Justin Trudeau

EDITORIAL – Apologies and words; so what comes next for reconciliation?

October 19, 2021 // 3 Comments

(Image: Mel Rothenburger video) An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU came, he saw, he apologized. Surely, no one has ever apologized so many times [Continue]

RECONCILIATION – Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc statement on PM’s apology

October 8, 2021 // 1 Comment

Statement regarding the Prime Minister of Canada’s Apology and next Steps with Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc: October 7, 2021, Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc – This statement [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Yet another apology from Justin Trudeau; they’re getting tedious

October 4, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SO PRIME MINISTER Justin Trudeau has apologized to Tk’emlups te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir for not showing up here on the National [Continue]

PETERS – Instead of honouring Indigenous children, the PM flew by

October 2, 2021 // 3 Comments

MAYBE YOU DIDN’T AND DON’T want Justin Trudeau to come to Kamloops. That’s fair. There are plenty of reasons residents would want him to stay away. But the Tk’emlups [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Liberal lead fizzles during first week of election campaign

August 24, 2021 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 24, 2021 – The battle for the hearts and minds of voters intensified – and evened up – in the first seven days of Canada’s 44th federal [Continue]

EDITORIAL: Let’s put an end to opportunistic snap elections

August 16, 2021 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FOR A COUNTRY so committed to democracy, we aren’t real crazy about federal elections. It’s not that we don’t like voting — though [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Liberals open more daylight over CPC, COVID still a big issue

August 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 5, 2021 – The threat of a fourth wave of COVID-19, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, has Canadian governments and health [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Narrow gap between Liberals and Conservatives

July 16, 2021 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 16, 2021 – Active speculation that the country is no more than a month away from a federal election campaign means political leaders are [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Tea leaves point to fall federal election, Liberal majority

July 14, 2021 // 0 Comments

SUDDENLY, A FEDERAL ELECTION is very much a topic of conversation. Oh, we’d always had our suspicions that we’d have to go to the polls again this fall, but it’s a [Continue]

POLITICS – Why can’t politicians manage their own press conferences?

May 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

By ALLAN BONNER Troy Media HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: “… and so stay safe.” (Long pause.) Robotic voice: “Our next caller is Scoop Notepad from the Daily Planet.” [Continue]

PETERS – Naked MP distracts from Trudeau’s failures on vaccines, opioids

April 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

WHEN A LIBERAL MP appeared completely stark naked in a virtual parliament session last week, it was maybe the least embarrassing happening of the week for Canada’s [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Vaccine snafu doesn’t affect Trudeau’s approval rating

December 4, 2020 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE December 3, 2020 – As Canadians watch Britons and New Yorkers roll up their sleeves – literally – in preparation to receive much-coveted first [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Our PM has more power than a rational U.S. president

November 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

LET’S COMPARE THE POWERS of our prime minister and the U.S. president under the assumption that rational persons occupy the positions. Our P.M. has more powers than the [Continue]

KNOX – Even with all the smoke it’s clear an election is looming

September 20, 2020 // 1 Comment

IT’S SMOKY OUT THERE. Need-headlights-at-4-p.m. smoky. Not as bad as newsrooms in 1982, mind you, but still as gloomy as a travel agent. We can see one thing clearly, [Continue]