Tag: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Cory Morgan: When It Comes to Limiting Carbon Emissions, Trudeau Is Not Leading by Example

Commentary While many Canadians haven’t been able to travel out of the country for years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and others haven’t been able to travel due to passport renewals being caught in bureaucratic limbo, Canada’s jet-setting prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has flown to Costa Rica for a family vacation. I don’t begrudge the…


Michael Taube: What Danielle Smith’s Support of the Alberta Sovereignty Act Really Entails

Commentary The United Conservative Party of Alberta is holding a leadership race to replace outgoing Premier Jason Kenney. Two former Wildrose Party leaders, Brian Jean and Danielle Smith, are neck-and-neck in opinion polls. While the GOTV (get out the vote) strategy of both candidates will obviously determine who wins on Oct. 6, other intangibles such…


How the Lie Became Policy

Commentary Politics, charged with the ordering of human affairs, has always generated more than its share of half-truths and untruths. But thanks to the contemporary explosion of sophisticated communication technology paired with the general shamelessness encouraged by moral relativism, the Lie has become a veritable institution, a pandemic of structurally embedded mendacity. Truth still exists,…


Canadians’ Federal Debt per Person Grew by 35 Percent Under Trudeau Government: Study

Every Canadian’s share of federal debt has spiked by more than $12,000, or an increase of 35.3 percent, since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came to office in 2015, a recent Fraser Institute study shows. The study compared the debt legacies of every Canadian prime minister since Confederation, looking at how much the federal debt increased or…


Peter Stockland: The Tide May Be Turning on Progressivism’s Ascension

Commentary To serve up a mangled metaphor that fits our topsy-turvy times, the tide might be turning on self-identified progressivism’s long march through the institutions. Certainly, in the bigger picture, recent events signal more than a sea change of political seasons evident in indicators such as this week’s polling numbers showing Prime Minister Trudeau’s bottomless…


Canadian Flag a ‘Promise of Opportunity’ and ‘Safety’: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian flag represents a promise of opportunity and safety for people fleeing war and violence, as he calls on Canadians to recommit to the country’s values of hope, respect, and kindness in his Canada Day statement. “Today is an opportunity for us all to recommit ourselves to those values—values that the…


Canadian Flag a ‘Promise of Opportunity’ and ‘Safety’: Trudeau in Canada Day Message

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian flag represents a promise of opportunity and safety for people fleeing war and violence, as he calls on Canadians to recommit to the country’s values of hope, respect, and kindness in his Canada Day statement. “Today is an opportunity for us all to recommit ourselves to those values—values that the…


Michael Taube: Do We Really Need a Committee for a National Apology in Canada?

Commentary Canadian governments, both Liberal and Conservative, have initiated groups, subgroups, and committees that don’t receive a lot of media attention. That’s not surprising, but a committee specifically dedicated to helping craft a national apology would seem to be an unlikely candidate for inclusion. If you ever felt this way, think again. On June 23,…


Peter Menzies: Real Intent of ‘Online Harms’ Legislation Is to Crack Down on Opinions Ottawa Considers Misinformation

Commentary Expressions of opinions that aren’t supported by facts could soon be ordered removed from social media in Canada if the chief architects of the nation’s nascent Online Harms legislation have their way. The federal government’s first attempt at Online Harms legislation foundered last fall after it was soundly denounced by civil rights and other…


Michael Taube: How the Controversial Emergencies Act Has Led to Even More Political Controversy

Commentary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals controversially invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14 during the Freedom Convoy protest. Although it was revoked nine days later, it continues to generate political controversy in the nation’s capital. The Emergencies Act gave law enforcement the authority to control large gatherings and enter cars and trucks…