Quebec’s embattled premier Francois Legault, leader of the misnamed Coalition Avenir Quebec (Coalition for the Future of Quebec, or CAQ) party, is once more looking in the rear-view mirror in a desperate attempt to stave…
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Reckless Poilievre Rehashes Old News, Trashes Trudeau and the RCMP
Canadians could be forgiven for thinking they were seeing an old news clip from 2015 on their electronic device of choice last week. Certainly Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre appeared to be caught in his own…
Whose Rights Are They Anyway? The Notwithstanding Clause Debate
Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau once confided that agreeing to include the notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was one of his greatest regrets. It was well-known that he had only…
Scott Moe Torpedoes Danielle Smith’s Plan
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…
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…
