Carbon tax could have airlines seeing red
If the purpose of the Liberal carbon tax is to cause contraction and pain to energy-intensive industries, aviation will be the Liberal plan’s first casualty. The Liberal national carbon tax of $50 per tonne opened up a raft of questions and answered very few for the aviation sector. The ensuing International Civil Aviation Organization agreement, […]
Aerospace industry paying price of Liberal inaction
The first anniversary of Justin Trudeau’s government leaves us with few reasons to celebrate. When it comes to aviation, as with many other industries, there is a huge gap between what was promised and what was actually delivered. The aerospace industry and its workers are paying the price of Liberal inaction on many issues facing […]
What’s up with all the Islamophobia?
I have a fear of heights. This fear makes it hard for me even to climb ladders. I know it sounds silly and irrational but that is what fears often are—irrational. Yes, some fears are valid and they do serve a purpose; for example, a fear for snakes and spiders as some of these truly […]
Security watchdog legislation passes first stage in Commons, opposed by Conservative party
Contentious government legislation crafted to deliver on a Liberal election promise to establish parliamentary oversight over federal intelligence and security agencies passed its first hurdle in the Commons Tuesday. MPs voted 200-81 to send the bill to the Commons Public Safety and National Security Committee for in-depth witness evidence and possible amendments. Coincidentally, the committee […]
Politics this morning: Dion to host vice-president of Argentina, Trudeau to attend Sisters in Spirit vigil
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 4. Here’s what you should know about the day ahead: The Senate Committee on Senate Modernization will release a new report today, called: Senate Modernization: Moving Forward Part I. This paper is the product of months of study by the committee which is recommending ways the Senate could be a more […]
Who would ISIS vote for?
LONDON, ENGLAND—“Hillary Clinton’s weakness while she was secretary of state has emboldened terrorists all over the world to attack the U.S., even on our own soil,” wrote Donald Trump on Facebook after the bombing in New York on Sept. 17. “They are hoping and praying that Hillary Clinton becomes president, that they can continue their […]
Declining public confidence: policing’s quiet crisis?
It may not be the threat to Canadian policing that one would expect, but recent incidents involving police organizations across the country may pull public confidence down to levels not seen since 2012. A recent Angus Reid poll shows the public’s confidence in the RCMP and provincial and municipal police across Canada ranges from 60 […]
Ambrose backs away from criticism of Leitch over screening for Canadian values
Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose has backed away from criticism she leveled earlier this month at Conservative leadership contender Kellie Leitch for asking Canadians whether the government should screen refugee seekers and potential immigrants for “anti-Canadian values.” After more than a week of controversy over the question—which Ms. Leitch posed in an email to potential […]
Canadians lack understanding of CSE and why it needs to snoop
OTTAWA—If there is one spy agency in Canada that is poorly understood and about which much of little veracity has been published it has to be CSE, or the Communications Security Establishment. CSE has a number of roles, but the one that gets the most public attention is signals intelligence, or SIGINT. This method of […]
The threat of terrorism is real Mr. Prime Minister, writes Hall
You can hardly blame Canadians if we continue to have lingering doubts about just how serious Justin Trudeau is about terrorism. His delayed response in even commenting on the alleged plot that led to the death of Aaron Driver in Strathroy, Ont., is hardly reassuring. Immediately after this serious near miss with Driver, headlines like “PM Justin Trudeau […]
