Hello, welcome to Politics Insider. It\u2019s Marie Woolf here standing in for Ian Bailey. Let\u2019s look at what happened today.<\/p>\n
New NDP Leader Avi Lewis shuffled his six-person caucus on Friday, naming himself critic for the cost of living and intergovernmental affairs, despite having no seat in the House of Commons. <\/p>\n
After Nunavut MP Lori Idlout jumped ship to the Liberals last month, the diminutive NDP team, already juggling multiple portfolios, was down a critic. Lewis handed Idlout\u2019s former roles of speaking on indigenous affairs and arctic sovereignty to MP Leah Gazan. Gazan will also cover women and gender equity; children, families and social development; people with disabilities; post-secondary education, skills and training; and prairies economic development.<\/p>\n
Vancouver MP Don Davies<\/a>, who stoically took the helm after former leader Jagmeet Singh stepped down following the last election, was named the party\u2019s parliamentary leader and whip, as well as the critic for defence, natural resources, and Northern and Atlantic economic development. He remains the NDP\u2019s voice on finance, industry and jobs. <\/p>\n Edmonton MP Heather McPherson, who ran against Mr. Lewis for party leader, will serve as NDP house leader and will stick with foreign affairs and international development, international trade, seniors and heritage.<\/p>\n Vancouver MP Jenny Kwan remains the caucus chair, adding the role of justice critic to her key portfolios of immigration and citizenship, housing, infrastructure, public safety and national security. Kwan is also critic for Pacific economic development.<\/p>\n Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n Federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis during a stop in the riding of University-Rosedale, in Toronto, on Wednesday.Sammy Kogan\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n This is the daily Politics Insider newsletter, curated by Ian Bailey<\/a>. It is available exclusively to our digital subscribers. You can sign up for more than 20 other newsletters on our signup page<\/a>.What else is going on<\/p>\n Carney says next governor-general will speak French and English<\/a>: In an interview with Radio-Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney answered \u201cabsolutely\u201d when asked whether he would commit to naming a candidate who speaks both of the country\u2019s official languages. Current Governor-General Mary Simon, who is expected to step down in June, speaks English and Inuktitut and has been taking French lessons. <\/p>\n Liberal MP Chris d\u2019Entremont calls himself a \u201crecovering Conservative\u201d: In a speech to the party convention in Montreal, d\u2019Entremont, who crossed the floor last November, told Liberals that he was unsure whether to introduce himself as a \u201crecovering Conservative, or just that I was a Liberal and I didn\u2019t know it.\u201d Former Tory Matt Jeneroux told the convention he has \u201cslept well every night\u201d since joining the Liberals in February. <\/p>\n Bill requiring age-<\/a>checks to watch online porn<\/a> poised to reach final Senate stage: A private member\u2019s bill requiring that porn sites take steps to check that users are at least 18 years old is expected to clear the Senate next week. The Senate voted to update the definition of pornography in the bill so films and TV shows streamed on Netflix and other services that show nudity and sex scenes would not be affected. <\/p>\n On our radar<\/p>\n Prime Minister\u2019s Day: Carney is at the Liberal convention in Montreal. <\/p>\n Party Leaders: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in B.C. today visiting Pitt Meadows Plumbing & Mechanical Systems, where he will meet workers and walk through the facility. He will deliver remarks at St. Andrew\u2019s Parish in Vancouver, at a mass to pray for the victims of last year\u2019s Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy.<\/a> NDP Leader Avi Lewis is holding a meeting with provincial NDP leaders and his leadership team ahead of Monday\u2019s return of Parliament. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has no formal events today. She is preparing to attend a Holocaust Remembrance Day service on Sunday at the Jewish Cemetery of Victoria.<\/p>\n Quote of the Day<\/p>\n \u201cRemember, the Canada we\u2019ve built together didn\u2019t happen by accident and won\u2019t continue without effort. It takes hope and hard work,\u201d \u2013 Former prime minister Justin Trudeau, in a video message to the Liberal party convention. <\/p>\n Question period<\/p>\n Which two short-lived British Conservative prime ministers lived in Canada as children? <\/p>\n Scroll to the bottom of this newsletter for the answer.<\/p>\n PerspectivesA Liberal Party in a triumphal mood<\/a> finds it easier to accept conflicting values<\/p>\n \u201cThere have been Liberals texting each other with consternation about the fact that Ms. Gladu is now one of them, but the overall sentiment at the convention in Montreal is triumphalism. Woohoo! The polls have them way ahead. Ms. Gladu is yet another trophy, the fifth floor-crosser, and Liberals feel good about winning.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 Campbell Clark, chief political writer<\/p>\n Canada must embrace a culture of ambition<\/a> and risk-taking<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cCanadians overwhelmingly endorse ambition as necessary for the future. More than nine in 10<\/a> Canadians agree or somewhat agree that Canada must embrace ambition now to protect quality of life for future generations. We have a broad consensus for bold action.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Pollster Nik Nanos, chief data scientist at Nanos Research<\/p>\n Has Canada learned nothing<\/a> from the Grassy Narrows mercury poisoning tragedy?<\/p>\n \u201cIf Canada wants to be an economic superpower, it must not sacrifice decades of environmental protection laws, even if they were lax or flawed.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 Tanya Talaga, Anishinaabe journalist and speakerGo deeper<\/p>\n Got a news tip that you\u2019d like us to look into? E-mail us at tips@globeandmail.com<\/a>. Need to share documents securely? Reach out via SecureDrop<\/a>. <\/p>\n The answer to today\u2019s question: Bonar Law, Britain\u2019s Prime Minister from October, 1922, to May, 1923, was born in New Brunswick in 1858, when it was a British colony. He moved to Britain in 1870, three years after the province became part of Canada. <\/p>\n One hundred years later, Liz Truss became the shortest serving prime minister in British history, serving from Sept. 6 to Oct. 25, 2022. She attended elementary school in Burnaby, B.C., from 1987 to 1988, while her father taught at Simon Fraser University. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hello, welcome to Politics Insider. It\u2019s Marie Woolf here standing in for Ian Bailey. 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