Politicians need to speak with one voice on pipelines
OTTAWA—Any Canadian who drives a car should take an interest in the Energy East pipeline debates. And we should all be hoping, for the good of the environment and the economy, that political leaders start working together on these key issues. Energy security and a clean environment go hand and hand. Nobody wins when we […]
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Politics This Morning: Conservative opposition day, House to debate Energy East pipeline
Good Thursday morning. The Conservatives will have their first opposition day today and will move a motion regarding natural resources and support for the energy sector, specifically TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline. Natural Resources critic Candice Bergen will introduce the motion in the House today, which reads: “[T]hat, given this time of economic uncertainty, the House: (a) recognize the […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet Montreal Mayor Coderre
After days of speaking out against Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre’s opposition to the Energy East pipeline and an animated Question Period yesterday, it seems the Conservatives got their wish for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with Mr. Coderre on the subject. “Maybe the Prime Minister should stop using his cell phone for selfies with […]
Politics This Morning: MPs return to House, debate throne speech
Good Monday morning! After a six-week break over the holidays, MPs return to the House today to start the 42nd Parliament in earnest. MPs will continue debating the throne speech today, which outlines the government’s priorities for this first session of Parliament. With low oil prices and a weak dollar, the economy will be a […]
Canada has two climate faces: Montpellier
Canada has two climate faces. There’s the Paris face where Canada became a re-born climate leader and then there’s the domestic face where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are showing early signs of perpetuating the status quo. “Canada is back, my good friends,” Trudeau told the delegates at the December Paris talks. “We’re here to help, […]
Resourcefulness may eventually trump resources, but a resource collision still looms
OTTAWA—If Justin Trudeau could lift the Canadian economy based on optimism, “positivity,” confidence and smiles, he would be presiding over much more than a country declared hip by some late-to-the party arrivals. He would be presiding over a global juggernaut. Canadians will generally applaud a leader who goes abroad and talks up our country, celebrates […]
Liberal government’s position to withdraw CF-18s from Middle East is defensible, legitimate and correct
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: It isn’t obvious that Canada should be participating in the aerial campaign against the Islamic State. The Liberal government’s position that Canada should withdraw its CF-18s from combat operations in the Middle East is defensible, legitimate and—in my view—correct. Unfortunately, most of the country’s leading columnists appear to […]
Time for Morneau to step up to the plate and handle economic crisis, that means now
TORONTO—The country is facing an economic crisis, but the new Liberal government is not handling it well. Its slow response mirrors that of the Conservatives who, on first being elected in 2006, refused to recognize the world was on the brink of the Great Recession. The circumstances are different this time, but also alarming. We […]
Can we now ask about numbers on climate change ?
The United Nations climate conference was deemed a success because 195 countries agreed to embark on ambitious plans to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, which (hopefully) will save our planet. Now that garnering consensus is ‘mission accomplished,’ can Canadians be told what is involved beyond the banalities of a 2 degree Celsius limit? The only […]
