UNIFIL meant to discourage aggression by presence rather than through force, says Ottawa reader
The Israeli Defense Forces recently attacked United Nations peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon, wounding four soldiers. Israel and its backers justify this violence by claiming that the UN peacekeepers failed to limit Hezbollah’s activities since being positioned there in 2006. According to this flawed logic, UN peacekeepers anywhere in the world may be attacked if they […]
Columnist should take care to avoid denying Jews the sympathy they deserve: Calgary letter writer
Re: “Who has the right to safety?” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, p. 9). Pretty well every pro-Palestinian writer subscribes to the idea that any sympathy shown to the Jews is an insult to the Palestinians. That’s why there were pro-Palestinian demonstrations outside venues where on Oct. 7, 2024—the first anniversary of the Hamas attack […]
The authenticity game
It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that talking a good populist game is more politically advantageous than any agenda devoted to actually improving peoples’ lives.
Finding Canada’s Kamala
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves his post, who could shepherd the Liberals through the next election?
Where are the sharp edges in the Liberals’ Cotton Revolution?
Knives seem to have been replaced by quills in this gentle revolt to oust the prime minister.
India interference allegations exposing who’s not ride-or-die for Canada
There are too many ops in the Canadian media and the political class, and they need to be flushed out into the septic tank of national betrayal.
Parties need to look inward before trying to present united front against Modi
The House of Commons’ return from Thanksgiving break was predictably consumed by reaction to the bombshell news dropped during the adjournment: that the diplomatic row with India had ratcheted up to such a degree that six diplomats and consular officials were being expelled from Canada after investigations into a “targeted campaign against Canadian citizens by […]
The gender gap and the comprehension gap
Voters don’t understand the deeper issues that hurt them, and neither major party is in a hurry to enlighten them.
Holt’s majority win in New Brunswick a monumental maritime moment
The question now is how the Liberals will address the crises facing the province, and if the new premier can manage a fresh, large, ambitious caucus.
Unarmed Hill security were the true heroes on Oct. 22, 2014, says Heather Bradley, who speaks publicly about that awful day for the first time
On Oct. 22, 2014, the first person in security who came face-to-face with gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was Const. Samearn Son who stood at his post at the base of the stairs inside the front doors of Parliament. Son, unarmed, lunged towards Zehaf-Bibeau, stopping him long enough to shout ‘gun, gun, gun.’ This warning gave MPs, staff, and the media milling about at the top of the stairs time to run and hide.
