Justin Trudeau

ROTHENBURGER: Things are very different for Trudeau during this visit

May 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU is scheduled to be in town tonight and it promises to be a very different set of circumstances than the last [Continue]

KNOX – Turns out our Canadian accent is one of the sexiest in the world

May 12, 2019 // 1 Comment

SHE NUZZLED MY EAR: “Say ‘Roll up the rim to win.’ ” I shook her off. “Charlize, baby, I told you it’s over. She kept going. “Now do the Friendly Giant: [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Would you buy a used car from a politician?

May 4, 2019 // 1 Comment

I BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE a couple of weeks ago. It reminded me how little I understand about some parts of our tax system. I get the concepts of income taxes and property [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Suddenly, the election in Kamloops riding is very interesting

April 24, 2019 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE REALLY SHOULD BE a recovery program for ex-politicians, one that gradually weans them off the compulsive need to be in the limelight. [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Most say elected officials should be subject to term limits

April 18, 2019 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE April 17, 2019 – U.S. President Donald Trump will run for re-election next year, but as U.S. law stands today, he won’t be eligible to run again [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Jason Kenney’s election cements the politics of division

April 17, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS EXPECTED, Albertans elected a new government Tuesday, sending the NDP and Rachel Notley packing after just one term. In their place come [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Everybody should be happy with Wilson-Raybould firing

April 3, 2019 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR POLITICS, you’ve got to be pleased Justin Trudeau booted Jody Wilson-Raybould out of the Liberal caucus. If you’re a [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – As Liberal support bleeds, CPC vote remains solid

March 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

Trudeau’s favourability among the public continues to sink alongside Liberal fortunes By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 28, 2019 – Two months of scandal have eroded support [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Please, change the channel and give us the old Justin back

March 28, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M GETTING SO INCREDIBLY BORED with the soap opera in Ottawa. Day after day, the Conservatives do everything they can to keep this spent [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – What, exactly, is this ‘middle class’ everyone’s talking about?

March 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

WELCOME TO THE MIDDLE CLASS. Come on in. It’s a pretty big tent, this middle class, but our government — pick one; doesn’t matter which government — is there [Continue]

SNC-LAVALIN – Deferred prosecution deals aren’t get-out-of-jail free cards

March 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

By SUKANYA PILLAY University of Windsor PRIME MINISTER Justin Trudeau’s government remains in hot water over SNC-Lavalin. Even anti-bribery officials from the Organisation [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Butts testimony presents very different picture of JWR affair

March 6, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE RUMBLE IN OTTAWA is now officially a he said-she said situation. Former principal secretary Gerald Butts gave his side of the story [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – One word scrawled on page 1 renders verdict in JWR case

March 2, 2019 // 9 Comments

THE NEWSPAPER IN THE COFFEE SHOP Friday morning said all there is to know about the scandal involving former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. The story was, of course, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Snap election the only way to sort out Wilson-Raybould affair

February 28, 2019 // 14 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AFTER THE HOURS-LONG TESTIMONY of former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on Wednesday, there’s a clear path to getting the country [Continue]