By Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The world’s wealthiest polluting countries spend at least 15 times more on military and arms than climate finance for the world’s most vulnerable countries, a new report revealed in the final week of COP27 negotiations.
Continue reading Report connects the dots between military spending and the climate crisis
By Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s Competition Bureau is launching a study on the grocery store sector as food prices rise at the fastest rate in 40 years.
The announcement came after the NDP’s opposition day motion to tackle high food prices received unanimous support in the House of Commons. From now until June 2023, the bureau says it will examine how governments can combat grocery price increases through greater competition.
Continue reading Canada’s Competition Bureau will study grocery chain pricingBy Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Anjali Appadurai says the BC NDP’s decision to disqualify her from its leadership race raises legitimate questions about the party’s democratic processes, while several federal NDP MPs think she should have been allowed to run.
Appadurai was officially disqualified from the race on Oct. 19 after running a climate-forward campaign that successfully drew thousands of new members to the provincial NDP. The disqualification was based on a report from the party’s chief electoral officer, Elizabeth Cull, which cited “serious improper conduct” by Appadurai’s campaign that included working with third parties for membership drives.
Continue reading Several federal MPs wanted to see Anjali Appadurai runBy Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s hefty 71-member shadow cabinet includes both former leadership rivals and loyal followers, along with several new roles, including shadow minister of red tape reduction.
Leslyn Lewis and Scott Aitchison, both candidates in this year’s leadership race, are on the list. The former will oversee infrastructure and communities, while Aitchison will take on housing, diversity and inclusion.
This is a typical strategy to ensure supporters of past leadership hopefuls don’t undermine the current leader, said Alex Marland, professor and head of the department of political science at Memorial University.
Continue reading Pierre Poilievre preaches small government, appoints big shadow cabinetBy Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bloc Québécois MP Monique Pauzé blasted the federal government in question period after a report forecasted roughly $17 billion of Trans Mountain’s public debt will be forgiven.
“The government has cooked the books to hide the fact that it continues to sink our money into the Trans Mountain pipeline,” the MP for Repentigny told the House of Commons in French on Oct. 7.
Continue reading Bloc Québécois MP Monique Pauzé confronts feds about Trans Mountain’s ‘cooked’ books
