Is Canadian political discourse f*cked?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been targeted by a variety of products cursing and denouncing him, and as a result, experts say it’s clear discourse is becoming more provocative and polarized. “The bubble has been burst that we’re a polite society, clearly the Americanization of politics has landed in Canada and the question is whether […]
Don’t use post-9/11 vocab in future online regulations
One constant and jarring example of someone who was taking part in the Ottawa convoy with a history of hate is Pat King, whose 200,000-plus Facebook followers helped turn the convoy into a national item. King did a livestream in 2019 where he said the election that year “ain’t gonna matter unless you wanna change […]
Combatting political polarization a tall order with no consensus craved, say experts
Dial down the rhetoric and turn up the volume on conversation to bridge the seemingly deepening political and community divide, say pollsters, analysts, and politicos, even if some say a consensus on the issues of vaccine mandates and the trucker protest isn’t necessarily possible. “We’ve seen for years now, declining trust in government,” said Brad […]
Attacked for betraying NDP legacy, Singh plays balancing act while supporting Emergencies Act
In supporting the invocation of the Emergencies Act, the NDP is playing a balancing act, but party insiders say it had to be done. The party is facing charges that it broke with its own history when the great majority of NDP MPs voted against the invocation of the War Measures Act during the October […]
‘This could be a real housecleaner’: O’Toole, Sloly, Deans down, more high-profile officials may become political casualties of trucker protest, say political insiders
The ongoing trucker protest that has so far taken down three high-profile officials in the nation’s capital, could cause more political casualties of prominent officials in the coming days, say political insiders. “This could be a real housecleaner, we will see,” said Frank Graves, president of Ekos Research, in an interview with The Hill Times. […]
Aligning with protesters like catching a ‘tiger by the tail,’ it could backfire on Conservatives, say politicos
Some Conservative MPs’ embrace of the convoy is a risky strategy that might help the party harness the populist wave now, but could backfire in future. “The fact of the matter is that any politician who decides to cozy up to the trucking protest, basically has a tiger by the tail,” said Nik Nanos, founder […]
‘The government is clearly being hurt by this’: Trudeau government criticized for its handling of Ottawa occupation
Justin Trudeau’s handling of the occupation of Ottawa, combined with his own caucus members’ public criticism of their government’s more recent approach on the pandemic, could be politically damaging to the prime minister and the government, say politicos. “The government’s getting a big black eye right now,” said Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research, in […]
See something, say something, do something
Nazi military names and colours worn openly on the street. Yellow stars worn as a symbol and perversion. Women being harassed for wearing masks and threatened with sexual assault. LGBTQ2S harassed. Individuals swarmed because they are perceived by the occupiers to be counter-protesters, yet no arrests made by police. Occupiers claiming to be patrolling the streets […]
Democracy Watch argues Federal Court case against Trudeau snap election call deserves to go forward
Democracy Watch is arguing that a Federal Court case challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request last August for a snap election is strong enough to move forward, meanwhile the Liberal government filed a motion to have the case thrown out. On Sept. 14, 2021, Democracy Watch issued a notice of application in Federal Court requesting […]
Parliamentary Black Caucus calls for financial intelligence unit to probe online crowdfunding platforms as ‘Freedom Convoy’ raises millions
As the House Public Safety Committee begins its study of security measures tied to the millions being raised online for the “Freedom Convoy,” the 12-member Parliamentary Black Caucus says crowdfunding platforms should be added to the list of entities required to report large or suspicious transactions to Canada’s financial intelligence unit. “We’ve never seen this […]
