Donald Trump

EDITORIAL – Hot dog boss says what many of us have been thinking

January 16, 2020 // 11 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT’S WRONG with billionaire business people weighing in on important political matters? Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain is in hot [Continue]

POLITICS – Would Trump concede in 2020? A history lesson from 1800

August 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

By SHIRA LURIE University of Toronto As primary season heats up in the United States, the Democrats are anxiously debating the best path to unseat Donald Trump in 2020. But [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The Bomb is back, big time

August 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

AS I WATCHED THE BOMB (Netflix), I couldn’t help but think of a line from Leonard Cohen: “I’m guided by the beauty of our weapons/First we take Manhattan, then we take [Continue]

BEPPLE – It’s business as usual for Canada and U.S. with Saudi Arabia

July 31, 2019 // 2 Comments

THIS WEEK (July 30), Trump used his presidential veto to prevent a bill blocking arms sales to Saudi Arabia, passed by both chambers of U.S. Congress, from proceeding. The [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Most say a Trump re-election would be bad for Canada

July 30, 2019 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 30, 2019 – The marathon that is the United States’ presidential campaign is off and running, well ahead of a November 2020 vote to determine [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Trump’s latest racist tweets are absurd, disgusting

July 18, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS Canada is better at than the U.S. Our air is cleaner, our money is prettier, our comedians are funnier, our health [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – U.S. challenge of Northwest Passage is short-sighted

May 31, 2019 // 0 Comments

PRESIDENT TRUMP plans to send ships into our Northwest Passage without Canada’s permission. Why he would want to provoke Canada -America’s closest ally and trading [Continue]

PETERS – Kamloops to host woman who might have brought down Trump

April 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

KAMLOOPS HAS A HISTORY of punching above its weight when it comes to notoriety in B.C. It’s well-known in journalism circles that, if you’re not working in the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The dangers of not being careful with what we say

February 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

CLERK OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL Michael Wernick said Thursday what everybody else has been thinking but hasn’t wanted to say. “I’m worried that somebody is going to be shot [Continue]

EDITORIAL – CBC should have left State of the Union to the U.S. networks

February 6, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THAT’S TWO HOURS we’ll never get back. Did you watch the State of the Union address last night? If you were tuned in to CBC News [Continue]

POLITICS – Trudeau is wrong to back intervention in Venezuela

February 5, 2019 // 2 Comments

Apparently it’s wrong for Russia to interfere in U.S. or Canadian elections, but okay for the U.S. and Canada to pick Venezuela’s leader By GUS VAN HARTEN York University [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Donald Trump takes on the military-industrial complex

January 11, 2019 // 1 Comment

U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP’S GOAL of pulling troops from the Middle East threatens the established order that has dominated the American economy and foreign policy since the [Continue]

RIGHTS – Revoking birthright citizenship affects everyone, not just foreigners

November 24, 2018 // 2 Comments

Stateless persons have difficulty accessing education, employment, health care, social services and freedom of movement By JAMI LIEW Evidence Network.ca THERE’S BEEN A [Continue]

KNOX – There are lies and then there are Donald Trump lies

July 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

I LOOKED UP from the breakfast table: “I might have accidentally slept with your best friend.” “What!?” “I misspoke,” I said, plucking her fork from my [Continue]