Despite record low unemployment and relatively strong economic fundamentals, pocketbook issues still dominate voter concerns. The Liberal government’s pre-election budget seeks to ease these economic anxieties by addressing cost of living issues with new measures...

Just three weeks after a critical by-election victory which secured the stability of its 17-month old minority government, BC’s NDP government has delivered its second balanced budget.    Building on the theme of middle-class affordability established by last year’s...

In a do-or-die moment for BC’s New Democrats, their candidate emerged victorious in the Nanaimo byelection. Sheila Malcolmson will become the new MLA from Nanaimo, after handily beating out Liberal Tony Harris and the Green Party’s Michele Ney. Malcolmson took home...

For a while there, a lot of people were questioning the judgment of BC Speaker Darryl Plecas. But then he produced a woodsplitter. And bespoke menswear. A subscription to Electric Bike Action. And “a truckload of alcohol.” Let’s back up a bit. Back in 2017, when the...

CALGARY, JANUARY 17, 2019 -- Counsel Public Affairs is thrilled to add Amber Ruddy, one of Alberta’s leading business advocates, to its growing Western Canada division. “I am excited to join Counsel at such an important time in Alberta’s future. Many of the decisions...

January 14, 2019 — Hints at the Trudeau government’s election strategy were on display with today’s cabinet shuffle, initiated by popular veteran Scott Brison’s unexpected departure from politics last week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the opening at Treasury...

TORONTO, DECEMBER 19, 2018 -- Counsel is continuing to grow its roster of talented consultants with new additions to its Ottawa office and public relations teams. Evan Wiseman joins Counsel as Senior Consultant, Federal Advocacy. Evan Wiseman is an experienced...