Popular vote is not all-powerful in Conservative race
MONTREAL—It is not just in the United States that one can secure a strong leadership position with fewer votes than the runner-up. It has happened in Canada and not just once. It could happen again no later than next spring, when the federal Conservatives hold a leadership vote. In 1996 in British Columbia, the New […]
Memo to Kellie Leitch: Don’t copy Donald Trump
TORONTO—A 2010 Stanford business school study argued that negative product reviews actually increase sales for a company when it is relatively unknown. This is because, the argument goes, any publicity increases product awareness (although negative reviews for well-known products have the opposite effect). “This suggests that whereas the negative impression fades over time, increased awareness […]
Trump casts pall over PM’s Latin American trip
MONTREAL—One can run but not hide from the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finding that out first-hand this week as his first trip outside Canada since the American election turns into a damage assessment mission. It is a testimony to the magnitude of the shift in the tectonic plates […]
Trudeau must get results for Canadians
No matter who is elected to the White House every four years, whether Republican or Democrat, the government of Canada has only one job: to defend Canada’s interests. Even though our former Conservative government is often accused of having had a frosty relationship with the United States, the reality is that our relationship achieved results. […]
Leitch is more Clinton than Trump
OTTAWA—Donald Trump is now the president-elect of the United States. Whether you like it or not (I don’t), you have to accept the result. Democracies don’t always give us the verdict we want, and when they don’t, sulking isn’t the solution. Most of the world seems to be in a funk about Trump’s win, but […]
Deepak Obhrai says ‘old Canada’ media is biased against him
Conservative leadership candidate Deepak Obhrai is alleging that some national media commentators are biased against him for being a visible minority. The MP for Calgary Forest Lawn, Alta. attributes the bias to “institutional discrimination,” and says it is evident in their coverage of his leadership campaign. A couple commentators he singles out deny any discrimination. Specifically, Mr. […]
Conservative stalwart Joseph Ben-Ami is campaign manager to Brad Trost
Conservative MP Brad Trost is looking to support from social and cultural Conservative members in his hopes to be elected the next leader of his party, which will be decided in May. A dozen Conservative leadership contenders took part in a televised debate in Saskatoon, Sask. on Nov. 9, with more declared and even more expected […]
Globe and Mail head wants ‘level playing field’ in battle for ads with CBC
The CBC came under fire Tuesday at the Commons committee inquiry into the effect of the digital news revolution on media and communities, as the publisher and CEO of The Globe and Mail said the public broadcaster is squeezing out private-sector news outlets in the competition for online advertising. “We do like to play on a level playing […]
Conservative leadership candidate Obhrai says he received emails telling him to ‘leave Canada’ after Leitch released immigration plan
Long-time Calgary Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai says his early opposition to fellow Tory MP Kellie Leitch’s plan to screen refugees, immigrants, and visitors to Canada for anti-Canadian values sparked angry emails to his MP office telling him to leave the country. Mr. Obhrai immigrated to Canada 39 years ago, and is now vying for the […]
First Conservative leadership debate touches on Trump and taxes
Kellie Leitch wasn’t wasting any time. “I have common interests with Mr. Trump,” declared the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Ontario riding of Simcoe-Grey on Nov. 9, at the party’s first leadership debate before a vote in May. She was referring to United States president-elect Donald Trump, who won the U.S. presidential election the […]
