Apr 14 2021 — National Newswatch — Justin Trudeau may be proposing a recovery plan that will “build back better,” but last week Erin O’Toole countered with a promise to “build back right.” Conservatives think they not only have a better plan for Canada, but that they have the right one. Can they convince Canadians? Why Conservatives Think the Liberal Plan is Wrong According […]
Mar 29 2021 — National Newswatch — Erin O’Toole just can’t get a break. Around every corner, it seems, is a rock and a hard place. First, it was the tensions between so-cons and libertarians; then his own party kneecapped him on climate change; and now the Supreme Court of Canada threatens to ensure that his campaign to kill the carbon tax ends […]
Mar 23 2021 — National Newswatch — Last week, pundit panels were buzzing about what Erin O’Toole could say at the convention to attract new voters and rally the base. We now have the answer: nothing. Conservatives may be in trouble, but they don’t seem willing to do what they must to turn things around. The stark lesson from last week’s convention is […]
Mar 16 2021 — National Newswatch — Following US President Joe Biden’s national address last Thursday, Scott Wilson of the Washington Post Tweeted that, in his view, Biden’s ‘I Need You’ speech was “the most memorable and unusual appeal in prime-time presidential speech making.” We’d add that the message is as relevant to Canadians – or Europeans or Australians – as to Americans. Here’s why. Curing […]
Mar 14 2021 — Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press — BUFFALO, N.Y. — As a chorus of top Democrats demanded New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation over sexual harassment allegations last week, the woman who would succeed him if he stepped down did what she's done for most of her time in office: Kept a discreet profile. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered virtual remarks at […]
Mar 10 2021 — National Newswatch — In case you haven’t heard, Central Canada could wake up on May 12th to find that its gas and diesel supplies have been cut in half and that Pearson, the biggest airport in the country, can no longer get jet fuel. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has terminated Enbridge’s Line 5 agreement and the oil is scheduled to […]
Mar 4 2021 — National Newswatch — Canada’s relationship with China is in freefall. It’s not just the two Michaels: there’s the repression of the Uyghurs, unfair trade practices, industrial espionage, human rights violations in Hong Kong, and lots more. If Erin O’Toole is right, China is “the geopolitical challenge of our times.” The question is, does he – or anyone else – have […]
Feb 23 2021 — National Newswatch — Last Friday, Justice Minister David Lametti asked the Court for a fourth and final extension on revising the law on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). The Senate’s amendments on Bill C-7 appear to have hit a nerve and, presumably, the government feels it must respond. But will it do the right thing? Will it now […]
Feb 16 2021 — National Newswatch — Most Canadians think that when the vaccination process is over, life will return to normal. Sorry to be spoilers, but it won’t – not with billions of people waiting in the wings. Fortunately, we can do something to fix this: we can vaccinate them – or we can pay the price. The issue thus is […]
Feb 8 2021 — National Newswatch — In an interview with The Toronto Star last week, the prime minister expressed regret that in its first term his government didn’t always do enough “to bring Canadians along” on big initiatives. Ideally, it would be “involving Canadians as active, engaged citizens on the work we’re doing,” he said. As a team with expertise in […]
Feb 1 2021 — National Newswatch — Last week, Erin O’Toole held a press conference in which he attacked Justin Trudeau’s plan to “build back better.” His sights are on the wrong man. If O’Toole wants to challenge the approach, his real opponent is US President Joe Biden. And that puts things in a different light. Defeating the virus is currently Canadians’ […]
Jan 23 2021 — National Newswatch — Fifteen years ago, Stephen Harper called Canada an emerging energy superpower. He was right. Today, we are the world’s sixth largest energy producer. But how will we rank 15 years from now, in the coming world of renewable energy? That’s a question that all Canadians should care about – and Newfoundland and Labrador may be […]
Jan 13 2021 — National Newswatch — Without a vaccine, this second wave of the pandemic would be unbearable. It’s the light at the end of the tunnel and, thankfully, most of us think we can finally see it. If Ottawa does its part, there should be a payoff at election time. But that’s the tricky part: when is the right time […]
Dec 21 2020 — National Newswatch — Heading into the holidays, people may wonder whether any good thing could come from this pandemic. Well, here’s some good news. There are encouraging signs that COVID-19 is changing politics – for the better. Ontario Premier Doug Ford helps us see why. Two Ways to Frame an Issue At a press conference in early […]
Nov 29 2020 — National Newswatch — Joe Biden didn’t win the US election; Donald Trump defeated himself – and he did it by denying the truth about the pandemic. Jason Kenney’s decision to become “the voice of liberty” as the virus rampages through Alberta seems to us strangely similar. Indeed, the premier’s rants are starting to sound like the caricatured Alberta […]