Canada is a target of Russia’s disinformation. Let’s be ready
On Jan. 15, CBC’s The National ran a story exposing Russia’s disinformation campaign targeting Canada and the Ukrainian-Canadian community. As Canada’s federal election draws nearer, I believe the Kremlin’s propaganda machine will increasingly target our country with anti-Canadian fabrications in an attempt to sow discord, conflict, and to undermine our democratic institutions. The CBC reported […]
What to watch this parliamentary sitting
OTTAWA—Parliamentarians have returned to Ottawa for their last sitting prior to this year’s federal election. The theatrics of what happens in the House of Commons are often overstated when trying to analyze what election outcomes might look like. For example, just before the last election then-NDP leader Tom Mulcair was seen as a master of […]
Paul Henderson gets House support for Hockey Hall of Fame honour
“Here’s a shot. Henderson made a wild stab for it and fell. Here’s another shot. Right in front. They scored! Henderson has scored for Canada,” legendary broadcaster Foster Hewitt exclaimed as Paul Henderson put Canada on top, clinching a 6-5 victory for the Canadians in the 1972 Summit Series against the so-called amateur Soviet Union […]
Brison’s Nova Scotia riding ‘difficult’ for Liberals to hold: ex-Grit minister Thibault
With seven-time MP Scott Brison out of the picture in Kings-Hants, N.S., this fall, the riding is “one to watch” in Atlantic Canada and a “difficult” win for the Liberals, says a former Chrétien-era cabinet minister. A well-liked representative for the riding north of Halifax, Mr. Brison’s longevity was a credit to his personal popularity, […]
How Trudeau needs to boost the economy, as it emerges as key election issue
OTTAWA—I remember sitting in London, U.K., in the summer of 2007 reading the first stories about the financial cliff the world was about to tumble over. I think the original articles had to do with an angry consumer vandalizing a car belonging to the head of a big Scottish bank. Most Western countries have long […]
U.S. ought to butt out of Venezuela’s democratic decisions
Those who allege that Donald Trump won the presidency of the United States illegitimately likely do so without ever considering the possibility of a foreign power using this allegation—true or not—as a pretense to invade American soil and unilaterally replace him. Even if the scenario were conceivable, Americans would view it as an affront to […]
Bernier says he ‘won’t spend a cent’ on internal People’s Party polling
The People’s Party of Canada has less than two per cent support, nationally, according to the latest polls, but leader Maxime Bernier says polling isn’t something that’s part of his new party’s process. Where other parties conduct internal polling to help gauge their next move or base support, Mr. Bernier (Beauce, Que.) almost visibly recoils […]
With Singh struggling to gain traction, Liberals more concerned about Green Party than NDP, says Grit MP Vaughan
With NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh failing to get traction with Canadians, some Liberal MPs are saying they’re worried more about the Green Party than the NDP in the upcoming October election. “I’m actually frankly more worried about the Green Party,” said Liberal MP Adam Vaughan (Spadina-Fort York, Ont.), parliamentary secretary to Minister of Families, Children […]
‘I would respectfully suggest to Tom Mulcair that he button it up,’ Robinson says Mulcair’s swipes at Singh ‘inappropriate’
Former veteran NDP MP Svend Robinson, who wants to make a federal political comeback, says it is inappropriate for ex-leader Tom Mulcair to take public swipes at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, especially when the party is taking a political beating. “I have great respect for Tom Mulcair. … I would respectfully suggest to Tom Mulcair […]
Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party is an inconvenient truth
OTTAWA—By writing this very column I am playing into his hands. Whose hands, you ask? Those of Maxime Bernier, once a Conservative Party leadership candidate of some renown, now leader of the People’s Party of Canada. You see, Bernier is still finding a way to generate attention, be part of the political conversation, and appear […]
