This week, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance will stand in her place in the House of Commons and present the Trudeau government’s budget for the next year. I can remember a time when there was strict control over budget preparation, and any leaks that came out […]
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Listen Up! After the tax: A guest post by Dave Wilkin | Commentary
This is a guest commentary by Dave Wilkin. The battle over the April 1 Carbon Tax hike has heated up –It’s Trudeau’s “Taxing Pollution” vs. Poilievre’s “Axe the Tax”. It appears the government has lost this round, as most Canadians and provincial leaders (including Liberals) now oppose it. Fighting climate […]
Read MoreListen Up! My conundrum
There is no question that the war between Israel and Hamas is devastating. Very few people with a heart in their body can stomach the near famine or the substantial death and destruction that we are seeing in that part of the Middle East. There is almost a universal cry […]
Read MoreThe shaky foundation of childhood gender transition | Commentary
By Dr. J. Edward Les The debate around childhood “gender transition” has become so toxic as to render calm and rational discussion nearly impossible. Each side is quick to smear their opponents as malevolent or ignorant—or both. It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that most of us simply […]
Read MoreListen Up! The pendulum swings
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 […]
Read MoreListen 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 […]
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