André Pratte

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The Senate must reject Mark Carney's C-5 power grab

The Senate must reject Mark Carney's C-5 power grab

Thursday or Friday, the Senate will hold its final vote on bill C-5, which contains two bills in one, one on internal free trade, the other the Building Canada Act. By all indications, a large majority of senators will vote in favour of the bill. They shouldn’t. The Building Canada Act will give Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet the authority...

Premier Smith’s very risky referendum bet - Once out of the bottle, the referendum genie is impossible to control

Premier Smith’s very risky referendum bet - Once out of the bottle, the referendum genie is impossible to control

Twelve years ago, on Jan. 23, 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron committed to holding a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union. “That is why I am in favour of a referendum, Cameron explained. I believe in confronting this issue — shaping it, leading the debate. Not simply hoping a difficult situation will go away.”