NATIONAL PULSE – Narrow gap between Liberals and Conservatives
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]
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EDITORIAL – Tea leaves point to fall federal election, Liberal majority
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?
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
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
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
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
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]
CHARBONNEAU – The rocky relationship between CERB, EI and getting back to work
WHILE PARENTS WORRY about sending their kids back to school in September, millions will be without work and without government assistance. The Canada Emergency Response [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Freeland’s appointment is a bright spot in troubled times
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH politics to please even the biggest news junky this week. There’s the Democratic online convention in the U.S., the [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Most Canadians say there’s more to learn about WE affair
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 10, 2020 – After unprecedented testimony in front of MPs from the Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, and [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Unless new tracker app works for all there’s no point to it
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE ARE TWO KINDS of Canadians this week. Those who don’t trust the new COVID-19 tracker app, and those who are mad because they can’t [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Committee hearings no way to get to the bottom of WE scandal
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF TUESDAY’S FINANCE COMMITTEE meeting is any indication, Canadians aren’t going to be much better informed about the WE Charity scandal [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Trudeau’s approval rating drops six more points
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 27, 2020 – The WE Charity affair may be stoking another summer of discontent among Canadians but ultimately, they do not believe this latest [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Why there will be no resignations and no election call
An editorial by Mel Roithenburger. SHOULD THE FEDERAL LIBERALS find themselves a new leader? Should Finance Minister Bill Morneau resign? Should the country go to the polls [Continue]
