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TAUBE – Did bombastic hockey commentator deserve to lose his job?

November 13, 2019 // 5 Comments

DON CHERRY, one of Canada’s best-known media personalities, was fired by Sportsnet after a rant about immigrants, poppies and Remembrance Day. His termination shockingly [Continue]

RELIGION – Denying TWU’s bid for a law school was the wrong decision

July 6, 2018 // 1 Comment

The Supreme Court decision reeks of judicial activism and defies liberty and freedom Opinions about a Supreme Court of Canada decision denying a proposed new law school at [Continue]

TAUBE – Trying to make sense of seemingly senseless attacks

April 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

In the aftermath of this week’s tragedy in Toronto, how do we come to the grips with such violence? And who do we blame? By MICHAEL TAUBE LIKE MOST columnists, I’m [Continue]

TAUBE – Taking aim at those pointless student-led anti-gun marches

March 28, 2018 // 18 Comments

March as you see fit but gun control isn’t the answer. Democracy will sort out reasonable gun rights changes For those of us fortunate enough to live in a democracy, there [Continue]

TAUBE – Donald Trump’s penchant for digging shitholes

January 17, 2018 // 3 Comments

COLUMNISTS ARE rarely presented with situations to freely use a crude word or term without worrying about an editor’s dreaded red pen. Hence, I’m going to take full [Continue]

TAUBE – Why even freak shows deserve a spotlight

June 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

MEGYN KELLY made a big splash when she left Fox News for NBC in January. Her new show, Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly, which debuted on June 4, has received fairly positive [Continue]

TAUBE – Why Canada should bring back leadership reviews

June 23, 2017 // 1 Comment

U.K. PRIME MINISTER Theresa May’s snap election on June 8 to get a bigger majority government during Brexit didn’t pay off. May could pay the ultimate price and her fate [Continue]

TAUBE – The U.K. general election’s lessons for Canadian politicians

June 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

LAST WEEK’S general election in the United Kingdom provided some important lessons for western democracies, including Canada. When Theresa May was elected to replace [Continue]

TAUBE – Andrew Scheer’s conservative vision for Canada

May 31, 2017 // 1 Comment

HERE’S AN amusing trivia question. Who was Andrew Scheer’s only media endorsement for the federal Conservative leadership? Me, according to a master list compiled by [Continue]

TAUBE – Cultural appropriation controversy is all about free speech

May 17, 2017 // 1 Comment

IF THERE’S ever going to be a watershed moment in protecting free speech in Canada, the recent controversy surrounding cultural appropriation could fit the role. The [Continue]

TAUBE – Did France put an end to the new nationalism?

May 10, 2017 // 1 Comment

IN RECENT YEARS, Europe and North America have faced a rising political force called the new nationalism. It’s a cobbling of right-leaning and left-leaning parties and [Continue]

TAUBE – Future Tory leader must look to the past for role models

May 6, 2017 // 2 Comments

THE CONSERVATIVE leadership race was thrown for a loop last week. Businessman and media gadfly Kevin O’Leary unexpectedly dropped out and endorsed former cabinet minister [Continue]

TAUBE – Scott Gilmore (who?) and his crusade to save conservatism

April 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

A CONSERVATIVE PARTY member recently said he was fed up with the direction of various federal leadership candidates. He wants to lead a discussion about Canadian [Continue]