Category: Canadian politics

Canada Must Strengthen the Nation-State and Stop Eroding Its Sovereignty: Brian Peckford

May 29, 2023
BC Conservative PartyBC Liberal PartyBrian PeckfordBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia PoliticsCanadaCanadian politicsJohn RustadJudiciarySupreme Court of CanadaUmar SheikhvictoriaWorld
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A focused, unified effort is required to restore Canada’s democracy, former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Brian Peckford told attendees at a citizens’ conference in B.C.’s capital city. Peckford made his comments in a keynote address at the Reclaiming Canada Conference hosted in Victoria May 26 to 28 by the group We Unify. “The most successful…

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99 Federal Organizations, 169 Targets: Canada’s Long March to Sustainable Development

August 4, 2022
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News Analysis Canada’s pursuit of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals has made headlines in recent months, but the roots of its participation go back 50 years. Beyond the better-known aspects, such as reducing carbon emissions, are a wide range of social and economic goals lumped together with environmental ones. The United Nations first brought…

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From Soft Socialism to Soft Totalitarianism

March 30, 2022
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Commentary At a breakfast meeting in Toronto with the late George Jonas—an author of keen insight and perspicacity—I asked him what it was like to live under totalitarian rule in Hungary before escaping to Canada in 1956? I will never forget what he said: “I thought I was fleeing a disease. But … it followed…

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Poilievre Is Articulate and Fearless, but What Does He Stand For?

February 7, 2022
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Commentary Pierre Poilievre entered the federal Conservative leadership race before it even started, and while the press are salivating over the horse race, the other nags are smelling the glue factory. But since there’s more to politics than just winning, let’s take a quick look at whether he should win, and why and how. If…

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