No more treading water
Patrick Brown has heard it all before. Assertions that the Ontario Progressive Conservative leader’s most defined personality trait is that he’s not Kathleen Wynne; that he’s flip-flopped on policies as starkly as Donald Trump has on immigration; and even that he’s a dead-eyed, brainwashed robot that runs on talking points uploaded to his hard drive […]
Alberta: the province that is down, but not out
Make no mistake, it is bad for sure.” Mary Moran, president and CEO for Calgary Economic Development (CED), doesn’t bother to sugar coat her city’s current economic situation. As Alberta slogs through its second year of recession following an oil price slump, Moran—who has spent the last seven years working her way up the city-run […]
‘I’m a full-spectrum conservative,’ but Scheer downplays his social conservatism, focuses on economy
Though he’s seen as one of his party’s flag bearers of social conservatism, Andrew Scheer is more interested in talking about the economy than getting into topics associated with social conservatism, like marriage and sexual morality, as he seeks the federal Conservative leadership. “I’m an unapologetic conservative. I’m a full-spectrum conservative,” Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu’Appelle, Sask.) […]
Rethinking Canada: is there life beyond the oil patch?
OTTAWA—Twenty-six years after the Exxon Valdez hit a reef and dumped 11 million gallons of crude oil into the clear, cold waters of Prince William Sound, the people of Alaska are still trying to clean up the damage, which befouled more than 1,000 miles of coastline. The event arguably changed the course of the oil […]
Canadian group mobilizes against Trump
Apparently, there are people in Canada who are not fond of Donald Trump. Yes, it is a bit strange. The U.S. Republican presidential nominee seems like a nice-enough fellow, though somewhat humble and understated for someone seeking such a high-profile job. Nonetheless, there is a volunteer group called Canadians Rallying Against Trump, which was officially […]
Pipeline pandering and broken promises
OTTAWA—I don’t know about all y’all, but I’m wondering when the social licence shows up. “Social licence” is a term, never too carefully defined, for broad social acceptance of some big change. It came into vogue in the late years of Stephen Harper’s government to explain why he couldn’t get oil pipelines built even though […]
Trudeau pokes back at internet critics
You’ve got to hand it to Prime Minster Justin Trudeau; he can be funny. Mr. Trudeau’s latest humorous endeavour is a video on BuzzFeed’s YouTube channel in which he rated different comments levelled at him online. He set out to give each one a “win,” “fail,” “sorry,” “cute,” “OMG,” or “yaaaaass.” The first example was an […]
Partisan rancor suspended in Commons as MPs say goodbye to Jason Kenney
Partisan swords were sheathed in the House of Commons Thursday as Liberal and NDP MPs joined in with the Conservatives to praise long-serving Conservative MP Jason Kenney—once dubbed the “minister for curry in a hurry” for his outreach to Asian Canadian communities as immigration minister—on his final day in the House of Commons. Mr. Kenney, […]
Lisa Raitt signals more interest in Conservative leadership bid
Former transport minister Lisa Raitt signalled on Wednesday that while still considering entering the federal Conservative party leadership race, her interest has reached a new level. Ms. Raitt, whose name has been near the top of the potential contenders list since last February, told The Hill Times she is still in decision-making mode, but also […]
Politics this morning: Trudeau to speak at National Press Theatre, Dion to participate in NYC diversity panel
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 21 Here’s what you should know before you start your day: The House is back in full swing now, and caucus meetings will commence this morning before Question Period begins at 2 p.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—back from his trip to New York City for his first UN General Assembly as […]
