Jan 24 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Canadian constitutional disputes are like zombies. Just when you think they are buried, they rise from the dead, looking to claim their next victim. Politicians often exhume them to boost their standing and win an election. But they had better beware: like most monsters, the undead have no loyalty, and will happily turn on those […]
Jan 17 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Canadian health care is in crisis. The patient isn’t just sick; she is on life support, barely hanging on. Staffing shortages and treatment delays produced by the pandemic have proved the final straw, overwhelming a system in decline for decades. Starved of money, innovation and competition, it has effectively collapsed, and the results are nothing […]
Jan 10 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — This past Sunday, Canadians rallied in memory of the 176 people killed in the Iranian downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in January 2020. On that flight were 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents, heading home to Canada via Kyiv, Ukraine. Instead, they were blasted from the sky by missiles fired by the […]
Dec 20 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Trade Minister Mary Ng should resign. In 2019 and 2020, the minister of international trade, export promotion, small business and economic development hired a company co-owned by a close friend, Amanda Alvaro, to provide her with media training. The contracts totalled $22,790. While this is small change in Ottawa, as Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion noted, […]
Dec 13 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — In the end, it wasn’t even close. Former Ontario Liberal finance minister Charles Sousa romped to victory in the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection Monday night, trouncing Conservative rival Ron Chhinzer 51 per cent to 37 per cent. But before the Liberals start gloating and the Conservatives say byelections don’t matter, let’s examine what really went into this […]
Dec 6 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Will the Liberals’ new gun policy shoot the government in the foot? Bill C-21 is a sweeping new law designed to “eradicate gun violence once and for all,” in the words of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. Originally designed to target handguns, it has been amended to prohibit a wide range of weapons, including any […]
Nov 22 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — For political commentators, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is the gift that keeps on giving. Whether it’s the war in Ukraine, the oppression of the unvaccinated, or the sacking of Alberta’s entire health services board, every time Smith takes the podium, she says or does something that prompts a slew of outrage — and makes the […]
Nov 15 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post, The Canadian Press — “Anything you want. You decide to run, you call. Anything you want.” I smiled at the man and tucked his business card in my purse. A tempting offer to some, perhaps. The Rosedale fundraiser swirled with political operatives, including a provincial cabinet minister, a local candidate, and wealthy donors to the Ontario PC Party. The […]
Nov 8 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post, The Canadian Press — This has not been a good week for the federal Liberals. From finance to foreign policy, key figures are stumbling right into traps set by the opposition: elitism, self-interest, and disregard for democracy. One can almost hear the Conservatives shouting “pass the popcorn” as they sit back and watch the drama unfold. First, on Sunday, […]
Nov 1 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Just when you thought American politics could sink no lower, it does. Last week, the 82-year-old husband of Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi was bludgeoned in his home. The man charged is an extremist who spread far-right conspiracy theories and who prosecutors say wanted to break Pelosi’s kneecaps if she failed to “tell the truth.” […]
Oct 25 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — If you think the Conservative Party of Canada has a habit of eating its leaders, it’s got nothing on its U.K. cousin. In the space of two months, the British Tories have cycled through two prime ministers — Boris Johnson and Liz Truss — and are now on their third, Rishi Sunak. Voters there were […]
Oct 11 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — Global News, National Post — This week, all eyes are on Ottawa as the Public Order Emergency Commission begins hearings into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. The government invoked the Act to put an end to the “Freedom Convoy” protests that paralyzed the city of Ottawa for three weeks and snarled border crossings at several points across […]
Oct 4 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — In an era of increasing geopolitical instability, sovereignty has become a hot topic for governments worldwide. Mexico is seeking to establish energy sovereignty. France is planning ways to establish food sovereignty. And of course, countries around the world have denounced the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty in the four sham “referenda” recently held by Russia. So […]
Sep 20 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — With all the hoopla over the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, the United Conservative Party leadership race and the laying to rest of Queen Elizabeth II, it is easy to forget that it is election season in Canada’s second-largest province, Quebec. On Oct. 3, voters there go to the polls in a race that […]
Sep 13 2022 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Thank God, the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race is over. To paraphrase Thomas Hobbes, it was nasty, brutish and long, way too long for anyone’s mental health. Especially if you were volunteering on a campaign, and even more so if your candidate did not win. Which was my experience: despite valiant efforts, and a […]