Jul 25, 2020 Canada’s former top civil servant says Canadians would be shocked and dismayed to learn the true level of abuse and the number of violent threats politicians face during their time in office. Politicians often receive ‘vile’ messages attacking gender, religion, race, says Michael Wernick CBC News: The House47:12Pandemics, party unity…
Michael Wernick on turbulent times for Canada – and its Clerk
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Ever since Michael Wernick joined the Canadian federal civil service nearly 40 years ago, the pace of life – and government – has been accelerating. “The feedback is faster; the reaction times are shorter; governments have to take decisions – politically and internally – with less time and less perfect information,” he says. “The days…
One new member, but all familiar faces, in Cabinet shuffle
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Quebec has a new lineup of cabinet ministers, including one person who has yet to be elected to the National Assembly. Wednesday morning in the red room of the National Assembly, Premier Jean Charest presented his new cabinet.