Don’t discount potential for Ukraine-Russia tensions to go nuclear
Earlier this month, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that “things could go crazy quickly” if Russia invades Ukraine. Tensions last peaked in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea and the claim of the Donbas oblast (region) in Ukraine. The recent war games and rising tensions are indicative of Russia’s plans to strategically use the possibility […]
‘This could be a real housecleaner’: O’Toole, Sloly, Deans down, more high-profile officials may become political casualties of trucker protest, say political insiders
The ongoing trucker protest that has so far taken down three high-profile officials in the nation’s capital, could cause more political casualties of prominent officials in the coming days, say political insiders. “This could be a real housecleaner, we will see,” said Frank Graves, president of Ekos Research, in an interview with The Hill Times. […]
Politics This Morning: NDP holds balance of power on Emergencies Act
Good Monday morning, It’s Family Day in some parts of the country, Louis Riel Day, Heritage Day or Islander Day in other parts, and a federal holiday in no parts. After debating the Emergencies Act in the House on Saturday and Sunday, MPs are scheduled to vote on it this evening. Conservative and Bloc MPs […]
Aligning with protesters like catching a ‘tiger by the tail,’ it could backfire on Conservatives, say politicos
Some Conservative MPs’ embrace of the convoy is a risky strategy that might help the party harness the populist wave now, but could backfire in future. “The fact of the matter is that any politician who decides to cozy up to the trucking protest, basically has a tiger by the tail,” said Nik Nanos, founder […]
Intelligence and governance failures at root of occupied downtown Ottawa, now a matter of national security, say experts
‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters who have entrenched themselves in Ottawa’s Parliamentary Precinct for weeks on end and who have since been removed from a number of border crossings across Canada following massive supply chain disruptions illustrate failures of both intelligence and governance, say national security experts, who support the government’s “long overdue” decision to invoke the […]
‘The government is clearly being hurt by this’: Trudeau government criticized for its handling of Ottawa occupation
Justin Trudeau’s handling of the occupation of Ottawa, combined with his own caucus members’ public criticism of their government’s more recent approach on the pandemic, could be politically damaging to the prime minister and the government, say politicos. “The government’s getting a big black eye right now,” said Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research, in […]
Politics This Morning: Counter-protesters surround convoy vehicles near Ottawa bridge
Good Monday morning, The occupation of downtown Ottawa continues, but CTV News reported yesterday that counter-protesters blocked a road near one of the main bridges into the downtown core for most of the day, surrounding vehicles that were attempting to drive north across the Rideau River to join the main occupation site around Parliament Hill. […]
See something, say something, do something
Nazi military names and colours worn openly on the street. Yellow stars worn as a symbol and perversion. Women being harassed for wearing masks and threatened with sexual assault. LGBTQ2S harassed. Individuals swarmed because they are perceived by the occupiers to be counter-protesters, yet no arrests made by police. Occupiers claiming to be patrolling the streets […]
Democracy Watch argues Federal Court case against Trudeau snap election call deserves to go forward
Democracy Watch is arguing that a Federal Court case challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request last August for a snap election is strong enough to move forward, meanwhile the Liberal government filed a motion to have the case thrown out. On Sept. 14, 2021, Democracy Watch issued a notice of application in Federal Court requesting […]
Ottawa Declaration hits sensitive nerve inside federal government
EDMONTON—The Ottawa Declaration, a new document calling on Canada to begin the process of joining the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and signed by a number of high-profile Canadians, has hit a sensitive nerve inside the Government of Canada, which is now debating Canada’s policies on nuclear disarmament. A senior government official told […]
