This morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced some key changes to his front bench. The pre-election mini-shuffle was triggered by the departure of a key political ally: In a surprise move, Navdeep Bains announced in a video clip shared this morning that he...
Today the Trudeau Liberal government announced an ambitious update to their 2016 climate plan. This sprawling plan, which has the heft of a full-fledged climate budget, is likely to meet the high bar set by environmentalists and climate conscious voters. However, it...
TORONTO AND REGINA, December 2, 2020 – Counsel Public Affairs is pleased to welcome Tina Beaudry-Mellor, former Saskatchewan cabinet minister, as a Principal to its growing Western Canada Team. “We are thrilled to have Tina join Counsel. She knows how government...
This afternoon, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the government’s Fall Economic Statement (FES), the first fiscal blueprint in her new role and the first ever delivered by a woman at the federal level. Today’s mini-budget was full of new spending after...
More than a month after the BC NDP won the biggest victory in its history, Premier John Horgan today unveiled his new cabinet. With the province facing severe Covid-19-induced health and economic challenges, Horgan’s picks aim to fulfill the promise of stability and...
In his first budget as Ontario’s Finance Minister, the Hon. Rod Phillips introduced today the 2020-21 budget and three-year fiscal blueprint, entitled Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support, Recover. With the March 2020 budget postponed at the onset of the pandemic...
