What are we to make, fellow Canadians, of federal Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer’s now justly famous Louis Riel Day Tweet? Bear with me while we ponder this. There is a troubling point. It will take us only a moment to get there. Mr. Scheer, who leads the Canadian political party
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Political Potshots: The Personal Cost Of Politics
Despite our love for politics as a blood sport, there is a human side and human cost to politics. I have seen both, and have experienced both for the better and the worse. Today is the where the worse comes into play. I was lucky to have met Gerald Butts
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Sounds as if the Trudeau Liberals are listening to their Natural Governing Party lizard brain, finally
Amid all the hoo-ha emanating from the nation’s capital over the partial holiday weekend, the bit that didn’t seem to fit was the dispiriting news – for many Albertans, anyway – that the federal cabinet won’t make a decision until summer at least on whether the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
Continue readingMontreal Simon: In Case You Didn’t Know How Low The Con Media Can Go
If you want to know how low the Con media in this country have fallen, consider this :By most honest accounts Andrew Scheer is a religious fanatic, a racist, a misogynist, a closet homophobe, a climate change denier, and a serial liar, who likes to smear his opponents over and over
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Breaking News: Gerald Butts Resigns!
For those who claim the SNC-Lavalin affair is much ado abut nothing, this is certainly an interesting development: OTTAWA—Gerald Butts, Justin Trudeau’s principal secretary and long-time friend, has resigned amid allegations that the Prime Minister’s Office interfered to prevent a criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. In a statement, Butts unequivocally denies
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: What #LavScam means, in five points
It’s been going on for more than a week, now, and the outlines of it are already seen. Five ways in which it is leaving, and will leave, an impact: Indigenous people. I am the proud father to an amazing indigenous young woman; I work with First Nations across Canada.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: #LavScam shocker coming
Hearing a poll is coming. Hearing that the pollster started fielding before #LavScam erupted. Hearing the pollster was also in the field for two days afterwards – and caught plenty of the negative reactions Canadians are feeling. Hearing that there has been a significant shift – and not in a
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: #LavScam Toronto Star scoop: Trudeau’s cover-up begins
If Justin Trudeau won’t relieve Jody Wilson-Raybould of her lawyer’s obligation to maintain confidentiality – and if he plans to fight any inquiry into the #LavScam obstruction of justice scandal – we all know what that means. It means the Nixonian coverup has started. The Star has the story today,
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, asking why Justin Trudeau and Gerald Butts are so willing to offer political cover to the Trump administration (including the now-departed Steve Bannon). For further reading…– Ryan Lizza’s report on Bannon’s relationship with Butts is here. And Adam Radwanski had previously reported on the Libs’ strategy of cultivating relationships
Continue readingA Different Point of View....: Environmental Groups failing by not lobbying Ottawa over climate change
Canada is far behind many other countries when it comes to meeting its carbon reduction targets. We have an “inadequate” ranking on the international mechanism tracking carbon emitters, says Climate Action Tracker. Many other countries/regions, such as Norway, the European Union, the United States and China, are well ahead of
Continue readingA Different Point of View....: Why are our environmental groups supporting weak climate targets?
Canada is far behind many other countries when it comes to meeting its carbon reduction targets. We have an “inadequate” ranking on the international mechanism tracking carbon emitters, says Climate Action Tracker. Many other countries/regions, such as Norway, the European Union, the United States and China, are well ahead of
Continue readingA Different Point of View....: Why are our environmental groups supporting weak climate targets?
Canada is far behind many other countries when it comes to meeting its carbon reduction targets. We have an “inadequate” ranking on the international mechanism tracking carbon emitters, says Climate Action Tracker. Many other countries/regions, such as Norway, the European Union, the United States and China, are well ahead of
Continue readingA Different Point of View....: Environmental Groups failing by not lobbying Ottawa over climate change
Canada is far behind many other countries when it comes to meeting its carbon reduction targets. We have an “inadequate” ranking on the international mechanism tracking carbon emitters, says Climate Action Tracker. Many other countries/regions, such as Norway, the European Union, the United States and China, are well ahead of
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 38: Bulletin – Liberals like to $pend money
The Trudeau government, less than a year old, has certainly adopted well to governing. Like most governments, the Trudeau Liberals have found that there is a surprising amount of money just lying around, so they might as well use it. For example, it was revealed this week that one of Trudeau’s inner circle, Gerald Butts, […]
Continue readingCuriosityCat: The Biggest Wedge Issue in the 2015 Canadian election campaign
When Canadians reflect on the success of the Liberal Party in gaining power in the October 19 election, many will not know how important one issue was in gaining that victory. Nor will many Canadians know who was the mastermind behind that winning issue. Thanks to one of the masterful
Continue readingCalgary Grit: Liberal Leadership Round-Up
Who has two thumbs, a vintage belt buckle, and might be running for Liberal leader? The “will he or won’t he” dance of Justin Trudeau continues, with reports that Gerald Butts will be heading up his leadership team – should Justin run, of course. Trudeau’s trip to the Stampede did
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