Nov 21 2019 — Lorrie Goldstein — Sun Media — It’s no secret why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has, suddenly and without prior notice, reversed Stephen Harper’s policy of refusing to support the never-ending deluge of Israel-bashing resolutions passed by the United Nations General Assembly. Canada under Harper and his Conservative government was Israel’s strongest ally in the world, more than even the U.S. under […]
Nov 17 2019 — Lorne Gunter — Sun Media — The latest numbers on economic productivity in Canada are extremely disappointing. And with the Liberals back in power, the numbers are about to get worse, especially considering that the Trudeau government is now held in office by three anti-development parties — the NDP, Greens and Bloc Quebecois. Even our “have” provinces fall far behind the […]
Nov 17 2019 — Sun Media — Watching Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet trash Alberta on climate change and its greenhouse gas emissions is like watching a child running down the hallway with scissors. The federal separatist leader (now there’s an oxymoron) revealed his ignorance last week when he lectured Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, and Albertans in general, on their land-locked oil […]
Nov 16 2019 — John Snobelen — Sun Media — A couple of decades ago a local service club in suburban Toronto faced an interesting dilemma. In those days, service clubs were male only. Most of them had auxiliary clubs for the wives. Think Kinsmen (my dad) and Kinettes (my mom). It seems horribly antiquated now, but in those not-so-long ago times it was still […]
Nov 14 2019 — Mark Bonokoski — Sun Media — When former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay first strung the “stinking albatross” around the unsuspecting neck of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, it didn’t quite sound like Peter MacKay. MacKay has never been known to write humdingers, and especially not someone who’d compose the two back-to-back jabs that so unexpectedly jarred those who still believe Scheer’s […]
Nov 14 2019 — Lorrie Goldstein — Sun Media — The success of Canada’s new minority Parliament, which will convene on Dec. 5, depends not on the opposition leaders but on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canadians collectively decided on Oct. 21 that they still wanted Trudeau to be their PM, but not with the extraordinary power of a PM with a majority government. Given this, […]
Nov 11 2019 — Jim Warren — Sun Media — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his new cabinet around November 20. Choosing who goes into your cabinet is one of the most critical decisions a Prime Minister can make and has implications that even the smartest political strategist cannot foresee, Jody Wilson-Raybould being one of the most prominent and recent examples. A […]
Nov 10 2019 — Lorrie Goldstein — Sun Media — Let’s put to rest the myth there is any answer Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer can give that will satisfy the Liberals, and the liberal media, that he is not homophobic. That he would not ban same-sex marriage if he becomes prime minister. Scheer can’t prove a negative. The only way he could prove it is […]
Nov 6 2019 — Lorrie Goldstein — Sun Media — Since the liberal media have been killing entire forests telling us about how badly Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives did in the Oct. 21 election, let’s do an apples-to-apples comparison of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s victory compared to Scheer’s defeat. Compared to the 2015 election: Trudeau lost 27 seats (down from 184 to 157) and […]
Nov 3 2019 — Jim Warren — Sun Media — Andrew Scheer could be forgiven by Conservatives for mistakes he made before the election. Scheer could be forgiven by Conservatives for mistakes he made during the election. But Conservatives should not forgive the mistakes Scheer has made since the end of the election and they should elect a new leader to lead them into the […]
Nov 3 2019 — Lorrie Goldstein — Sun Media — So as it turns out, it was the Conservatives, not the Liberals, who weren’t as advertised in the federal election. In the days leading up to the Oct. 21 vote, Conservatives told us they were united behind Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, who was ready to lead the country. But in the days following the election, […]
Oct 27 2019 — Andre Marin — Sun Media — The weirdest election I can recall is behind us, dominated by gotcha moments and other political shenanigans. Now it’s time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to deal with the two most pressing issues facing the nation. First, he needs to move fast to unify the country. Ironically, Trudeau was the author of his own misfortune, […]
Oct 27 2019 — Sun Media — During the recent election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again refused to acknowledge that the only credible way to convince Canadians to consume less to save the planet from global warming is to lead by example. If you don’t — and Trudeau doesn’t — then people will logically conclude you don’t really believe the world […]
Oct 23 2019 — Lorne Gunter — Sun Media — One thing that’s certain, a Liberal minority is going to be expensive. The last time Canada had a Liberal minority propped up by the NDP was under Pierre Trudeau between 1972 and 1974. In order to keep the NDP happy with increased social programs, the Liberals back then ramped up federal spending by 27% in […]
Oct 22 2019 — Sun Media — With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau winning the most seats in Monday’s election, Canadians will pay escalating carbon taxes for years to come. That was always true whether he won a majority government, or a minority one. Since the NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Greens all support carbon pricing, Trudeau can rely on them to back his […]