Insight
Ontario Delivers Unprecedented $17.5 Billion in Aid to Reinforce Health Care, Protect People and Jobs in COVID-19 Fight
With the entire world confronting the growing and far-reaching impact of COVID-19, today Ontario’s government laid out its much-anticipated economic and fiscal update. Consistent with its responses to date, the action plan announced today injects highly-targeted...
COMMENTARY – Devan Sommerville: Once again, we’re a nation at war – and together we can do it
Apologies if this sounds dramatic. You may have heard someone say that the COVID-19 pandemic is like a war. They're right. A world war is the only good comparison. Our economy is completely re-orienting itself to battle the pandemic. Entire industries will be...
Bob Lopinski’s take on the Ontario Liberal Leadership – Liberals no longer believe the path back to power has to be a six-year project.
The pundits said Doug Ford would never be Premier, Donald Trump couldn’t win the Republican nomination let alone the White House, Justin Trudeau would not survive SNC, and Joe Biden was finished. They also declared the Ontario Liberal Party dead. Reduced to a caucus...
Alberta government to focus on jobs, belt tightening
This budget, dubbed the Blueprint for Jobs, focuses on creating a low tax, red tape-free business climate. With a heavy emphasis on returning to balanced budgets there will be a 2.8 per cent spending reduction across government over the next four years, while...
2020 BC Budget: No surprises, mostly.
A no surprises budget was promised, and a no surprises budget was delivered. Mostly. The BC NDP minority government’s third provincial budget projects a surplus of $227 million for 2020/21 while maintaining focus on programs intended to improve services and...
Bridget Howe Joins Counsel Public Affairs’ Federal Team
OTTAWA, January 15, 2020 – Counsel Public Affairs is pleased to welcome Bridget Howe to its Ottawa team as Senior Consultant, Federal Advocacy. “I’m proud to be joining Counsel’s team of experienced consultants at such an important time here in Ottawa and across the...
Jim Rutkowski Joins Counsel Public Affairs
VICTORIA, November 21, 2019 – Counsel Public Affairs is excited to announce the addition of Jim Rutkowski, a seasoned government relations and communications professional, to its growing Western Canada division. Rutkowski will be a Senior Associate with Counsel, based...
Trudeau Reveals Minority Cabinet
Justin Trudeau’s second-term cabinet shifts strong performers to his new minority government’s most challenging files, as he confronts significant political opposition from a majority of Canada’s premiers over energy policy and plans to shift to a clean economy. At...
Ontario Government Hits Reset Button with Fall Economic Statement
NOVEMBER 6, 2019 - With the release of the 2019 Fall Economic Statement, the Ford government is steering clear of new program cuts, pivoting from the course laid out in the spring Budget. Instead, the province is investing an additional $1.3 billion in health care,...