Insight
Resurgence of COVID-19 fails to dampen Throne Speech ambition
As Canada enters the pandemic’s second wave, the Liberal government has presented a sprawling blueprint to overhaul the country’s economy, health care, approach to climate change, and social systems. In presenting the government’s Throne Speech, our embattled Governor...
Commentary – Ben Parsons: How The Opposition Could Spoil Horgan’s Best Laid Plans
John Horgan is a man with a plan. His party is riding high in the polls. His government has received accolades for its handling of the COVID health crisis, and his campaign war chest is overflowing with cash. The NDP caucus is outwardly united, energized and confident...
New Brunswick Re-Elects Premier Blaine Higgs
New Brunswick voters have re-elected Blaine Higgs as Premier of New Brunswick. This is the first time in 17 years that a governing party has been re-elected in New Brunswick. It appears that Premier Higgs will lead a majority Progressive Conservative government. In...
Election Hawks See Mounting Evidence for Fall BC Election
“The enemy of conventional wisdom is not ideas,” said John Kenneth Galbraith, “but the march of events.” And though conventional wisdom may stack up against BC Premier John Horgan calling a fall election, election hawks point to events marching in the other direction....
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole Announces Shadow Cabinet
Ahead of Parliament returning on September 23, and on the heels of his announcement appointing Hon. Candice Bergen as Deputy Leader, Federal Conservative Leader and Leader of the Official Opposition Erin O’Toole has announced his shadow cabinet. As Conservatives...
Former UCP Advisor Joins Counsel Public Affairs’ Growing Western Canada Team
CALGARY, September 3, 2020 – Counsel Public Affairs is pleased to welcome Andrew Sennyah to its growing Western Canada team, as a Calgary-based government relations Consultant. “As Counsel continues to grow in Alberta and across Western Canada, we are excited to have...
Canada’s First Provincial Pandemic Election Hits Half-Way Mark
Despite a call that, in normal times, would have been most notable for occurring in the height of Le Festival Acadien de Caraquet, New Brunswick’s first-in-the-nation pandemic-era election has hit its half-way point. Amid a noticeable absence of candidates performing...
O’Toole Wins Conservative Party Leadership
Image Credit: (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Erin O’Toole has been elected Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) and will serve as Leader of the Official Opposition. In what proved to be a close and...
Freeland Wins Finance Job as Trudeau Prorogues Parliament
Chrystia Freeland’s star is shining brighter than ever today as she was named Finance Minister in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, making her the first woman to ever hold this prestigious post. After distinguishing herself in previous roles, particularly her...