Community leaders and new immigrants see hope for working with a minority Liberal government – but the work had to start yesterday, they say.
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We Don’t Vote for Strangers: Why the GTA Went Red – Pt. I
Why did GTA voters prefer the Liberals over the Conservatives and the NDP? I spoke to people living in Toronto and Brampton to find out
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New Immigration Plan Hailed and Flailed
Canada’s new plan to welcome nearly one million immigrants over the next three years, has been hailed and flailed around the world despite the Liberal government assurances that it will help offset an aging demographic.…
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We Ignore Islamism at our Own Peril
Quebec recently passed a law banning face coverings for people delivering or receiving public services, which has re-ignited the debate across Canada on banning the burqa and niqab. Some people, such as Idil Issa, have…
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Wynne — Math or Sex Education
Time is quickly running out for this liberal government. With recent polls showing Kathleen Wynne’s approval rating hovering at 19 per cent within her home province, a historically low rate which stands below all other…
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Liberal MP Welcomes Debate with Scheer over Khadr Settlement
Liberal MP Chandra Arya says he welcomes Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s suggestion to debate the Liberal government’s settlement with Omar Khadr. Arya acknowledged that “it’s not just the Conservatives” who are against the reported $10.5…
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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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Are those Against Higher Immigration Levels Bigots? Think Again
Last week, Canada’s innovation minister Navdeep Bains all but conceded that the Liberals needed to craft a positive message about boosting the number of immigrants into Canada. In other words those in favour of a…
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