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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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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The coalition chatter has given O’Toole an opening — some may say a lifeline — to change the channel from the recent vaccination controversies....
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The big question for next time is, will changing the characters alter the plot?...
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What a jolly time it promises to be, with policy resolutions that veer from centre-left to downright Trotskyite....
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The Greens have an opening on the left — but only if they learn to grow their base Has the Green party pushed the self-destruct button? This past weekend at its biennial convention in Ottawa, members voted to support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. BDS advocates claim that “Israel maintains a...
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Has the federal NDP leaped forward, backward, or into a pit of confusion? At its Edmonton convention this weekend, the party dumped centre-left leader Tom Mulcair on an ignominious 48 per cent vote of support — a clear (and brutal) sign that it wants a change in direction. Earlier in the day, delegates endorsed...
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Thomas Mulcair is out. But with no real contenders for the NDP leadership, or for the conservatives, the panel on CBC’s The National (broadcast on April 10, 2016) looks at the politics of leadership....
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To leap or not to leap: that is the question for the delegates attending the upcoming NDP convention in Edmonton. They must decide whether to endorse the LEAP manifesto, a hard-left document calling for radical global economic change in the name of preserving the environment, and whether to enter into a leadership race by...
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Could Bernie Sanders sink Tom Mulcair? As the leader of the NDP prepares for the party’s upcoming convention — and a vote of confidence on his leadership — some in the party are grumbling that it needs a stronger socialist standard-bearer. They point to the unprecedented support flowing to Democratic presidential aspirant Sanders, who...
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