Return-to-office mandate a step backwards for all Canadians
The offices aren’t ready, lacking equipment and offering a shortage of workstations.
Liar choir at Fox News has been outed, court documents suggest
All three news personalities promoted conspiracy theories, despite not believing them. Even their boss Rupert Murdoch knew that his TV cash-cow was broadcasting Donald Trump’s lies as truth, writing that perhaps it was time to admit that Joe Biden won the election. No one at Fox took him up on it. Had to be careful not to ‘piss off’ the audience.
The 10 closest ridings that deprived Trudeau a majority in 2021 still either unwinnable, or toss-ups, say pollsters
If the Liberals had won 7,144 more votes in the 10 closest ridings in 2021, they would have won a majority government, according to a Hill Times analysis.
Even after failing to win a majority twice, Trudeau best-placed to go up against Poilievre in next election, but he’s also going to need luck, say politicos
To win their fourth mandate in a row, the Liberals need everything to go right for them and go wrong for the Conservatives and the NDP, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Failures of federalism abound
We need a strong federal government with provincial co-operation to protect Canadians and to build community resilience. Pierre Trudeau lamented that the feds must not be the headwaiter to the provinces. Ottawa has since taken on concierge and shoe-shine services as well, writes Elizabeth May.
After Rouleau’s report, Emergencies Act Committee members say pressure’s on to ‘get this right,’ or ‘we will see this again’
MPs from three parties on the Declaration of Emergency Committee agree on one thing, at least: they don’t want to see a repeat of last year’s events.
PM’s regrets welcome, but would have been better a year ago
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly expressed regret on Feb. 17 for denouncing all Freedom Convoy protesters last year as a “fringe minority” who held “unacceptable views.” He told reporters that he spoke too generally, and conceded that many protesters just wanted to be heard, especially after two years of pandemic restrictions. He also acknowledged that […]
Facts and careful consideration best for a stable, safe society: Toronto letter writer
Re: “Michael Harris slags Pierre Poilievre, again, writes Winnipeg reader,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, by Jae Eadi, Feb. 20). At the moment, we still live in a democratic country where the considered opinions of every citizen matters. However, ad hominem attacks, especially without foundation, are irrelevant in considering the factual matters at hand. The […]
‘It pains me to do this’: former Tory MP MacKenzie blasts Poilievre and Scheer for favouring Oxford, Ont., nomination candidate
Feb. 25 was the last day to enter the coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination as a candidate or to buy party membership to be eligible to vote in the contest, according to a Feb. 23 notice sent by the Conservative Party to members in the riding.
In Parliament Hill’s neighbourhood, businesses still feeling the pandemic pinch
From the first COVID-19 shutdowns, to people working from home, to ‘hopefully being at the tail end’ of the pandemic, there is still ‘a lot of transition going on’ in downtown Ottawa, says Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi.
