Feb 19 2019 — David Pugliese — Postmedia — Taxpayers spent $161,000 for photographers to take images of Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on his various trips in what the Liberal government says is proof that Canada is re-engaging on the world stage. That cost covers only travel and accommodations for the military photographers and does not include their salaries.
Feb 18 2019 — John Ivison — Postmedia — A day or so after my arrival at Queen’s Park to cover the Ontario legislature for the National Post, a bearded, rangy, 30-something beanpole of a man unfolded himself on the ratty old office couch. That was my introduction to Gerald Butts. It was 2003, he was the principal secretary to the leader of the […]
Feb 16 2019 — John Ivison — Postmedia — The buck stops with any prime minister. He is the public face of those decisions — and in the SNC affair, he has become a figure of public derision It’s never good for a politician when they’re being laughed at. Justin Trudeau’s claim that Jody Wilson-Raybould would still be justice minister if Scott Brison hadn’t […]
Feb 13 2019 — Marie-Danielle Smith — Postmedia — In the ongoing debate over the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin and what kind of “pressure” was put on ex-justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to prevent it, the pundit classes of Quebec and the rest of Canada are singing different songs. Since the Globe and Mail published a report last week alleging the Prime Minister’s Office pushed Wilson-Raybould […]
Feb 12 2019 — John Ivison — Postmedia — In the words of parody news anchor Ron Burgundy: “Boy, that escalated quickly.” Jody Wilson-Raybould’s letter resigning from cabinet Tuesday — in which she thanked all Canadians but, conspicuously, not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — has left the impression that we have a caricature of a government, as buffoonish and clueless as Burgundy and his […]
Feb 7 2019 — Postmedia — The political scene in Ottawa was rocked by a bombshell story released Thursday morning alleging political interference by the Prime Minister’s Office in a major justice matter. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office attempted to press Jody Wilson-Raybould when she was justice minister to intervene in the corruption and fraud prosecution of Montreal engineering and construction […]
Jan 31 2019 — Brian Platt — Postmedia — Canada’s top soldier says he kept no records of discussions he had with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other senior political officials after he moved to suspend Vice-Admiral Mark Norman from duty. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance testified in court Wednesday as part of a third-party records hearing ahead of Norman’s criminal […]
Jan 28 2019 — David Pugliese — Postmedia — Incidents such as the alleged attempt to withhold records in the Vice-Admiral Mark Norman case and another where senior military officers are accused of hiding documents requested under the law are simply mistakes and should not be seen as an indictment of Canadian Forces or Defence department values, those organizations say.
Jan 16 2019 — Chris Selley — Postmedia — More and more New Democrats seem concerned that Jagmeet Singh mightn’t have been the best choice for leader, let alone deserving of a whopping 54 per cent first ballot victory. His various alleged crimes include rendering himself invisible for months, imposing draconian punishments on popular MPs, and going on TV to suggest we stop importing […]
Jan 3 2019 — Postmedia — In a terse letter to Ontario-based Superior Propane explaining her decision, Sheila Griffith addresses Notley and Trudeau about their failure over Alberta oil. A woman who runs a ranch with her husband west of Calgary is refusing to pay the carbon tax, arguing the province should remove the tax after repeated setbacks to expanding the […]
Dec 29 2018 — Don Braid — Postmedia — “No apology if this sounds bellicose,” says UCP Leader Jason Kenney, explaining why he believes Alberta should fight back hard against anti-oil activists. The counter-attack shouldn’t just come from government, according to Kenney. He insists that industry leaders join his battle. If he’s elected, he says, “I will call in the CEOs of major oil […]
Dec 28 2018 — Emma Graney — Postmedia — The United Conservative Party has filed an official complaint with the election commissioner about Progress Alberta, a left-leaning registered political action committee. At the heart of the complaint is two monetary donations Progress Alberta received from Tides, a U.S.-based foundation. The executive director of Progress Alberta says his organization has done nothing wrong.
Dec 24 2018 — David Pugliese — Postmedia — A Quebec company is offering the Liberal government a second supply ship at a reduced price as it warns about further delays on a similar vessel being built for the Royal Canadian Navy by a firm on the West Coast. Davie Shipyards delivered its first ship, Asterix, to the government on time and on budget […]
Dec 20 2018 — Postmedia — While a populist movement sweeps the globe, Canada has mostly carried on with a conventional conversation in federal politics. Relatively high wages and a sense of security from resource-based jobs could be the number one thing keeping Canadian politics in equilibrium, according to new analysis from Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a public policy think tank in Ottawa. […]
Dec 19 2018 — Postmedia — The third Canadian detained by Chinese authorities in recent weeks is an Alberta woman who was taken into custody due to visa complications and arrangements were being made for her to return to Canada, multiple sources said Wednesday. Sarah McIver, described by those who know her as “bubbly” and “approachable,” had been teaching at a […]