PETERS – Trudeau’s new cabinet is bloated and confusing
JUSTIN TRUDEAU’S NEW CABINET, named this week, is a head-scratcher. Forming a cabinet in Canada is becoming less and less about matching the most talented people with jobs [Continue]
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CHARBONNEAU – This isn’t your father’s minority government
PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU’s minority government is not like his father’s. When Pierre Trudeau won minority government in 1972, he didn’t have the support of [Continue]
PETERS – Western separation is bunk, but Western alienation is real
LET US BE QUITE CLEAR about one thing: the talk about western separatism is bunk. It’s hooey. It’s bluster. It’s all sizzle and no steak. In its heart, Alberta knows it [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – Why I’m willing to accept Justin Trudeau’s apology
I FORGIVE JUSTIN TRUDEAU. I accept his apology. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know the man has disappointed me in many ways, just as he’s disappointed many [Continue]
KNOX – For Trudeau, it’s looking to be a bumpier ride than it was in 2015
ON THE VERY FIRST DAY of the election campaign, the media bus drove into Justin Trudeau’s plane at the Victoria airport. As metaphors go, that’s not bad. Trudeau will [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – A visit from Trudeau, a fired candidate, a not-so-bold council
AN INTERESTING WEEK IN POLITICS in the Loops. A federal election call, a fired NDP candidate and a not-so-bold move by City council. Taking first things first, Justin Trudeau [Continue]
PETERS – In Kamloops and in Canada, Trudeau’s celebrity sheen has worn off
WHEN TIMES GOT TOUGH for the Liberals, Justin Trudeau could always count on Justin Trudeau. He could flash that thousand-watt smile, lose the shirt and go for a jog on the [Continue]
ELECTION 2019 – Canadians should watch out for dumbfakes, deepfakes
By DIANNE LALONDE Western University DUMBFAKES AND DEEPFAKES are edited or altered videos. In just the past few years, the capability to produce and share these videos has [Continue]
FORSETH – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his own words
IT’S EASY TO BE BOMBASTIC and overly and sarcastically political; I admit it, I’ve done it myself. That said, today I am presenting some examples of Justin [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Liberals claw back into close race with Conservatives
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 29, 2019 – The latest public opinion survey from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds the ethics commissioner’s mid-August ruling [Continue]
PETERS – Politics as usual from Trudeau may keep undecided voters away
AUGUST 14 WAS CHRISTMAS MORNING for Andrew Scheer and the federal Conservatives — and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion was playing the part of Santa. Two months ahead of the [Continue]
BEPPLE – It’s business as usual for Canada and U.S. with Saudi Arabia
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]
KNOX – Murray Rankin’s ‘daunting’ role as Canada’s new spy watchdog
YOU CAN JUST ABOUT hear Murray Rankin gulp over the phone from Ottawa. “Let’s be honest, it’s daunting,” the Victoria MP says of his new challenge. “But it’s so [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Scheer proves he can bring out a crowd during Kamloops stop
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE KAMLOOPS SUNSHINE smiled on Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives yesterday. Three hundred and fifty people exchanged donations for [Continue]
