corruption
My latest: Trump trumps Trudeau, and why
Justin Trudeau is less popular than Donald Trump. Say it aloud, so that those still considering voting for Trudeau can hear you. Because, you know, Donald Trump. The most sexist,…
Why I can’t vote for Trudeau
I was Jean Chretien’s special assistant. I helped oversee his war room when he won in 1993 and 2000. I ran for the Liberals in B.C. in 1997. And I…
The rumours about Justin Trudeau
Rumours. It’s more than a Fleetwood Mac album. Rumours about Justin Trudeau have littered Canadian newsrooms like confetti since the start of this election. Rumours about Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister…
My latest: debate? What debate?
Here’s the thing about Monday’s leader’s debate, Canada. You won’t be watching it. Well, let’s amend that. Sun readers are a scrappy, elbows-up lot, who dig politics and a good…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Steven Strauss examines the catastrophic results of the U.S. Republicans’ obsession with handouts to the rich and austerity for everybody else. And…
Who won and lost the French-language debate
Who won? The separatist guy, Yves-Francois Blanchet. He was calm, he was cool and he was collected. He totally dominated. Who lost? Justin Trudeau. He needed to remind everyone that…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Emily Stewart reports on Elizabeth Warren’s message about the need to end corruption and corporatism in order to make U.S. politics work for…
#LavScam latest: cops interview former AG, Trudeau Libs stonewall
And, Trudeau lies and pins the blame on bureaucrats. From the Globe: Former justice minister and attorney-general Jody Wilson-Raybould met with RCMP investigators this week to discuss political interference in…
Who says no, when no needs to be said?
Are citizens of British Columbia protected from massive financial fraud? Frankly, we have little protection…
My latest: what #LavScam now means for Scheer, JWR, PMO, the RCMP and the media
Joseph Nye Welch: remember that name. He was an American lawyer, and chief counsel to the US Army. He died long ago. But even from the grave, even after so…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Ainslie Cruickshank reports on new polling showing that most Canadians support a transition to a clean energy economy even without having received much…
My latest: Butts, back, big bother
Kick me. Here’s a little-known fact: The “kick me” sign — which is usually affixed to some hapless soul’s back or behind, for laughs — was apparently devised by merry-making…
Highly-scientific survey™️: The Return of the Ger-i
Vote now, vote often! Gerald Butts return means the return of these #LPC problems: — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 20, 2019
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Robert Reich points out that the most significant political divide is the one between the wealthiest few and the rest of the…
JWR is vindicated, again
There is enough evidence against SNC-Lavalin for the engineering corporation to be tried on fraud and bribery charges, a Quebec court judge has ruled. SNC-Lavalin spent months lobbying the federal…