Jun 6 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — With all the issues swirling about Ottawa these days, it’s hard to see the forest for the trees. What could crater the Liberals’ approval numbers? What could topple the government? What could be the ballot question? Clearly, no one has figured that out. The latest Leger poll has the Liberal Party at 32 per cent, […]
Jun 4 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — Substack — For over 150 years, Canada’s greatest love affair has been with the United States. Cohabitating the same continent, the US is our staunchest ally, strongest defender and largest economic partner, accounting for over 960.9 billion in trade in 2022. Nestled under the eagle’s wing, we’ve gotten away with spending a scant 1.4% of our GDP […]
May 16 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Haven’t heard of Bill C-13, An Act to Amend the Official Languages Act? Don’t beat yourself up — it’s hardly been front page news. While MPs howled about such weighty matters as passport redesign and prime ministerial travel, Bill C-13 quietly became law, in a rare moment of near-unanimity. Only one MP, Liberal Anthony Housefather, […]
May 14 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — Substack — By now, you have probably heard of Centre Ice Canadians. The group was co-founded a year ago by former two-time Conservative leadership candidate Rick Peterson. It made its debut as Centre Ice Conservatives, during the Conservative leadership process, holding a policy conference in Edmonton, followed by similar events in Halifax and Toronto. It published numerous […]
May 9 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — “Persona non grata.” In diplomatic circles, those three words are the equivalent of excommunication. Under Article 9 of the 1963 Vienna Convention for Diplomatic Relations, to which Canada is a party, a country can declare any member of another nation’s diplomatic corps persona non grata “at any time and without having to explain its decision.” […]
May 8 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — Substack — “Quebec caught in a trap. French forced into decline. Its political influence doomed. 12 million residents in Montreal. Quebec with 5 million. Ottawa’s grand plan explained. Justin is smarter than we think. They want to assimilate us all. All this, without any debate. Two catastrophic scenarios.” Forget King Charles III’s coronation or the Liberal Party […]
May 2 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — When it comes to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in Canadian affairs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is running out of runway. Not a week goes by that doesn’t bring fresh revelations about just how badly Canada’s national security has been compromised under his watch. This week, Conservative MP Michael Chong learned from a Globe and […]
Apr 25 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Will the PSAC strike be to the NDP as the Freedom Convoy was to the Conservatives? As 155,000 public sector workers remain on strike across the country, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh joined picket lines last week in Ottawa. “These are workers that were the ones that delivered so much important supports for Canadians when we […]
Apr 18 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Is CBC government funded media? That’s the hottest question for the twitterverse this week — and for our politicians. According to a particularly juvenile post by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, it is — to the tune of 69 per cent. Not to be outdone, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre warbled, “There. Now everyone is happy,” after […]
Apr 16 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — Substack — What were you doing last Friday afternoon at 12 PM eastern standard time? Chances are, you weren’t glued to a screen watching the hearings of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, aka the Katie Telford Show. In much of Canada, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and there were better things to do […]
Apr 8 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — Substack — If I hear the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid” one more time, I think I’ll need a drink. Ever since Democratic strategist James Carville uttered those infamous words in 1992, it’s been accepted wisdom that voters pick their politicians with their pocketbook. Parties focus on exploiting the economic weakness of their opponents, especially if times […]
Apr 4 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — “A real piece of work.” That’s how Ontario Premier Doug Ford described federal environment minister Steven Guilbault after the latter lambasted him for having “no plan to fight climate change.” The riff came about after Ford criticized the latest hike in the federal carbon tax, from 50$ to 65$ per ton effective April 1, which […]
Mar 29 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — On the eve of delivering budget 2023, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said she wanted the government to do “big things.” Turns out, she meant big, expensive things — things designed to boost specific economic sectors, curry favour with specific groups of voters and keep the government’s supply and confidence agreement with the NDP alive.
Mar 25 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — Substack — The pressure has been building for months. What did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau know about intelligence reports on foreign interference in Canada’s elections, and when did he know it? Why is CSIS leaking like a sieve? Why won’t the PM call a public inquiry? And so on, and so on. Then, 24 hours before Trudeau […]
Mar 21 2023 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has never been known to excel at foreign affairs. But he had better brush up, because on Thursday, United States President Joe Biden comes to town. This will be Biden’s second official visit to Canada and his first as president; he was last in Ottawa in 2016 as President Barack Obama’s […]