By now, you have probably heard of Centre Ice Canadians. The group was co-founded a year ago by former two-time Conservative leadership candidate Rick Peterson. It made its debut as Centre Ice Conservatives, during the Conservative leadership process, holding a policy conference in Edmonton, followed by similar events in Halifax and Toronto. It published...
READ MOREDeath By a Thousand Cuts: Who Wants Justin Trudeau Gone, and Why? (Hint: it may be not who you think)
The pressure has been building for months. What did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau know about intelligence reports on foreign interference in Canada’s elections, and when did he know it? Why is CSIS leaking like a sieve? Why won’t the PM call a public inquiry? And so on, and so on. Then, 24 hours before...
READ MOREJagmeet Singh must pull support for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals
Is this the beginning of the end for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? The knives are out, and the cuts are coming fast and furious. Not a day goes by without another accusation of political interference by the Chinese communist regime, in not just federal but now also provincial politics. Interference also goes beyond politics...
READ MOREPoilievre goes after disaffected Quebec Liberals fed up with Trudeau
Canadian constitutional disputes are like zombies. Just when you think they are buried, they rise from the dead, looking to claim their next victim. Politicians often exhume them to boost their standing and win an election. But they had better beware: like most monsters, the undead have no loyalty, and will happily turn on...
READ MOREMary Ng scandal is but the tip of a terrible iceberg
Trade Minister Mary Ng should resign. In 2019 and 2020, the minister of international trade, export promotion, small business and economic development hired a company co-owned by a close friend, Amanda Alvaro, to provide her with media training. The contracts totalled $22,790. While this is small change in Ottawa, as Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion...
READ MORELiberals sow fear to trounce Tories in byelection, as NDP vote collapses
In the end, it wasn’t even close. Former Ontario Liberal finance minister Charles Sousa romped to victory in the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection Monday night, trouncing Conservative rival Ron Chhinzer 51 per cent to 37 per cent. But before the Liberals start gloating and the Conservatives say byelections don’t matter, let’s examine what really went into...
READ MOREOut-of-touch Liberals failing to protect Canadian democracy from China
This has not been a good week for the federal Liberals. From finance to foreign policy, key figures are stumbling right into traps set by the opposition: elitism, self-interest, and disregard for democracy. One can almost hear the Conservatives shouting “pass the popcorn” as they sit back and watch the drama unfold. First, on...
READ MORETrudeau is already setting up the next election with a Big Government cabinet
Electoral engineering aside, the new cabinet is clearly designed to respond to voters’ biggest concerns right now....
READ MOREWeak leadership leads Trudeau to Tofino and O’Toole into trouble
The lesson in both cases is that leadership demands authenticity. A real leader practices what he preaches....
READ MORELiberals must demand probe into any China election meddling
There is growing evidence that for some voters, foreign matters played a key role, not due to personal preference, but foreign interference....
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