Jul 18 2019 — John Ivison — Postmedia — Dennis Matthews knows a thing or two about the political zeitgeist, having worked as advertising guru for Stephen Harper and Doug Ford. He said on Twitter recently that there is a sense among some Conservatives the populist wave which elected Ford and Donald Trump, and ushered in Brexit, is coming to an end. The dwindling […]
Jul 17 2019 — Andrew Coyne — Postmedia — One of the paradoxes of Canada’s pantomime democracy — the meaninglessness of Parliament, the impotence of its members, the wildly unrepresentative process that puts them there — is the impossibility of fixing it. The changes that are most needed, after all, require the consent of the people who stand to lose most from them. No […]
Jul 11 2019 — Tom Blackwell — Postmedia — Harper’s comments raised questions about whether his party is moving closer to New Delhi on an issue that has long roiled the Indo-Canadian community. Former prime minister Stephen Harper condemned Canadians who promote Sikh separatism and predicted close ties with a controversial Indian government if the Conservatives win back power, underscoring in a recent speech […]
Jul 5 2019 — John Ivison — Postmedia — Bill Morneau was in Port Hope, Ont., this week, telling people the economy is strong and that middle class families are better off, thanks to “the government’s plan to invest in them.” Many Liberals believe they should be in Kim Jong Un or Saddam Hussein territory by now, winning 100 per cent of the votes. […]
Jul 4 2019 — Marie-Danielle Smith — Postmedia — When Canada signed on to a massive Asia-Pacific trade deal last year, the Liberal government faced some mockery for insisting on putting the term “progressive” in the title. A few months later, bureaucrats were quietly instructed to drop the word in favour of describing it as an “inclusive approach to trade” instead, newly released documents […]
Jul 4 2019 — Brian Platt — Postmedia — Under normal circumstances, a three-year planning dispute in Ottawa wouldn’t make the national news. But when it involves the landmark Chateau Laurier hotel, the turreted jewel of the postcard landscape alongside the Parliament buildings and the Rideau Canal, the stakes get higher. “This is going to, as it currently stands, disfigure an iconic, famous, important, […]
Jun 28 2019 — Maura Forrest — Postmedia — You could be forgiven for having missed the fact that Canada has adopted a formal definition of anti-Semitism. It was included as part of the government’s new anti-racism strategy, announced by Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez earlier this week, in a list of terminology toward the end. “Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may […]
Jun 27 2019 — Tom Blackwell — Postmedia — Capt. Amarinder Singh has always made it clear he thinks Canada is soft on alleged Sikh extremists in this country. The head of India’s Punjab state government once alleged the Liberal cabinet harbours four “Khalistani” advocates of an independent Sikh homeland, publicly snubbed Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a list […]
Jun 26 2019 — Marie-Danielle Smith — Postmedia — She is 27 years old, a tattoo artist, the co-founder of her own shop in Kitimat, B.C. She’s got lots of ink, including leopard spots on her arm, and black piercings in her dimpled cheeks. “Obviously,” she says in a video posted on social media, “there is a fair bit of stereotype out there that […]
Jun 21 2019 — David Pugliese — Postmedia — The Canadian military has taken the unprecedented step of allowing the F-35 fighter jet to be promoted at a Quebec base this weekend in the midst of the government’s $19 billion process to purchase new aircraft. The decision to have only one of the four competing fighter jets on display further fuels concerns among some […]
Jun 20 2019 — Tom Blackwell — Postmedia — It is a state with 21 million people, a huge concentration of medicine-consuming senior citizens and massive influence in the next U.S. election. And now, with President Donald Trump’s support, Florida is coming for Canada’s prescription drugs. New legislation that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law last week will set up a formal, government-run […]
Jun 13 2019 — Brian Platt — Postmedia — The government has backed down on a plan to force federally-appointed judges to disclose their individual expenses, a move judges had warned was unconstitutional and would undermine the public’s confidence in the judiciary. The climbdown comes after judicial organizations voiced pointed objections in testimony at the Senate legal affairs committee. The committee then amended Bill […]
Jun 6 2019 — Jesse Snyder — Postmedia — Senators could hold critical votes this evening on two natural resource bills, possibly ending a prolonged pushback in the Senate against legislation that has been met with intense criticism by Western provinces and industry. The senate is set to vote at 5:30 p.m. this evening on whether to kill Bill C-48, the contentious moratorium on […]
Jun 6 2019 — Marie-Danielle Smith — Postmedia — The auditor general and deputy minister of finance will be invited to a House committee next week, MPs decided Thursday, to explain a funding shortfall that’s causing cuts to the independent auditor’s work, including a planned performance review on government cyber security. The public accounts committee heard last month from the interim auditor general, Sylvain […]
Jun 5 2019 — Marie-Danielle Smith — Postmedia — As his party continues to lead in the polls in the run-up to this fall’s federal election, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer does not plan to march in any Pride parades this year. The Conservative Party confirmed Scheer’s plans this week, even as Ontario premier Doug Ford faces criticism from some quarters for announcing he will […]