A presidential endorsement: Raptors boss Masai Ujiri backs Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has the support of the man who led the Toronto Raptors to the first-ever NBA championship win by a team from north of the border. “I continue to support Prime Minister Trudeau now and when he is prime minister again,” Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri said during an Oct. 13 Thanksgiving […]
Scheer left Quebecers with distinct impression he was evasive on Canada’s abortion laws
OTTAWA—Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer continues to promise he will not revisit Canadian abortion laws. He says he will follow the example of predecessor Stephen Harper. Some example. When Harper was prime minister, he would only fund International Planned Parenthood in countries that criminalized abortions except in cases where the mother’s life was at risk. […]
When it comes to climate change, Scheer should ignore the media
OAKVILLE, ONT.—One fun thing about elections is how they suddenly turn journalists and columnists into masters of political strategy. Indeed, if you scan social media, or read newspaper opinion pages, or watch public affairs shows on TV, you’ll find legions of media pundits offering up their strategic advice to political party leaders as to how […]
No matter how bad the climate situation becomes, tackling it is still an uphill climb politically
OTTAWA—I used to say, “maybe people will start getting concerned about climate change when the polar bears start swimming up to their front steps.” But maybe not. Perhaps that’s just alarmist, as the climate change deniers like to say about those expressing urgent worries these days on the fate of the planet. I covered the […]
Three in four federal scientists say Canada isn’t doing enough to combat climate change
Only one in five federal scientists think Canada is doing enough to fight climate change, and PIPSC president Debi Daviau says the government needs to do more to equip these experts with the resources needed to properly combat the crisis. A recent survey conducted by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) […]
Minority governments are not all that bad, says Nova Scotia reader
Minority governments are not all that bad. They force parties to work together and they force leadership reviews when the leadership is weak, which is what we have now. Also, radical measures introduced by minority governments are sure to be defeated. On the other hand, minority governments can make it difficult to get legislation passed, […]
Scrap the stupid tax credits
Both the Liberal and Conservative parties have included promises of broad-based cuts to income tax in their election campaign platforms. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are promising to increase the amount of money Canadians can earn tax-free each year, while Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives are promising a cut to the tax rate for the lowest income […]
PBO campaign proposal costing ‘above expectations’ so far, hundreds more estimates expected
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux and team have been going full steam in costing this year’s election campaign proposals, with a flurry of reports looking at policy commitments from three of Canada’s major federal parties posted online since the beginning of September. As of filing deadline on Sept. 24, the Conservatives were leading the way […]
Not a fan of Scheer, worried about environment
I’m retired and extremely worried about what is happening in Canada, especially with the election of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Jason Kenny. Now there is Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer. We don’t want Canada to be Americanized and I don’t want health care to be privatized like in the U.S. It scares me […]
Scheer’s marketing problem
OAKVILLE, ONT.—For better or worse, electoral politics in Canada has evolved into a leader-centric form of political combat. In other words, the current federal election isn’t really about pitting political parties or ideologies against each other, it’s more of a one-on-one contest between party champions, i.e., between Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Prime Minister Justin […]
