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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Electoral engineering aside, the new cabinet is clearly designed to respond to voters’ biggest concerns right now....
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The lesson in both cases is that leadership demands authenticity. A real leader practices what he preaches....
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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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The big question for next time is, will changing the characters alter the plot?...
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