With drop in irregular migrant numbers, experts split on immigration as potent election issue
Immigration has become a hot political wedge issue in Canada over the past few years, but its impact on the upcoming federal election could depend on what happens along the border this summer, say pollsters. The numbers of migrants attempting to cross the Canadian border at unauthorized points of entry has significantly decreased in 2019. […]
Don’t be surprised if Canadians try something different this time around
HALIFAX—And so it begins, that traditional steeple chase towards nothing called a federal election. Some pundits see a horse race developing—two big parties in a virtual tie. But if the polls have it right, the lesson is not that Canadians are in for a competitive spectacle. It is that the Liberals have already lost a […]
Harper’s support for Israel worthy of praise, not selective opprobrium
In May, former prime minister Stephen Harper teamed up with the American non-profit organization, PragerU, to lay out several fundamental truths about America’s most critical ally and the only democracy in the Middle East, Israel. While Harper’s video was well received and went viral, Stuart Chambers, a political science teacher at the University of Ottawa, chose […]
When it comes to climate change, Scheer can’t win
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer’s recently released climate change plan will help his political opponents a lot more than it’ll help the environment. Now don’t get me wrong; I’m not suggesting his plan is bad or anything. I’m no climate scientist, so I don’t know. But do I know a thing or two about […]
‘Do you believe waiting for the next government to regulate social media is too late? Why or why not?’
Cory Hann Conservative strategist “I said only weeks ago about how the Liberals are acting like rushed high schoolers that put off their homework for too long and are now panicking at the deadline. The same applies here. The Liberals have spent three-and-a-half years waffling, and now people are asking where they’re at on key […]
Feds, financial professionals’ union agree to study gender wage gap
Financial professionals in the federal public service have come one step closer to resolving a complaint that their female-dominated ranks are being underpaid compared to their male counterparts. The Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO) is North America’s largest union exclusively representing accountants, comptrollers, auditors and financial professionals, according to their website. The Public Service […]
Details aside, Scheer’s climate change nod an important step forward
OTTAWA—Last week, Andrew Scheer gave the last of his series of major policy speeches designed to give voters a sense of some of his thinking and his would-be government’s approach to the key issues of our times. Previously, he had addressed predictable safe-ground matters for the Conservatives, like economic and foreign policy. In his last […]
MPs should use the summer to prove everyone wrong
Federal politicians are the least liked out of all of their political brethren, or so says an Angus Reid Institute study published June 25. The public-opinion survey found that 28 per cent say they have a negative opinion of people who choose to run for federal office compared to 19 per cent and 14 per […]
Dealing with climate change is ultimately a moral responsibility
TORONTO—We were promised a climate action plan that would be more effective than that of the Trudeau government, a plan that would meet Canada’s greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030, and a plan that would be cheaper. Instead, we got a big zero. Andrew Scheer’s long-awaited climate plan turned out to be long on wishful […]
Global warming followers may be flummoxed by party positions on climate change action plans
OTTAWA—Global warming followers may be flummoxed by the differences in party positions on climate change action plans. Andrew Scheer’s announcement last week was long on photos and short on specifics. He characterized his plan as the most anticipated policy announcement of an opposition leader in the history of the country. Scheer framed his work in […]
