What happens if a prime minister loses their seat in a General Election?

Rishi Sunak holding a Q&A event with farmers in Barnstaple, north Devon, yesterday (Picture: Leon Neal/Pool/AFP) Among several big General Election polls released yesterday, one predicted a particularly shocking result: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak losing his seat in North Yorkshire. The Savanta poll, carried out for the Daily Telegraph, suggested the Tories could face a … Read more

Calgary investment fund spots $400K for investor hub for underrepresented founders

The money will be distributed to up to 40 investors seeking to work with Calgary startups Brad Parry, president and CEO at Calgary Economic Development and Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund, is seen in this file photo.Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Calgary’s city-owned investment fund is providing $400,000 in funding for an investor hub that will target early-stage companies … Read more

Allison Hanes: Montreal expense scandal may be symptom of bigger problems

Some say comparing capital works with operational expenses is apples and oranges. But tapped-out taxpayers paid for $347 plate of oysters. Dominique Ollivier has been singled out as the fall guy for haphazard financial stewardship at the city, when the problem is much bigger than one person.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette Montreal’s auditor general … Read more

For a monthly $1 fee, Ontario gives businesses the chance at downtown pop-up retail space

Eva Grello-Nakas works on a storefront display for Craft Collective in Ontario. (Courtesy of Eva Grello-Nakas) Some Ontario retail vendors who started selling their merchandise at swap meets and art markets now operate their own storefronts downtown for just $1 a month, thanks to a city pilot program. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve Alvarez and … Read more

Posh NYC club frequented by Eric Adams boots conservative member over ‘homophobic’ Father’s Day post

This place has zero tolerance. A conservative journalist said she was “blindsided” when a posh members-only nightlife spot in NoHo frequented by Mayor Eric Adams booted her for posting a controversial Father’s Day screed about gender on social media. “They literally said, ‘We’re kicking you out because of your politics,’” said Caitlin Sinclair, of the … Read more

Trudeau’s security adviser plays down concealing documents from foreign interference inquiry

Nathalie Drouin said that Justice Marie-Josée Hogue already has access to the ‘most relevant’ cabinet confidences on foreign interference Nathalie Drouin, national security and intelligence advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, appears before a House of Commons committee on April 29, 2024.Photo by Justin Tang/The Canadian Press/File “We have already shared four MCs (memorandums to … Read more

‘Cavendish Coalition’ asks Ottawa and Quebec to force city to extend boulevard

Group made up of elected politicians urges both levels of government not to fund development in the area until Plante administration commits to extension. Côte-St-Luc city councillor Dida Berku, rear, with St-Laurent borough mayor Alan DeSousa, left, pointing to the northern section of Cavendish Blvd., T.M.R. Mayor Peter Malouf and Côte-St-Luc Mayor Mitchell Brownstein, right, … Read more

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