Etiket: partisan
Partisan attacks | QS demands an apology from the CAQ and does not rule out suing for defamation
(Quebec) Québec solidaire (QS) demands a formal apology from a member of Prime Minister François Legault’s close guard and does not rule out suing him for defamation. Posted at 12:57…
House of Commons | Speaker Greg Fergus accused of participating in another partisan event
(Ottawa) Already subject to a barrage of criticism from the Conservative Party and the Bloc Québécois who are calling for his resignation for having recorded a video that was broadcast…
Appearance in a partisan event | Financial sanction recommended against Greg Fergus
(Ottawa) The committee which was responsible for determining an “appropriate corrective measure” against the Speaker of the House of Commons, Greg Fergus, for his virtual appearance at a partisan event…
Video at a partisan event | The Bloc stops calling Greg Fergus “Mr. President”
(Ottawa) The Bloc Québécois has stopped punctuating its questions in the House of Commons with the traditional “Mr. President”, in order to send an additional signal to President Greg Fergus…
Video at a partisan event | The Speaker of the Commons apologizes
(Ottawa) The Speaker of the House of Commons, Greg Fergus, apologized Monday morning before a committee of MPs for a video he made and which was broadcast at a recent…
House of Commons | Greg Fergus resumes his seat as president after his appearance at a partisan event
(Ottawa) Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus returned to his chair on Thursday during a typical day in the role, the first since the outcry caused by his…
The carbon tax: beyond partisan borders, for a sustainable future
In the grand theater of Canadian politics, the carbon tax has become the symbol of a bitter struggle between divergent visions of the future. This burning issue for Canada and…
A judge taken to task by Republicans over partisan redistricting
(Madison) A newly elected Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who called Republican-drawn voting districts “rigged” refused to recuse herself Friday from two redistricting lawsuits. Posted at 10:31 p.m. Scott Bauer Associated…
Trudeau and Poilievre accuse each other of favoring their own partisan interests in the file of foreign interference
The charges were almost identical, although they come from opposite sides. Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre have criticized each other for only trying to advance their own respective partisan interests…
2021 Federal Election | Foreign interference shouldn’t be a partisan affair, argues Justin Trudeau
(Ottawa) Justin Trudeau says MPs who want to put a political spin on foreign interference in elections are actually helping China undermine Canadians’ faith in their democracy. Posted at 2:14…
United States | A political class crushed by partisan interests
The fallout from the midterm elections in the United States is beginning to fade. The new House of Representatives and its new president, Republican Kevin McCarthy, are preparing for the…
Delegate in Barcelona | The opposition denounces the “partisan appointment” of Caroline St-Hilaire
(Lac-Beauport) The Legault government is in the process of appointing the former CAQ candidate in Sherbrooke, Caroline St-Hilaire, to the position of delegate of the Quebec office in Barcelona. A…
Dominique Anglade and the QLP | A toxic partisan culture for women
The resignation, not so surprising as that, of Dominique Anglade from her posts as leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) and as a Member of Parliament clearly reflects…
Donald Trump will chain partisan rallies on the eve of the midterm elections
(Washington) Ohio, Iowa, Florida, Pennsylvania: Donald Trump on Wednesday announced no less than four rallies in support of Republican candidates in the US midterm elections in the final hours of…
Elections that confirm the realignment of the Quebec partisan system
A few days after Monday’s vote, as the dust settles, we are able to better measure the impact of the results. Posted yesterday at 2:00 p.m. Eric Montigny Professor of…
Partisan work of constituency employees | “It’s like that in all parties,” says Legault
(Quebec) Contrary to the Ethics Commissioner, Premier François Legault does not believe that the constituency employees paid by the National Assembly carried out partisan work during their working hours. Posted…
The CAQ must reimburse the cost of partisan training, claims the opposition
The opposition parties are asking the Coalition avenir Québec to reimburse the public funds used for partisan training that earned a reprimand from the Ethics Commissioner of the National Assembly.…
Resumption of parliamentary work | Justin Trudeau anticipates the “partisan games” of the conservatives
(Ottawa) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is counting on the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party (NDP) to help his minority government move things forward. He anticipates systematic obstructionism on…
Geoffroy Didier deplores that “the French and partisan issues” have “raised to the surface”
“From the moment when the French presidency of the European Union intervened at the very moment of the presidential deadline, it was useless to imagine that the French and partisan…
Reactions to the column “François Legault, the chief partisan”
Michel C. Auger’s column published on November 21 in the Context section, “François Legault, the chief partisan”, provoked many comments. Here is an overview of the emails received. Posted on…