“Canadians do not hate him [Trudeau] enough to show him the exit door.”
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The Vic Fedeli I Know
Don’t buy Vic Fedeli a yellow tie. He has dozens of them. That’s his signature trademark, but he is just as well known for his intellect, knack for getting things done, workaholic tendencies, a big…
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Saudi Arabia, Modernity and Counter Terrorism
Three cheers for Saudi Arabia! The conservative Kingdom has ruled that women can now drive and no longer need to be accompanied by a mahram (essentially a male guardian) when they are in a car. Many are celebrating this…
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Canadian Media Falling into US-Style Polarization, Says Former Harper Minister
Canada could turn into a U.S.-style partisan battleground if its politicians and media don’t mend their ways, says former Conservative MP Chris Alexander. Alexander, one of the Harper government cabinet ministers defeated in the 2015…
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Few of Scheer’s Policy Ideas Likely to Make 2019 Platform: Strategists
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer introduced a handful of new policy ideas during the nine month long leadership race, but Tory strategists suggest they likely won’t be part of the Tories 2019 election platform. Scheer has…
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Don’t Mess with a Vote System that Works
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau promised to replace the first-past-the-post electoral system of Canada during the last federal election campaign a year ago. Now that he is prime minister with a parliamentary majority, there is an…
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Sex-Ed Front and Centre — Again
Social conservatives are hoping two anti-sex education candidates will split the vote in the upcoming Ottawa-Vanier byelection, leaving Progressive Conservative Andre Marin out in the cold. “I don’t think it’s realistic that they will win…
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High on Immigration, Low on Citizenship
Days after being sworn in as prime minister on November 4 last year, Justin Trudeau listed priority tasks for his ministers. Like that of his colleagues, the list for John McCallum, Minister of Immigration,…
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Conflating Cultural Values with Secular Ideals
Though I have family’s roots in B.C. going back a century, I stumble when cataloging the “unique” values underlying Canadian culture. The default list reads like a dating ad: Canadians are compassionate, polite, enjoy nature.…
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Canada’s own ‘Trumps’
Canadians fully understand Donald Trump. That’s because they have three of their own – Preston Manning, Stephen Harper and Jason Kenney! For Canadians, Trump is a second viewing of a movie that they have seen…
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