Trudeau’s climate failures call for a new approach
In the weeks ahead, Canada’s Conservatives will put forward a climate change plan that will give Canada the best possible chance of meeting its Paris greenhouse gas emission targets. That plan will recognize that climate change is a global problem that requires global solutions, which Canadians are well-positioned to deliver. With that in mind, the […]
Conservative party leads nominees, NDP lags with quarter of ridings confirmed
Five months out from the federal election, the Conservative Party has the most candidates named, its 277 nominees far ahead of the governing Liberals’ 197 candidates, according to the latest numbers from their parties. That means the Tories have filled 82 per cent of the 338 ridings needed to offer a full slate. Maxime Bernier’s […]
A genocide by any other name would still smell as foul
Apparently, the worst thing you can do these days is make someone uncomfortable. There’s really no other explanation for why there was such a hue and cry over the conclusions from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. In the commission’s final report, “Reclaiming Power and Place,” there were 231 individual […]
Scheer’s fiscal policy reveals a Conservative Party stuck in the past
With some fanfare, the Conservative Party not long ago announced that its leader, Andrew Scheer, would engage Canadians with a series of speeches outlining how his party would govern, should it win the upcoming federal election. But if Canadians had been hoping for creative and bold new thinking to address the big challenges facing the […]
New regional advisers for ministers Sajjan, Duncan
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Science and Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan both have new regional affairs advisers in their respective offices. Mr. Sajjan recently named Simon Gilbert to take over as his new special assistant for Quebec regional affairs, filling a role vacated by Anthony Di Carlo in March. Mr. Gilbert has been working in […]
Senate on a spending ‘slippery slope,’ says Sen. Marshall, as Senators review office-expense rules
Controversy over a Senator’s use of her office budget to conduct a public opinion poll is the latest irritant for members of the Upper Chamber who say the way Senators spend is treading uncomfortably familiar ground, as Senators prepare to take a deeper dive into the rules that govern their expenses. On May 16, members […]
What the Durham Report can teach us about avoiding the spread of partisan politics in Canada
No, this is not about the British Lord Durham, who was elected to Parliament in the United Kingdom in 1812, named the U.K. ambassador to Russia, and came to Canada in 1838 as governor general to investigate the Lower Canada rebellion of Papineau. It’s John Durham, the U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut appointed […]
Both Harper, Trudeau broke their election promises to veterans: Labelle
Our Canadian Forces personnel must go to court to fight for their paid benefits, but the Government of Canada is prepared to spend millions to rehabilitate returning ISIS terrorists. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should have replied to our town hall question we posed to him in Lower Sackville, N.S., on Jan. 9, 2018. Why did […]
Conservatives say they’re ‘confident’ Mark Norman will expose more Liberal wrongdoing
Peter MacKay says if Vice-Admiral Mark Norman speaks out about his ordeal, ‘I don’t think it will mean good things for the Liberal government.’
An ‘ugly’ federal election not inevitable
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Conventional wisdom holds that the upcoming Canadian federal election will be one nasty affair. Indeed, a recent news story in this very newspaper sported the dramatic headline: “Expect ‘ugly’ and ‘intense’ election in the fall, fuelled by anger, say Liberal and NDP MPs.” So yes, everyone it seems is expecting the worst, including, I […]
