Politicians fiddle while Rome burns
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared there’s a climate emergency, but also approved the Trans Mountain pipeline. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, who is promising green technology, and not taxes, to bring down greenhouse gas emissions, is against clean fuel standards and the carbon tax. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who launched a constitutional challenge last month of […]
Federal government’s efforts to rein in climate change fall short, with expectations highest in Quebec, poll suggests
The Trudeau government’s response to climate change is falling short of many Canadians’ expectations, a new national poll suggests. But that doesn’t necessarily mean people are willing to bear the costs of aggressive targets and policies designed to reduce fossil-fuel dependency, said Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research. Forum Research’s survey suggested that 63 per […]
Dealing with climate change is ultimately a moral responsibility
TORONTO—We were promised a climate action plan that would be more effective than that of the Trudeau government, a plan that would meet Canada’s greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030, and a plan that would be cheaper. Instead, we got a big zero. Andrew Scheer’s long-awaited climate plan turned out to be long on wishful […]
Global warming followers may be flummoxed by party positions on climate change action plans
OTTAWA—Global warming followers may be flummoxed by the differences in party positions on climate change action plans. Andrew Scheer’s announcement last week was long on photos and short on specifics. He characterized his plan as the most anticipated policy announcement of an opposition leader in the history of the country. Scheer framed his work in […]
If he wants to win, Scheer needs to build his own brand, separate from Ford’s and Kenney’s, say political analysts
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will have to build his own strong brand to win the October election as perception about his close association with Ontario Premier Doug Ford could prove to be politically risky and could drag down the federal Conservatives in the upcoming federal campaign, say pollsters. “People are taking a closer look at […]
Who is the real Conservative leader? It depends on who you ask
Andrew Scheer is on record as being the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. But who is the de facto leader? Is it Doug Ford, Jason Kenney or Stephen Harper? Who is really running the show or calling the shots? Ontario Premier Doug Ford has shut down the Ontario legislature until after the federal […]
Lessons from the Doug Ford School of Public Administration
OTTAWA—School is out at Queen’s Park, but here are the lessons for the next semester based on the first year of Premier Doug Ford’s government in Ontario: Talk about helping “the people” while you slash programs that many need: Roll back promised funding increases for rape crisis centres, cut legal aid by 30 per cent, […]
Conservative Leader Scheer makes changes to his OLO communications team
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer recently made some changes to the communications team lineup in his Official Opposition Leader’s Office, with two former advisers to Ontario Premier Doug Ford marking their first day on the job last week. News that two of Mr. Ford’s communications aides—Veronica Green and Simon Jefferies—would be making their way to Ottawa […]
Kenney’s and Ford’s shameless abuse of power, says reader
Re: “Kenney, Ford to spend $60-million on PR war against Trudeau’s carbon tax, and that ain’t right,” (The Hill Times, by Michael Harris, May 27, p. 4). I just want to say thank you for Michael Harris’ opinion piece about Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s and Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s shameless abuse of power. Conservatives are […]
For the love of Canada, vote responsibly, urges reader
It has become clear to me that today’s Ontario Progressive Conservative government is an oxymoron. You cannot be progressive and be conservative. Under the leadership of Doug Ford, the only thing progressive about the PC government is that it has become more and more progressively conservative. Not only is today’s PC government not progressive—it’s not […]
