Mulroney ignored working people and made Canada a harsher place: letter writer
Perhaps it is time for some clarity on the late Brian Mulroney’s harsh legacy. Before becoming prime minister in 1983, “labour lawyer” Mulroney was president of the Iron Ore Company of Canada, and after arranging severance for redundant Schefferville, Que., employees, he quietly dismissed the company’s Labrador workers with nothing. He subsequently co-operated with the […]
Minister Saks is a leader in push for peace, says Toronto reader
In a world of stagnated political polarization and violently escalating historic pains, Mental Health and Addictions Minister and Jewish peacemaker Ya’ara Saks is a profile in hope and courage. Despite unfounded jeers of being a traitor and betraying Jewish safety, Saks’ decision and wholehearted defence of being in the room with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud […]
The strong, public face of a personal pain
During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.
Misinformation coming from column on carbon tax: Bellavance
Re: “The triumph of misinformation,” (The Hill Times, March 20, p. 9). The actual misinformation comes from Les Whittington. He writes that eight of 10 Canadians will get back more money from the rebate than they pay out in extra fuel taxes. This may be true, but this does not take into consideration all the […]
Hamas initiated tragic events on Oct. 7, writes Alan Williams
Re: “Trudeau’s feminist policies have failed Palestinian women and girls,” (The Hill Times, March 8.) As Katherine Bullock, Tazeen Hasan, and Nawel Hamidi correctly point out, the United Nation’s 2024 “Invest in women: Accelerate progress” theme is meant to uplift voices of all women and girls, especially those marginalized in times of crisis. As I read this […]
Are we sleepwalking to another national unity crisis?
It is possible that within two years, the official opposition in the House of Commons will be the Bloc Québécois, and in Quebec, there will be a majority Parti Québécois government.
A tale of three famines
Politics provides the final push to topple a country into famine, and that’s what is really killing people today in Sudan, Gaza, and Haiti.
Carbon price confidence vote is cold comfort
On March 21, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre beat his chest and rallied his troops to bring down the Trudeau Liberals by way of a vote of non-confidence in the government. The ultimately unsuccessful motion read: “That the House declare non-confidence in the prime minister and his costly government for increasing the carbon tax 23 per […]
Can Taylor Swift save the world from Donald Trump?
Swift’s ballot-box influence is untested, but Republicans clearly see her as enough of a threat to Trump that they have begun warning her to stay out of the political fray.
Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hurt future generations
The prime minister’s policies have thrown serious shadows over the future economic prospects of Canadians who will find themselves less well-off and less economically capable.
