Senator Paul J. Massicotte

Voters will become 'a little bit more choosy' about how they support the federal Liberals if the Canada-U.S. trade spat begins to hit their pocketbooks, say politicos. The ongoing war of words between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the U.S. President Donald Trump over NAFTA renegotiations is political gold for the prime minister in the short term, say Parliamentarians and pollsters, but could prove to be a major political liability in the long term if the North American Free Tr…

We should not let the bitter taste of Canada’s recent decision to block the sale of construction firm Aecon to Chinese interests taint our relationship with China. The timing to start working toward a trade deal is ideal. Does Canada’s refusal of the Aecon sale to a Chinese firm spell the end of our free trade aspirations with China? As the much-feared scenario of a trade war with the United States—Canada’s biggest trading partner—is now turning into reality, a free trade agree…

'It's like preaching to the choir' says Conservative MP Randy Hoback, but questions loom on whether President Trump is listening. MPs travelled to Mobile, Alabama, last week to highlight the strength of Canadian industry to U.S. politicians and business leaders in the midst of a looming trade war between the United States and Canada. Conservative MP Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.), NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.), and Liberal MP T.J. Harvey (Tobique-Mactaquac, Ont.)…

The Government Representative in the Senate, Senator Peter Harder, recently contributed to the ongoing debate on the role of a modern Senate thanks to his discussion paper “Complementarity: The Constitutional Role of the Senate of Canada”. As independent senators from different political backgrounds who both have a less partisan and more credible Senate at heart, we share much of Senator Harder’s vision. However, a few of his suggestions, namely his interpretation of the Salisbury Convention, h…