Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally won parliamentary approval for a gamble on a snap ballot that he hopes will break the deadlock over Brexit.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/pm-johnson-gambles-on-a-snap-election-to-break-brexit-deadlock-idUSKBN1X90NX
Month: October 2019
‘A deep, deep hurt’: Business leaders weigh in on Western alienation – BNN Bloomberg
‘A deep, deep hurt’: Business leaders weigh in on Western alienation – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/a-deep-deep-hurt-business-leaders-weigh-in-on-western-alienation-1.1337066
Trudeau to meet with Governor General today to form government – BNN Bloomberg
Trudeau to meet with Governor General today to form government – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/trudeau-to-meet-with-governor-general-today-to-form-government-1.1339146
Andrew Coyne: Sorry Albertchewan, cabinet ministers are supposed to be elected, not selected | National Post
Alberta not being represented in cabinet is only a problem if you accept the purpose of cabinet is to mirror the country, rather than govern it
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/andrew-coyne-sorry-albertchewan-cabinet-ministers-are-supposed-to-be-elected-not-selected
‘This isn’t just anger’: Seven prominent voices assess the post-election mood out West | National Post
The separation issue has become deeply divided, with opinions ranging from outright dismissiveness to bombastic calls for an immediate exit of the West
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/this-isnt-just-anger-seven-prominent-voices-assess-the-post-election-mood-out-west
International investors mock Canada’s inability to build pipelines: Manning – Video – BNN
Preston Manning, former Reform Party of Canada leader and founder of the Manning Centre, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the issue of Western alienation, this week’s federal election outcome and Canada’s inability to get pipelines built.
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/video/international-investors-mock-canada-s-inability-to-build-pipelines-manning~1811999
Alberta cuts civil servants, tuition freeze in latest budget – BNN Bloomberg
Alberta cuts civil servants, tuition freeze in latest budget – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/alberta-cuts-civil-servants-tuition-freeze-in-latest-budget-1.1336742
A somewhat humbled post-election Trudeau hints at a new approach | CBC News
If you were expecting a wholly different Justin Trudeau to appear on Wednesday, a day after Canadian voters returned 27 fewer Liberal MPs to the House of Commons than they elected in 2015, you were perhaps disappointed.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-2019-election-1.5332364
Trudeau has options to ponder for bringing Alta., Sask. interests to the cabinet table | CBC News
Having won a minority in the House of Commons, but no seats in Alberta or Saskatchewan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now contemplating which options he will employ to ensure those provinces have representation at the federal cabinet table.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-alberta-saskatchewan-cabinet-1.5333069
Trudeau rules out coalition, promises gender equity in new cabinet | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today ruled out forming a coalition and said his minority government’s new cabinet will have gender balance when it’s sworn in on Nov. 20.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-liberal-minority-government-2019-1.5331926