Nov 12 2019 — Susan Delacourt — Toronto Star — Justin Trudeau has not said anything publicly about the firing of Don Cherry. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer did not call Trudeau a “phoney” or a “fraud” when he sat down with the Prime Minister on Tuesday. These displays of restraint, in the aftermath of the recent election, can be seen as progress.
Nov 12 2019 — Shree Paradkar — Toronto Star — As one of the “you people” in this country, a hockey commentator like Don Cherry was confusing to me. His presence on the periphery of my new life would sometimes barge into my consciousness when people around me would laugh at his latest transgression, in thrall to his audacity. While his presence showed that otherwise […]
Nov 11 2019 — Heather Scoffield — Toronto Star — David Dodge, the man who successfully pushed for the drastic government spending cuts in the 1990s, says it’s quite OK for Ottawa to be running a bit of a deficit these days. Dodge, who went on to become the governor of the Bank of Canada in the 2000s and is now a consultant, has developed […]
Nov 11 2019 — Alex Boutilier — Toronto Star — The issue of Western alienation will loom large over the Prime Minister’s Office Tuesday as Justin Trudeau holds meetings with Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. Trudeau and Scheer are scheduled to meet for the first time since October’s federal election, which returned Trudeau’s Liberals to power with a minority government. Moe, […]
Nov 10 2019 — Bruce Arthur — Toronto Star — For a while The Canadian Press had a reporter babysit Don Cherry on Saturday nights, because he might say something that made news. He was one of the most famous men in the country, in one of its biggest pulpits, and he said whatever he wanted. For many, that was part of the appeal.
Nov 10 2019 — Robin V. Sears — Toronto Star — Canada has among the financially cleanest political systems in the world. After half a century of success, however, today it is under serious threat. From the first election expenses limits used in the 1974, ours has been regarded as good a system as any in the world. This election revealed that there is new and […]
Nov 10 2019 — Tiffany Gooch — Toronto Star — There comes a moment for each prime minister who has secured a second mandate to face the difficult decision of establishing their legacy addressing domestic challenges, while also considering Canada’s contribution to global efforts aimed at overcoming international challenges. Under Justin Trudeau’s leadership it may appear there have been considerable shifts to how Canada has […]
Nov 10 2019 — Jaime Watt — Toronto Star — Since the launch of the federal election, which feels like an eternity ago, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has been dogged by variations on the same question: Will you attend a Pride parade? Do you believe homosexuality is a sin? Why did you compare equal marriage to a dog’s tail?
Nov 9 2019 — Rob Ferguson — Toronto Star — Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli is keeping mum on an attempt to block his $8-million defamation lawsuit against former PC leader Patrick Brown over a tell-all memoir published a year ago. “I won’t be commenting because it’s a very active lawsuit,” Fedeli said Friday of the legal action, which claims Brown’s book mounted a “vicious […]
Nov 8 2019 — Heather Scoffield — Toronto Star — There’s nothing that unites Conservatives like a clarion call for lower taxes — and since the Conservatives need some uniting right now, that’s where Andrew Scheer went this week after his first post-election caucus meeting. “I have never known a problem that is solved by a new tax,” Scheer told reporters Wednesday evening after a […]
Nov 8 2019 — Susan Delacourt — Toronto Star — Two weeks after the votes were counted, the point of the 2019 election is finally coming into focus: it was ultimately a humbling exercise for Canada’s political leaders. In just one week, three of the major party leaders have been forced to reckon with humility at their first post-election caucus meetings in Ottawa. The Greens’ […]
Nov 7 2019 — Tom Walkom — Toronto Star — Ontario is Andrew Scheer’s Achilles heel. The Conservative leader cannot win the next election without gaining significantly more support from voters in Canada’s largest province. Unless he dramatically changes his approach, he is unlikely to get it. This is the sobering reality that faces members of the Conservative Party as they mull over their leader’s […]
Nov 7 2019 — Heather Scoffield — Toronto Star — Someone with a big name who is respected in the West. Someone who understands the business community, investment flows and corporate decision-making. Someone who can talk to both the Liberals and Conservatives eye-to-eye. Someone who can thread the needle on climate change and economic growth, while winning over the confidence of the oilpatch. That’s who […]
Nov 6 2019 — Chantal Hébert — Toronto Star — It was former Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard who coined the expression “winning conditions” after the 1995 referendum to describe what it would take for his Parti Québécois government to again test the will of Quebecers to leave the federation. Bouchard never actually spelled out what the list entailed.
Nov 5 2019 — Alex Boutlier and Robert Benzie — Toronto Star — As federal Conservatives prepare for a Wednesday caucus meeting that could trigger a leadership review, some Conservative MPs and party activists are working to oust Andrew Scheer, the Star has learned. Scheer’s team, which has been tracking the leader’s level of support in caucus, believes he has the numbers to hang on, one senior Conservative […]