National Post

Jun 11 2020 — Justin Ling — National Post — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Canada’s justice system needs to change in light of the international protests for police reform. Blair, speaking exclusively to National Post, previewed changes coming to civilian oversight of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; possible new requirements on how the RCMP tracks use of force incidents, and how his government […]

Jun 11 2020 — John Ivison — National Post — When Francois-Philippe Champagne was promoted to minister of foreign affairs in a cabinet shuffle last December, he received his marching orders from Justin Trudeau in the form of a mandate letter. “The arrangement of your private affairs should bear the closest public scrutiny,” Champagne was advised. “This is an obligation that is not fully discharged […]

Jun 10 2020 — Brian Platt — National Post — The platform does not propose a timeframe for balancing the budget, but O’Toole says he will review both taxes and spending to determine how to get there. Conservative leadership contender Erin O’Toole has released a 50-page policy platform that includes promises to achieve net-zero emissions in the oil and gas sector, allow foreign competition for […]

Jun 9 2020 — John Ivison — National Post — Justin Trudeau has become a master at “political language”, defined by George Orwell as words designed to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind. The prime minister was pressed on Tuesday about new legislation that will impose fines, and even jail time, for fraudulent emergency response benefit claims.

Jun 8 2020 — John Ivison — National Post — Even this most prodigal of governments knows it can’t keep spending $3.6 billion a week on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. CERB was indispensable when it was introduced – providing income for people who had been deprived of their livelihoods by COVID. But as the economy reopens, Ottawa is looking at an exit strategy from […]

Jun 8 2020 — National Post — Liberal Member of Parliament Marwan Tabbara allegedly spent so much time over three months watching a home in a nearby riding he made the occupant fear for her safety, according to a police document describing the serious criminal charges he is facing. The watching started January 1 and ended April 9, the day Tabbara was […]

Jun 6 2020 — National Post — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s offered provinces $14 billion as part of a “safe restart” plan notably to help them buy more personal protective equipment and offer up to 10 sick days to workers. But some provinces are already saying no deal. “The premiers and I will work for a safe restart agreement which […]

Jun 4 2020 — John Ivison — National Post — It is advisable to tread lightly when wandering around the minefields of today’s culture wars. Nonetheless, I felt on solid ground in mocking the attempt by Donald Trump’s callow press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, to compare her boss to Winston Churchill. She suggested that Trump’s photo op on the steps of St. John’s Episcopal Church, across […]

Jun 4 2020 — Jesse Snyder — National Post — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province would be “seriously considering” legal action against Ottawa over its recent firearms ban, arguing that Albertan gun owners were being used as “scapegoats” as part of the federal Liberals’ political ambitions. Tapping into mildly separatist sentiments on Wednesday, Kenney announced a range of measures aimed at asserting more […]

Jun 3 2020 — John Ivison — National Post — There should be no debate about systemic racism in Canada. The residents of Rosedale in Toronto or Rockcliffe in Ottawa would not tolerate boil water advisories or youth suicide rates seven times higher than the national average – the norm for a number of indigenous communities. But there have been successes in Canada’s relationship with […]

Jun 3 2020 — Don Braid — National Post — Of all the Canadian responses to the “I Can’t Breathe” movement, one of the most offensive comes from Randy Hillier, a Progressive Conservative legislative member in Ontario. Ahmed Hussen, the federal Liberal minister of families, children, and social development, had said on CTV: “I have been followed in stores. Instinctively my back gets up when […]

Jun 2 2020 — John Ivison — National Post — When Justin Trudeau was first elected, he would get sucked into long, rambling interviews with reporters and invariably have to apologize for “saying the right thing, the wrong way,” as one adviser put it. More than a decade later, he has learned the hard way. At his morning press briefing, he was asked to comment […]

Jun 2 2020 — National Post — The Canada Revenue Agency is opening up its snitch line to tips about fraud in COVID-19 federal aid programs amid reports of illicit applications and double dipping. In an update to its website Monday, Canada Revenue Agency says its National Leads Program — a.k.a. its snitch line — is now accepting information regarding the Canada […]

Jun 1 2020 — John Ivison — National Post — The idea of a musketeer arrangement with other like-minded countries when dealing with China might appeal to our theatrical prime minister. That suggestion, for creating a new counterweight to China, was advanced Monday by Stephen Nagy, a Canadian academic who teaches at the International Christian University in Tokyo and is a fellow at the Asia […]

Jun 1 2020 — Brian Platt — National Post — The first debates of the Conservative leadership race will be held June 17 and 18 in Toronto after being delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The French-language debate will be Wednesday, June 17, with the English-language debate to follow the next night. Both debates will be live-streamed on the party’s website; neither will have an […]