Star candidates surface in run-up to next federal election

 Depending on who you talk to, Canada has either navigated the current COVID-19 crisis relatively well or the country is heading towards an economic sinkhole for which we may never recover. The truth is probably somewhere in between. The Trudeau government COVID-19 spending spree is more than worrisome. Parliamentary Budget

135 Liberal MPs refuse to endorse Finance Minister Bill Morneau

 As part of a survey conducted between Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 27, 2020, Ottawa Life Magazine (OLM) contacted the offices of every Liberal Member of Parliament. The Members of Parliament were asked: "Do you support the statement made by Finance Minister Bill Morneau to the House of Commons Finance

More than a year later, Lobbying Commissioner still has not ruled on Facebook’s lobbying and favours for Liberal Cabinet

 Today, Democracy Watch sent a letter to federal Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger calling on her to ensure an independent ruling, before Parliament is shut down for the fall election, on the complaint letter it filed in late April 2018 about unregistered lobbying and doing favours for Cabinet and federal politicians

The Deep State: The Trudeau government, lobbyists and the legalization of corruption in Canada

 "There's no whore like an old whore" - Brian Mulroney on the Liberal Government in 1984 What many people outside of Ottawa don't understand is that there is a parallel system of government in Ottawa. This Deep State has more power than the elected MPs and ministers who are supposed to

Federal Court of Appeal suggests former Ethics Commissioner wrong to allow Morneau to secretly own family shares

 Photo credit: Andrew Balfour Today, Democracy Watch released details of the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) ruling it received last Friday in its case reviewing former Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson’s February 2016 decision into Finance Minister Bill Morneau secret family shares. More specifically, Dawson allowed Finance Minister Bill Morneau to continue to secretly own $30

Is it time for major tax reform?

 By Michael Wolfson On the same day that Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, clarified the federal government’s proposals to limit “income sprinkling” as a way for high income owners of private companies to reduce their taxes, the Senate Finance Committee released its report recommending that all his tax changes should

Democracy Watch Files Court Case Challenging Ethics Commissioner

 Third court case filed concerning Ethics Commissioner – already challenging her illegal ethics screens, and her illegal re-appointment by Trudeau Cabinet Will soon file fourth case challenging Ethics Commissioner’s failure to remove herself from ruling on complaints about Morneau – she is biased due to past advice to him, and

How a program retraining Canada’s veterans offers solutions for the mid-career worker

 By Nobina Robinson The world of work as we know it is changing – rapidly.  The “gig economy” and “automation” are just two phenomena shaping our working future.  Jobs are being “unbundled” and tasked out, piecemeal, across the globe.  And emerging technologies are changing the ways we interface with our

Liberals Have Plenty of Talent to Make Up Gender-Balanced Cabinet

 Photo by Jean-Marc Carisse. Justin Trudeau promises to have gender parity in his cabinet. He announced that in his Democracy package back in June and, when asked about this on the weekend, he reaffirmed his position. So who are the women who could make up his cabinet? In a 30-member cabinet, Trudeau