Quebec was not the only wall in his way
Businessman Kevin O’Leary says he is pulling out of the campaign to succeed Stephen Harper because he is not convinced he could carry enough votes in Quebec to beat Justin Trudeau in the 2019 election. Fair enough. But chances are he would never have had the opportunity to test that proposition in a general election. […]
Is there an antidote to Trumpism?
POWELL RIVER, B.C.—Like biting on a sore tooth it seems like we cannot curb our fascination with U.S. President Donald Trump (just writing those words seem surreal). The child-man president never disappoints in his buffoonish behaviour and exquisite inarticulateness—as in a recent AP interview. But we tend to forget how he got there and the […]
More than 60 per cent of Canadians support idea of prime minister’s Question Period, half are in favour of electronic voting in the House: poll
More than 60 per cent of Canadians polled are in favour of creating a prime minister’s Question Period, while 50 per cent support the idea of introducing electronic voting in the House of Commons—both of which are ideas for reforming the Standing Orders that have been put forward by the Liberal government. In a Forum […]
Kevin O’Leary drops from Conservative leadership race, backs Maxime Bernier
Businessman Kevin O’Leary, widely considered to be a front-runner in the Conservative Party leadership race, is bowing out of the contest in its final leg because he says his lack of support in Quebec would make it difficult for him to beat Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in the next general election. He’s thrown his support behind […]
Trudeau smart to hold his tongue after tough Trump trade talk
MONTREAL—In the big picture, the world is probably having a decent week when Donald Trump turns his rhetorical guns on Canada rather than on North Korea or Russia. On the scale of a nuclear showdown, the stakes involved in a Canada/United States milk war are—to put it mildly—in a different league. But even in the […]
Leadership in the 21st century: politicians need not apply
OTTAWA—French voters proved once again that all bets are off when it comes to modern elections. “In one year, we have changed the face of French politics,” Emmanuel Macron, the outsider who came out on top in the first round of France’s presidential vote, told supporters in Paris. To say French voters wanted something different […]
Tory leadership candidates courting supply management group for support
Multiple candidates in the Conservative leadership race have reached out for support from the organizers of a politically active Facebook group in Quebec created to defend supply management. Staff on the campaigns for Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.), Michael Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.), and Steven Blaney (Bellechasse-Les Etchemins-Lévis, Que.) have contacted the administrator or one of […]
A Trump decoder ring, 100 days in
OTTAWA—When Justin Trudeau met Donald Trump for the first time back in February, it was all smiles, handshakes and cross-border hugs. The Trudeau team had done an excellent job with the White House in paving the way for a friendly and productive meeting. There was none of the belligerence that Trump had shown Mexico, and […]
So much for the populist wave
LONDON, U.K.—In his victory speech on Sunday night, Emmanuel Macron, likely the next president of France, said: “I want to become…the president of the patriots in the face of the threat from the nationalists.” The distinction would be lost on most Trump supporters in the United States, and on the “Little Englanders” who voted for […]
Status of government bills
House of Commons S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) C-4, An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code, Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, Public Service Labour Relations Act, and Income Tax Act (consideration of amendments made by the Senate) C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of […]
