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Trudeau Government Announces New Mandatory Vaccination Requirements
Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced details of the government’s mandatory vaccination requirements for all travellers and employees in the federally regulated transportation sector. This delivers on a key campaign...
Ontario Speech from the Throne: Stay-the-Course Message Foreshadows Growth-Driven Agenda, No New Taxes or Spending Cuts
Queen's Park - Monday, October 4, 2021: With only 240 days remaining until the province’s next scheduled election, Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor delivered a Speech from the Throne this morning to open the Fall Session of Ontario’s 42nd Parliament. Today’s address...
Counsel Public Affairs recognizes first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the team at Counsel Public Affairs is reflecting on the role and responsibility that public policy professionals share in confronting Canada’s dark past and addressing the ongoing injustice towards Indigenous...
Senior Aide to Former Manitoba Premier and Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader to Join Counsel Public Affairs
WINNIPEG, September 24, 2021 - Counsel Public Affairs is pleased to announce that Logan Ross will be joining its national public affairs and communications practice as Vice President, Communications and Campaigns. “Logan knows what it takes to impact public policy...
Reflections on the Liberals’ Re-election
Last night’s election closely mirrors the 2019 result, with the Liberals currently elected or leading in 158 seats (+1 from 2019), Conservatives 119 (-2), Bloc Quebecois 32 (+2), NDP 25 (+1), and the Greens 2 (-1). This has led many pundits to conclude that the entire...
What to watch for on Election Day
The final polls have been published - including our own - and today Canadians are casting their votes across the country. Here are a few key storylines that we are following on election day: Mail-in ballots & delayed results A record 1.2 million Canadians have...
Counsel predicts minority Liberal Parliament
(Ottawa, September 19, 2021) – As the 44th Canadian general election draws to a close, Counsel Public Affairs is predicting a Liberal minority Parliament, as the two front-running parties remain tied in our final, large-sample pre-election poll. Nationally, Justin...
Singh’s Closing Argument to Voters: “Send a Message to Trudeau, not a Blank Cheque”
It’s closing time! In the final few days, campaigns focus their most important messages on their most critical targets, making the closing arguments of a long election. We can learn a lot by watching where the leaders go, and what they say, in these final days. A...
Conservatives and Liberals are neck and neck following debates
(Ottawa, September 13, 2021) – Heading into the last week of the federal election, a new large sample national public opinion poll by Counsel Public Affairs shows the election is going down to the wire. Nationally, Erin O'Toole's Conservative Party of Canada is...