Aug 11 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — The ArriveCAN app has gone from bad to worse. It was once merely annoying and cumbersome, like having to babysit a too-drunk friend. It’s now a constitutional threat, more like your sloshed buddy, having declared himself Batman, commandeering a police van and “apprehending” passersby.
Aug 3 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — The slow bleed of younger millennials and older Gen Zers to the Conservative party has turned into a torrent that could realign Canadian politics in unexpected ways. Abacus Data’s latest survey of how Canadians would vote if a federal election were held tomorrow finds 37 per cent of 18-29 year olds in favour of the […]
Jul 27 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — Two months. That’s how long it’s been since TSN’s Rick Westhead first reported on Hockey Canada’s failure to properly investigate an alleged group sexual assault by members of its 2018 World Junior team. We’ve endured eight weeks of snowballing revelations, each as disturbing as the last, including another alleged gang rape and player registration fees […]
Jul 7 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — The Conservative leadership race has been anything but boring, bringing renewed interest to the party along with hundreds of thousands of new members. The party badly needed fresh energy along with broad support from a larger pool of voters, but there’s a fine line between an exciting race and one that starts to look like […]
Jun 14 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — Let’s start with a universal truth: Sending a senior foreign affairs staffer to a party at Russia’s foreign embassy was not just politically dumb, it was offensive and undermines Canada’s mission to hold Russia accountable for its horrific actions in Ukraine. There’s no debate here, for very obvious reasons, and it’d be a waste of […]
May 12 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — Many were prepared for the first official Conservative leadership debate to resemble a WWE Smackdown. Last week’s unofficial edition quickly descended into a cacophony of snide remarks and name calling–– and that was without the inclusion of Patrick Brown, who’s been warring with Pierre Poilevre on Twitter.
Apr 15 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — There’s been a lot of panic over the “P” word lately. Yes, Pierre Poilievre, but more specifically, populism. The term is being weaponized to villainize candidates who oppose the elite status quo, often implying they have devious ulterior motives, anti-democratic leanings and racist views.
Apr 7 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — I have some bad news for young Canadians who hope to one day own their own home: if the Liberals’ 2022 budget is any indication, it’s not going to happen anytime soon. While housing is a major pillar of the document, the new measures announced in it are entirely inadequate in the face of Canada’s […]
Mar 30 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — Canada’s justice system doesn’t work for women, but it certainly works for the elite and the powerful. The ongoing saga of retired general and ex-defence chief Jonathan Vance is a prime example of how our courts fail the vulnerable while tipping the scales of justice in favour of the wealthy, the decorated and the male.
Mar 22 2022 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — The new Liberal-NDP deal may be the best thing to happen to Conservatives in years — just, perhaps, not certain Conservatives. Leadership hopefuls eager to take over the country’s top job sooner rather than later got a rude wakeup call when news of a confidence and supply deal broke Monday night. The pact will, barring […]
Oct 29 2021 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — Just as Canadians belatedly wake up to the massive threat corrupt Chinese money and influence poses to our financial system, real estate sector, and democracy, social media giants are silencing the discourse. Over the past month, several prominent Canadian publishers, experts, and independent media have been arbitrarily suspended or banned by Twitter and Facebook following […]
Jul 9 2021 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — Calling all politicians who need a quick boost in the polls: have you considered giving Canadians a four-day workweek? Erin O’Toole, I’m looking at you. No, I haven’t confused you with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. No, I’m not high on hallucinogens. I’m entirely serious when I suggest a shortened workweek as a Hail Mary addition […]
Jun 10 2021 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — Breaking with the hallowed tradition of government committees that putter along for years without producing any meaningful output, on Thursday the House ethics committee released a timely, pointed, and actually useful report. Within its scathing 116 pages lies a list of 20 recommendations to reform Canada’s lobbying and conflict of interest laws, supported by all […]
Jun 1 2021 — Sabrina Maddeaux — National Post — For a religious institution that preaches the power of atonement, the Catholic Church sure struggles to own up to its sins. Asked, over decades, to acknowledge its central role in Canada’s residential school system, the Church simply decided it’d rather not. Perhaps the unmarked remains of 215 children found on the former grounds of the […]