Jul 28 2021 — National Post — While a federal investigation continues into whether he had sex with a minor and violated sex trafficking laws, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s future sister-in-law has taken to TikTok to blast the Florida congressman’s “weird and creepy” behaviour.
Jul 28 2021 — Jesse Snyder — National Post — The federal government could be running budget deficits until 2070 if current spending plans are not altered, according to estimates by the Parliamentary Budget Officer that have spurred warning calls over Canada’s fiscal position.
Jul 27 2021 — Chris Selley — National Post — The debate in Canada over mandatory vaccinations for health-care and education workers, and over requiring “vaccine passports” for currently restricted activities like sporting events, concerts and cinemas, has by and large been remarkably civilized. That’s a healthy sign: Pro or anti, most of us seem to understand that forcing people to choose between their job […]
Jul 27 2021 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — Back to the Future! As the nation lurches ever closer to a widely expected election call, the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be quickly receding in our collective rearview mirror. Traffic clogs our highways like bad cholesterol. Dogs howl with anxiety as their owners mysteriously disappear. A million sourdough starters have been left to die. Pre-pandemic […]
Jul 26 2021 — National Post — A Tennessee radio host and outspoken vaccine skeptic has switched sides after contracting serious COVID-19.
Jul 24 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — An NDP supporter must pay $7,330 after the federal elections watchdog caught him making a series of illegal donations to the party and various leadership candidates between 2015 and 2017. According to a compliance agreement published Friday by the Commissioner of Canada Elections, Dartmouth, N.S., resident Dennis Theman donated $6,600 to no less than seven […]
Jul 22 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — The former head of Canada’s vaccine rollout says that the government’s decision to suddenly fire him while revealing he was the target of a military investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct over 30 years ago was “devastating” and that his career “appears to be over.”
Jul 22 2021 — Chris Selley — National Post — Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge insists he has nothing against soon-to-be Governor General Mary Simon, despite her inability to speak one of Canada’s official languages: The Queen’s first Indigenous representative in Ottawa speaks English and Inuktitut, but less French than Her Majesty herself. “We all know what a great candidate she is, what a great […]
Jul 20 2021 — Tasha Kheiriddin — National Post — What does it mean to “represent Canada” in the 21st century? We are a nation of two official languages, 10 provinces, and three territories. Forty-one per cent of us are first-or-second generation immigrants. Eighty-one per cent of us live in cities, the rest in rural or small-town communities. In terms of gender and orientation, the […]
Jul 20 2021 — Colby Cosh — National Post — Did Brian Pallister get a bad rap? The premier of Manitoba has fallen into a curious bout of difficulty after making some gooey prepared remarks in the wake of Canada Day, when statues of Queens Victoria and Elizabeth II were toppled on the province’s legislature grounds. Pallister didn’t like the vandalism very much, which puts […]
Jul 18 2021 — Ryan Tumilty — National Post — Green Party Leader Annamie Paul will be the only federal leader trying to prepare for the expected election campaign this year without much staff around to help her. While Justin Trudeau, Erin O’Toole and Jagmeet Singh tour the country to shore up support in advance of a seemingly imminent dropping of the writ, Paul has […]
Jul 14 2021 — Colby Cosh — National Post — My accommodation with Canada’s Liberal Restoration (2015-????) has always been to tell myself “Well, at least we’ve got extremely cynical and Machiavellian Liberals. Imagine if we had Liberals who really believed in the things they say!” But at this point, I have to say, they are really overdoing it.
Jul 13 2021 — National Post — Election junkies, start your engines. Between the appointment of a new governor general to a flurry of spending announcements, an early Canadian federal election is now a foregone conclusion. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh can ask the prime minister to hold off for another two years, but no one is listening; across the country, parties and […]
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 […]
Jul 9 2021 — Christopher Nardi — National Post — May run again in next election — but that may not be as the Liberals’ candidate. Liberal MP William Amos says he mistakenly appeared naked twice during virtual House of Commons proceedings because of issues with “hyperactive multitasking” and a “lack of focus” and not because of any “mental health disorder.”