Jun 24 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Post — A former Canadian top soldier will chair a new strategic council advising Ukraine’s territorial defence forces. On Friday, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) — a non-profit consortium of organizations affiliated to the world’s Ukrainian diaspora — announced that retired CAF General and former Chief of Defence Staff Rick Hillier will head the new group, alongside […]
Jun 15 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Post — Passengers aboard the PM’s 2020 six-stop tour of Europe and Africa, consumed 95 bottles of wine and 93 cans of beer. The in-flight bar did brisk business during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2020 visit to Ethiopia, government records show.
Jun 14 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Newswatch — Canada’s vice-regal racked up a nearly $100,000 catering bill on board a government aircraft during a recent week-long trip to the Middle East. An order paper question submitted by Conservative MP Michael Barrett shows Governor-General Mary Simon and her 29 passengers using $93,117.89 in catering services aboard an RCAF CC-150 Polaris during her March 16 […]
Jun 8 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Post — Canada’s aerospace industry is urging the Trudeau Liberals to reconsider plans to impose a luxury tax, describing it as a move to score easy political points at the expense of billions in lost business and thousands of Canadian jobs.
Jun 1 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Post — With just a day to go in the Ontario election campaign, the most unlikeliest of cities is locked in a near-statistical three-way tie over who should form the province’s next government. A Postmedia/Leger Ontario provincial election poll puts the Ontario PCs at a comfortable 40 per cent share of decided votes, while the Ontario Liberals […]
May 25 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Post — With the Ontario election entering the home stretch, indications suggest a tumultuous session as Doug Ford’s PCs prepare for a second majority mandate at Queen’s Park. Wednesday’s latest Postmedia/Leger poll suggests the lead enjoyed by the Tories throughout the campaign remains strong, with 38 per cent of respondents intending to vote PC.
May 5 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Post — As the campaign for June’s provincial election begins, new numbers show support for the incumbent Ontario PCs might be waning. Results of a new Leger/Postmedia poll show the 14-point lead previously enjoyed by the Tories cut in half, with the Ontario Liberals breaking away from a seemingly perpetual two-way tie for second place with the […]
May 2 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Post — Ontario’s New Democrats and Liberals are both ruling out the possibility of trying to form a coalition that would attempt to form government should Doug Ford’s incumbent Progressive Conservatives win a minority of seats in the coming provincial election.
Apr 21 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Post — As energy prices skyrocket and Canadians are warned to make better decisions ahead of a looming climate crisis, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew 127,147 kilometres aboard government aircraft over the past 10 months.
Mar 17 2022 — Bryan Passifiume — National Post — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is selling Canada’s military short, according to former generals who expressed surprise at comments she made this week. On Tuesday, Joly said Canada will continue working with international partners in helping protect Ukraine through aid and diplomacy, but suggested that was the limit of our capabilities.
Sep 19 2015 — Bryan Passifiume — Sun Media — They’re taking their frustration to the streets. Fed up by what they claim is a lack of support for the oil and gas industry by Alberta’s NDP government, workers idled by the current downturn plan on making their voices heard Saturday. “We’re seeing unemployment, home losses, bankruptcies and uncertainty,” organizer Lorne Murfitt told the Sun. […]
Aug 17 2015 — Bryan Passifiume — Sun Media — Voter apathy may be the biggest opponent facing candidates in Calgary-Foothills. Helping to create momentum in yet another election for ballot-weary voters in the northwest Calgary riding, Premier Rachel Notley was on hand Sunday to kick off provincial NDP candidate Bob Hawkesworth’s campaign. “This riding, in many ways, is symbolic of the 44-year PC government,” […]
Aug 9 2015 — Bryan Passifiume — Sun Media — Grit policy on Alberta won’t be a case of father knows best, assures one Calgary candidate. Responding to Jason Kenney’s comments accusing Liberal leader Justin Trudeau of harbouring an “arrogant anti-Alberta attitude,” Calgary Centre Liberal candidate Kent Hehr dismissed the cabinet minister’s words as “absurd.” “They were made to deflect from the real record of […]
Feb 7 2015 — Bryan Passifiume — Sun Media — Communication and co-operation are key to securing the country’s energy and environmental policy, Canada’s Liberal leader said Friday. Speaking at the Calgary’s Petroleum Club, Grit boss Justin Trudeau said a lack of public trust and credibility were to blame for Canada’s energy woes. “You don’t have to be Prime Minister for nine years to know […]