Liberals hope to turn London-Fanshawe red with help of $2-billion defence procurement funding
The Liberals, who hold two of the four London, Ont., ridings, hope to hold onto their incumbents but also want to win one other urban riding, after recently announcing $2-billion for the Canadian Forces to buy light armoured vehicles built by General Dynamics Land Systems which is based in the riding of London-Fanshawe. Right now, […]
Unclear if Liberals would say no to new fossil fuel projects over time, says environmental group
A re-elected Liberal government would commit to legislating Canada’s targets to reduce emissions, along with a host of other climate measures, but it’s unclear if it would decline to approve new fossil fuel projects over time, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Climate Action Network. The environmental coalition posed a series of […]
With wide-ranging platform, Liberals aim to shore up support on affordability
The Liberals tried Sunday to build an advantage on the central election issue of affordability by announcing a wide array of tax and spending measures that would, on balance, run up the federal budget deficit while providing more government support to the middle class and youth. The full Liberal platform includes a 10 per cent […]
Cancer drugs costly for many Canadians, free for others
Prescription drug coverage is a major problem in Canada. Canadians not only pay significantly more for medication than consumers in many other developed countries but many inequities in access exist. One’s age, profession, health needs, and province of residence often determine to what extent one qualifies for public drug coverage. This has devastating effects for […]
In sombre ceremony, Indigenous leaders honour the 2,800 children who died in residential schools
GATINEAU, QUE.—For the first time, the names of 2,800 children who died in residential schools were revealed on Monday during a ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History. It’s a stark reminder of a dark chapter in the country’s history and in its relations with Indigenous people, said Ry Moran, director of the National Centre […]
Canada’s in a mess up to its ears, and all we’re talking about is blackface and a reusable cup
HALIFAX—As Donald Trump dangles by the thread of his latest impeachable offence, what one historian has called his “historical merit” is on full display in Canada’s federal election. As reported in The Financial Times, Trump the ex-TV star, was one of the first to realize that political campaigns were just “very mediocre” reality shows produced […]
Media stories on Canadian leaders not as deeply researched as in U.S., missed Trudeau’s blackface photos story
Media critics say they don’t know why the Canadian media missed breaking the biggest story of the 2019 election campaign so far, but at least one says “absolutely there’s a question” surrounding how the yearbook photograph didn’t surface after all the years in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been a public figure. Carleton journalism […]
Science is transforming our world, and that makes it a fundamental election issue
Everyone, politicians included, should care about keeping Canada at the forefront of scientific research. Imagine a world without science and the fruits of science—one without electricity, antibiotics, vaccines, cell phones, the internet, MRI machines, precision medicine, the ability to see far into our universe, and so much more. Science has transformed every aspect of our […]
McGregor’s book a glossy, exciting, how-to manual for women in politics
OTTAWA—“Imagine being at a gala of over 95 fascinating women in politics in Canada who want to give you their insights. That is the essence of this book,” says author Betsy McGregor. As the election 2019 gets underway, this is an insightful, informative, and exciting book on women in politics, full of background on these […]
Forget blackface, it’s the blacking of the record on SNC that’s the problem
LONDON, U.K.—There we have it. Justin Trudeau and his advisers have (finally) completed their collective wracking of the brains and concluded—via an interview with Global’s Dawna Friesen—that the prime minister’s habit of blacking his face at parties ended in 2001 following serious reflection after his father’s death in 2000. We’ll leave it to Twitter to argue the […]
