Category: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Michael Taube: Canada’s Border Restrictions Are Finally Ending, and Polievre Deserves Some Credit

Commentary Canada has been one of the world’s leading countries in terms of vaccinating its population. According to the Public Health Agency’s data (up to Sept. 16), 85.41 percent of Canadians have received at least one primary dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 82.08 percent have received both primary doses. Nevertheless, Canada has been one…


Michael Taube: Canada’s Border Restrictions Are Finally Ending, and Poilievre Deserves Some Credit

Commentary Canada has been one of the world’s leading countries in terms of vaccinating its population. According to the Public Health Agency’s data (up to Sept. 16), 85.41 percent of Canadians have received at least one primary dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 82.08 percent have received both primary doses. Nevertheless, Canada has been one…


Trudeau in New York to Attend UN General Assembly, Meet With Allies

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in New York for a two-day meeting with allies and partners at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). As co-chair of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Advocates group, Trudeau’s UN agenda will include “advocating for strong climate action, the empowerment of women and girls, and…


Advocate Concerned PM Commends Event Organized by Group Whose Chinese Affiliate Said Aims to ‘Spread the Voice’ of CCP

A democracy advocate is warning about the Chinese regime’s covert “cultural infiltration” after multiple Canadian politicians lent support to the opening celebration of a new Chinese library that’s part of a China-based project whose founder had said aims to “spread the voice” of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The new B.C. library was unveiled during…


Michael Taube: Fiscal Mismanagement Seems to Be the Norm in the Current Government

Commentary There are many tools that political leaders can use to ensure good governance. One of them is a firm commitment to fiscal management. A government should act prudently in terms of the way it spends the taxpayers’ money, introduces social programs and financial measures, manages economic crises, balances budgets, controls debt and deficit spending,…


Liberals Plan Cost-of-Living Help, but Delay Announcement Due to Queen’s Death

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was set to tell Canadians about new measures to help with the rising cost of living Thursday, but the announcement has been delayed. The federal government is going to temporarily double GST rebate cheques, increase aid to help low-income Canadians pay their rent and launch the first part of a national…


Gov. Gen. Mary Simon Delivers Speech in Mourning of Queen Elizabeth

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has delivered a speech mourning Queen Elizabeth II’s death, offering condolences to the royal family. Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 on Sept. 8, making her the longest-serving monarch in British history with a reign of 70 years and 214 days. Simon, who…


Gov. Gen. Mary Simon Delivers Speech in Memory of Queen Elizabeth

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has delivered a speech mourning Queen Elizabeth II’s death, offering condolences to the royal family. Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth passed away at the age of 96 on Sept. 8, making her the longest-serving monarch in British history with a reign of 70 years and 214 days. Simon, who was…


Agreement Was Reached for Convoy Protesters to Reposition Vehicles Before Emergencies Act Was Invoked, Negotiator Says

Dean French, who negotiated with leaders of the Freedom Convoy earlier this year, said the Liberal government didn’t give enough time for a peaceful resolution to transpire before invoking the Emergencies Act to have the protesters removed by force, even though an agreement for the convoy to leave was reached. “This was a black mark…


Brian Giesbrecht: Does Canada Have a Two-Tiered System of Justice?

Commentary The FBI raid on the home of former U.S. President Donald Trump has emphasized existing concerns that the United States now has a two-tiered justice system—one for those in power and another for those who aren’t. But here in Canada, we have a quieter version of that same debate, revealed during the convoy protests….