A night of firsts and girl power at the Museum of History
It was a night in a room full of firsts. The first female prime minister, the first female opposition House leader, the first black female Member of Parliament, and most importantly, the first time 338 young women, each representing a federal riding, sat in such historic company. Attending the Daughters of the Vote Equal Voice gala dinner […]
Don’t Conservatives want to conserve our world?
Re: “Every single mode of transport will be negatively impacted by feds’ carbon tax,” (The Hill Times, Feb. 27, p. 24). MP Kelly Block asks why a government would make transportation more expensive on the one hand and make it less expensive on the other. Good question. I’m surprised she hasn’t come across conservative economists’ answers […]
Canadian politicians have been using ‘alternative facts’ for years
MONTREAL—Contrary to an increasingly popular Canadian belief, the Trump administration does not have a monopoly on so-called alternative facts. Nor did it invent the concept. Deliberate distortions of reality have been part and parcel of the Canadian political discourse for years, and no party including the one that is currently in power at the national […]
Leadership race as identity crisis: the Conservatives veer into unknown territory
OTTAWA-Forget about Kellie Leitch’s surrealist video and her efforts to appeal to Canadians’ worst instincts. All the questions about what she might think she’s doing are minor in contrast to the much larger issues arising from the Conservative leadership contest that is mercifully getting closer to its final act. For better or worse, the Conservatives […]
Seventy per cent of Conservative voters say government should not let illegal asylum seekers stay in Canada: Forum poll
Seventy per cent of Conservative voters surveyed said the Canadian government should not allow asylum seekers, including those who have been crossing into Manitoba with growing frequency, to stay in the country, according to data compiled by Forum Research and exclusively provided to The Hill Times. Out of all respondents who were asked whether the federal […]
O’Leary leadership campaign focused on business experience, millennials
With a campaign headquarters office in Toronto, businessman and television personality Kevin O’Leary is looking to appeal to millennials and bring a “businessman’s approach to politics” in his bid for the Conservative Party leadership. “Kevin is the outsider candidate. He is trying to move beyond political correctness to bring a businessman’s approach to politics. You […]
New political order pits keepers against disrupters
OAKVILLE, ONT.—I’ve never put our culture on a couch to study its psyche, but if I did, I bet the resulting diagnosis would be it suffers from “political bipolar disorder.” Okay, I just made that malady up. But the point I’m trying to get across here is that the collective subconscious of our society likes […]
Crimes against democracy
VICTORIA, B.C.—Democracy is seen as disposable by a growing minority of citizens across the first world. The erosion of public confidence in politicians and the rise of extremists have pushed democracy to its knees. Many elected to safeguard democracy have been negligent, and history may say criminally so. When it comes to eroding faith in […]
Manning Conference featured red-carpet style soirée, while Senators get social … media, that is
Picture this: nearly 600 suited-up students, MPs, and industry leaders exchanging ideas, discussing policy issues and nibbling on appetizers, all with the chance of networking with one of the 14 candidates for the federal Conservative Party leadership. I’d be lying if I said the Trillium Room at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa didn’t look like […]
Conservative Party has ‘double standard’ on leadership campaign rules, and ballots only allow for 10 candidates, not 14, says Trost campaign
The Conservative Party isn’t following the rules it set and expects all federal leadership candidates to comply with which is a “double standard,” says Conservative leadership candidate Brad Trost’s campaign. Joseph Ben-Ami, campaign director for Mr. Trost’s (Saskatoon-University, Sask.) leadership bid, also said although there are 14 candidates running, the federal party’s ballot papers only allow party members to rank 10 leadership […]
