Recently, in a French Language interview, Justin Trudeau said he thinks every day about quitting his “crazy super tough” job as Prime Minister of Canada but is determined to hang in there. There are those around the country upon hearing this, who surely echoed that famous line uttered by Oliver […]
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Listen Up! It’s just how government works
There are times when Ontario Premier Doug Ford lets his mouth get ahead of his brain. It may be a function of his otherwise significant communication skills but; nevertheless, it sometimes gets him into trouble. One of those times was when he made a big deal recently of appointing “like-minded” people […]
Read MoreLessons from Brian Mulroney: Robert Hurst | Commentary
By Robert Hurst I was on Brian Mulroney’s ‘Enemies List’. It was 1985, a year after Mulroney became Prime Minister. Two members of his Cabinet had resigned, Defence Minister Bob Coates and Fisheries Minister John Fraser. There were 4 of us on The List, all of us from the Parliamentary […]
Read MoreListen Up! We can learn from Brian Mulroney
The death of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney this past week marks the end of an era in Canadian politics, and that to me is regrettable. The man, like any political leader, was not perfect. He made his mistakes and sometimes his ego got away from him, but he will […]
Read MoreListen Up! Beware of polarization
Last week I wrote an opinion piece about Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin with a sprinkling here and there of Tucker Carlson. I was intrigued by one particular comment on that article. Indeed, it made me think. It went like this: “I am glad you can see the Republican far […]
Read MoreHow do we stop the epidemic of hate?: Sally Barnes | Commentary
By Sally Barnes When I was young, I had a dream that sadly has turned into a nightmare these many decades later. It wasn’t a perfect world then but there was every reason to believe it could and would be made better. Truth to tell, despite many advancements, the world […]
Read MoreListen Up! If it quacks like a duck…
Donald Trump is a Russian asset. He may not know it and he may not believe it. Nevertheless, he is perhaps the greatest foreign asset that Russia and Vladimir Putin have. Tucker Carlson, a mega-media personality and propagandist (I won’t insult real journalists by calling him one), is not far […]
Read MoreWill twisted logic lead to climate disaster?: Hugh Holland | Commentary
By Hugh Holland On February 10, the right-biased National Post published an article by former owner Conrad Black that said, “Canada has never had a government so vehemently opposed to our national interests.” In an October 4 National Post article, former Conservative Minister of Natural Resources, and later Minister of […]
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