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One month before the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, the Washington Post broke a story about a tape recording it confirmed was Republican candidate Donald Trump talking to a reporter from the television entertainment show Access Hollywood about the perks of stardom. Mr. Trump bragged that when you were a celebrity you could get away with things, including sexually assaulting women.
It is increasingly difficult to see how new B.C. Conservative Party Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay hangs on to her job. It’s just as hard imagining Premier David Eby’s deeply unpopular NDP government not exploiting the current rupture in the Conservative camp by calling an early election – if not this fall, then in the new year.
Warning: Before you reach the end of this column, some of its content may be outdated. That is how quickly the Conservative Party of B.C. is shedding MLAs who are expressing anger and disillusionment over the leadership of Kerry-Lynne Findlay on their way out. It is part of an unprecedented exodus from the party, which has created political chaos of...
In the days leading up to the collapse of trade talks with the United States, audio of recent remarks U.S. Vice-President JD Vance made at a Republican fundraiser in New York were leaked to The Canadian Press news agency. In his comments, Mr. Vance derided Prime Minister Mark Carney for attempting to “out-tough Donald Trump” in the negotiations. He said...
Conservative MP Dean Allison called a news conference last week to give the media an update on his inquiry into the COVID-19 vaccine. If you’re like me, you’re probably thinking: There’s an inquiry into the COVID-19 vaccine? Why? Mr. Allison was accompanied by a couple of supporters: The husband-and-wife team of Shawn and Theresa Buckley, who run the Covid Testimony...
In a recent appearance at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, U.S. Vice-President JD Vance opened up about his admiration for the disgraced former Republican leader. In particular, Mr. Vance wanted to express his outrage over the fate Mr. Nixon met for his involvement in the Watergate scandal that ultimately forced his resignation as president in 1974. “If Watergate...
When the Alberta government announced the makeup of what was to be an impartial panel examining the economic cost of independence, a couple of the names raised eyebrows. Ted Morton would be taking part. The former provincial finance minister was a signatory to the infamous “firewall letter” that was published in 2001 and called for greater Alberta autonomy in Canada...
Someone tuning in to the victory address by new B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay could have been forgiven if they thought they’d somehow stumbled across a speech being given by a U.S. Republican from Texas. “In our national anthem, we cry out to God to make our land glorious and free,” Ms. Findlay told the gathering of Conservative party faithful...
Last summer, B.C.’s seniors advocate issued a report on the state of long-term care in the province. For many, it was a terrifying read. Dan Levitt found that the number of seniors languishing on wait lists for publicly subsidized long-term care had more than tripled in nine years – from 2,381 in 2016 to 7,212 in 2025. Yes, a 200-per-cent...
When federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre appeared on the popular right-wing American podcaster Joe Rogan’s show last month, many in his party were ecstatic with the result. Mr. Poilievre resisted his worst instincts, passing on invitations to dump on Prime Minister Mark Carney, fuel separatist sentiment in Alberta or indulge in the conspiracy theories being propagated by Mr. Rogan. Over...
Here is an evergreen news story if there ever was one: the Prime Minister’s official residence has problems. Yes, we are talking about that again – the PM’s digs. Except this time we aren’t talking about 24 Sussex. We’re talking about the cottage that the Prime Minister of Canada had to move into on the grounds of the Governor-General’s residence...
As a child of the 60s and 70s, I grew up on some of the greatest music ever made. And many of the most iconic recordings of that period were inspired by protest, motivated by the rage boiling up in young people over the actions of the U.S. government. It’s said that Neil Young wrote his searing diatribe Ohio in...
One of the more infamous scenes in the movie sketch comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail involved a sword fight between King Arthur and the Black Knight. Almost immediately, things do not go well for the Black Knight. He quickly loses a limb, then another. Despite his losses he defiantly fights on: “Just a flesh wound … I’m invincible.”...
You couldn’t have faulted Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for thinking she might receive something of a hero’s welcome at this weekend’s United Conservative Party convention. After all, she would be waving a freshly signed memorandum of understanding with Ottawa to build a new pipeline to the northwest coast of B.C. Sure, there were literally mountains to cross before it came...
Imagine this scenario: B.C. wants to build a pipeline that needs to cross Alberta to reach its destination. Despite Alberta’s strenuous objections, B.C. negotiates a deal with the federal government to forge ahead with the plan.
LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE U.S. President Donald Trump is plunging the world into chaos. While a certain amount of turmoil was expected upon his election, the extent and speed at which he is upending geopolitical norms is staggering. And nowhere is anyone feeling the impact of his shocking and disgraceful pivots in American foreign policy more than in Europe.
While the debate around the future of U.S. President Joe Biden remains a vigorous one, similar noises about the efficacy of Justin Trudeau leading the federal Liberals into the next election have quieted down. This likely has less to do with people in the Liberal Party having changed their minds about Mr. Trudeau’s chances in the next national vote, and...
Apparently, Canadians are fleeing this country for the verdant splendours of Nicaragua. Why? To escape the ruin in which Justin Trudeau has left this country after nine years in power. How do we know this? Well, through another video posted by federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, that’s how. Mr. Poilievre recently put up a post on X, formerly known as...
For weeks now, forest fires have been raging in many parts of the country. This isn’t new, of course. But the fact so many are already lighting up northern skies is unusual. Or at least, it was. Parts of Fort McMurray, Alta., were evacuated just over a week ago, reviving grim memories of the wildfire that destroyed much of the...
Of all of the devices and strategies that federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has employed since taking over the helm of his party, few have been as effective as the videos he’s posted to social media. In many ways, they have been groundbreaking. While many have taken issue with his facts, few can argue with the positive reception they have...