NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party is responsible for the Liberals’ new plan aimed at tackling cost-of-living issues for low-income earners amid high inflation, announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier today. “We fought hard and have been demanding, since the spring, that the Liberal government step up and give people some respect—the dignity…
Michael Taube: Fiscal Mismanagement Seems to Be the Norm in the Current Government
September 12, 2022
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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,…
Minister Leblanc ‘Confident’ Liberals Will Uphold Deal With NDP
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic Leblanc said on Sept. 6 that he is “very confident” his party will deliver on the 27 commitments made to the NDP to remain in power until 2025. “I am absolutely convinced that every one of the 27 commitments that the Prime Minister [Justin Trudeau] and Mr. [Jagmeet] Singh made…
Freeland Says Feds ‘Working Hard’ to Deliver Dental Plan as NDP Threatens to Pull Out of Deal
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says her government is doing its best to deliver on a promise to introduce a national dental care plan after the NDP threatened to reverse its pledge to keep the Liberals in power if a plan isn’t in place before year-end. “Providing dental care to children and families earning less…
John Robson: Stop Voting for People Who Make a Mockery of Ministerial Responsibility
Commentary If I asked which cabinet minister you want fired first, the flood of replies might resemble a DDS cyberattack. The Sun’s Brian Lilley recently named five prime candidates, then, after sighing wearily that the list “could be longer,” lengthened it. And it’s a good question why the queue increasingly resembles that at a passport…
Contradictions and Dubious Claims: Some Hard Questions Must Be Asked—and Answered—by Emergencies Act Inquiry
Commentary Assuming Justice Paul Rouleau takes his role seriously as the commissioner of a public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act earlier this year, it is going to be difficult for the government to justify its actions. The Emergencies Act is the most powerful piece of legislation the federal government has. Through the…
John Robson: The Vacuousness of the ‘Pragmatic Conservative’ Position
May 30, 2022
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Commentary With a vote looming, and widespread disgust at polarization and ideology, perhaps we can all get behind the major political figure who said, “I am unique in that I’m neither left nor right, but I’m also not a mushy moderate. I’ve always stood for something.” Provided we can figure out what that thing was….
Ryan Moffatt: Lots of Blame to Go Around for Crass Public Behaviour, But Legislation Is Not the Solution
Commentary Although the profanity and hostility directed at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh by a small group of protesters in Peterborough last week was ugly and alarming, a share of the blame must be laid at the feet of federal leaders, who have repeatedly sought political capital through divisive rhetoric. These leaders have shown a profound…
John Robson: Forget Conspiracies, Resurgent Inflation Just Means Those in Power Are Clueless
Commentary Bad news, folks. They’re not out to get you. They don’t care. And if they did it wouldn’t matter, because they’re no smarter than they seem. Take inflation… please. OK, before we get to that boring subject, if you’re wondering why it’s bad news not to be the victim of a plot, ask them….
Liberal-NDP Alliance: A Marriage of Convenience, But at What Cost?
March 23, 2022
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Commentary The alliance announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is a bold one. Strategically, one can see the merit in the plan. Canadians are exhausted after years of a pandemic and constant political instability. After a general election that barely moved the needle in the balance of power in Ottawa,…
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