Steven Guilbeault
Trudeau sends a signal to Alberta. Cue the squirming.
Alberta got its cabinet minister, but the real focus will be on the new names at environment and natural resources, and how they apply the government’s ‘just transition’
Trudeau’s new cabinet: Serious people in charge of serious files
The PM has put smart people into big and difficult roles. The challenge—for him and his legacy—will be whether he can give them space to do their jobs.
The real consequences of Steven Guilbeault’s battle with the web giants
Michael Geist: Below the surface of the Liberal government’s effort to crack down on big tech lies an even bigger threat—the implications for free speech in Canada
Attention web giants: ‘Recess is over’
A small group of nations, led by Canada, have been quietly preparing to take on the tech giants. Inside their battle to rein in the most powerful companies on Earth.
The question of the weekend
Liberals are spending much of the day discussing the concept of “evidence-based policy”—this curious and revolutionary and courageous notion that the government’s actions and promises should acknowledge demonstrable reality. Munir Sheikh, the former chief statistician, addressed the convention this morning. Delegates have spent the rest of the day in sessions dedicated to discussing this novel approach in the context of various policy areas.