Poor Danielle Smith. With friends like this, who needs enemies? Alberta’s Premier Smith called a press conference on October 3 to announce her plan for a new oil pipeline that she wants Prime Minister Mark…
Posts By Brooke Jeffrey
New Parliament, Same Old Poilievre
He is back to his old tricks again: simplistic slogans, hyperpartisan attacks and misinformation. Just days after winning the slam dunk byelection in Alberta, (conveniently handed to him by one of his MPs), Conservative leader…
The BC Ostrich Debacle is No Laughing Matter
No doubt about it, the ostrich is a strange, comical bird. Certainly humans often ridicule Its appearance and gait, not to mention its intelligence, and its image is frequently employed by political cartoonists. Only a…
How Do You Handle a Problem Like Alberta?
Let us be clear. There is no such thing as “western alienation.” Manitoba and B.C. do not share the aggressively negative views of Ottawa that are currently promoted by Alberta premier Danielle Smith, and Saskatchewan’s…
Poilievre’s Cheap Shots at Carney’s Wealth Erode Public Trust
He is at it again. The man who blew a twenty-point lead for the Conservative Party during the last federal election has once more demonstrated that he simply cannot appear moderate or prime ministerial for…
Poilievre’s Leadership Is in Trouble, and Rightly So
Shakespeare’s King Henry IV famously lamented “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.“ Today in Canadian politics no one should pay more attention to this prediction than Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Contrary to what…
Canada Day 2025: Ca Va Bien Aller
At the height of the pandemic many Quebecers took to putting up signs that said “Ca va bien aller” or “It will all work out”. Although this was barely four years ago, many Canadians seem…
Five Reasons Why Inviting Modi to the G7 is A Serious Mistake
Much has been written lately about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the upcoming G7 conference hosted by Canada in Kananaskis, Alberta. And make no mistake, this…
Lessons from the Carney Government’s Throne Speech
1.It pays to have a monarch read the Throne Speech. The government’s idea of inviting a real king to read the speech was to impress the deranged orange autocrat to the south. This it undoubtedly…
Ten Takeaways from the Carney Cabinet
1.Contrary to popular opinion, this is not a small cabinet. The pre-election cabinet that Prime Minister Carney constructed actually was significantly smaller than normal, as he was quick to point out. At 29 members, it…
