Justin Trudeau

NATIONAL PULSE – Trudeau’s approval rating drops as he battles several fires

March 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 4, 2020 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his minority Liberal government are bearing the scars of what has been a most bruising start to a [Continue]

FORSETH – Justin Trudeau is ashamed of the rich resources of our country

March 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

LAST WEEKEND, the Prime Ministers Office (PMO) announced that Justin Trudeau would be speaking at the global mineral exploration and mining convention on Monday. I wondered [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Half call for patience, half support use of force

February 27, 2020 // 4 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE February 27, 2020 – As mass arrests and burning tires along rail lines define the state of developments in a country-wide series of blockades in [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Who’s going to tell RCMP what to do about the blockades?

February 24, 2020 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE SCALE HAS TIPPED irrevocably towards enforcement over dialogue in the Coastal GasLink protests. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says talk [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Forcibly end blockades if necessary, but saving face is better

February 18, 2020 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU today tried to calm the waters in the Coastal GasLink dispute, while Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer tried [Continue]

POLITICS – Trudeau throwing away Canada’s future for a seat at UN table

February 10, 2020 // 1 Comment

IN 2014, THE SUPREME COURT of Canada issued a stunning decision with profound impact on the future development of our country. For more than a century, Indigenous title had [Continue]

GINTA – Do you use social media to build or destroy?

January 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

IT WAS MORE RIDICULOUS THAN FUNNY. In fact, it was not funny at all. It so happened that last week, our prime minister stopped by a locally owned doughnut shop in Winnipeg [Continue]

PETERS – Trudeau’s beard and muskrats – the importance of the kicker

January 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

FOR MILLENNIA, the action of letting their shaving habits lapse has resulted in men growing beards. It is within that context that a news story about a man growing a beard [Continue]

EDITORIAL – On Iran, Trudeau should a page from Jean Chretien’s book

January 8, 2020 // 1 Comment

BACK IN 2003, President George W. Bush invaded Iraq, an act for which we continue to pay the price. Prime Minister Jean Chretien refused to join Bush in his ill-advised war, [Continue]

PETERS – Trudeau’s new cabinet is bloated and confusing

November 23, 2019 // 0 Comments

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]

CHARBONNEAU – This isn’t your father’s minority government

November 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

October 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

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

September 21, 2019 // 7 Comments

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

September 15, 2019 // 0 Comments

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]