Nothing unites like political success

John Rustad rejects calls to dump a 5G conspiracy theorist as a candidate as rumours of discontent among his base swirl. Federally, Trudeau deals with railway lockouts.



Links




• Rob Shaw: Rustad’s answer to 5G COVID conspiracies? Blame cancel culture (https://www.theorca.ca/commentary/rob...)


• Rob Shaw: Effort to oust Rustad emerges from BC Conservative ranks (https://www.theorca.ca/commentary/rob...)


• B.C. election frontrunners accused of dodging debates | Globalnews.ca (https://globalnews.ca/news/10702474/l...)


• Not time to balance budget, says Conroy as B.C. posts $5B deficit | CBC News (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...)


• Canada forces arbitration in freight train labor dispute to avert economic crisis. Union cries foul (https://apnews.com/article/canada-rai...)


• Railways say lockouts ending after federal government orders binding arbitration – The Globe and Mail (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/busin...)


• Ottawa has sent the rail dispute to arbitration — so what happens now? | CBC News (https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/what...)


• Legault announces freeze on new temporary foreign workers for low-wage jobs in Montreal | CBC News (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...)


• PM names broadcaster Charles Adler, health-care executive Tracy Muggli as new senators | CBC News (https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trud...)


• Broadcaster Charles Adler wants to meet with Manitoba chiefs after calls to pull Senate appointment | CBC News (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manito...)


• Should the Senate draw a line at the notwithstanding clause? | CBC News (https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sena...)