Canadians don’t usually wear our patriotism on our sleeves. We like to keep it classy, subtle, sophisticated. That doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. We keep it neatly tucked away in our unconscious mind, just like we tend to keep our flags folded up somewhere until July 1st. But when the spectre of American annexation […]
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Ontario’s election is called for February 27th. Premier Ford has made a mistake in not defending Canadian history from attempts to topple statues and rename schools bearing the names of historical figures including Henry Dundas, Egerton Ryerson, and Sir John A. Macdonald. Ontario conservatives must not allow Bonnie Crombie to fill the gap, positioning herself
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The history books may forever speculate about the true reason why President Trump launched a tariff campaign against Canada, Mexico, and China in February 2025. Whatever the motive, one fascinating effect has been the resurgence of Canadian nationalism. In his speech addressing the threatened tariffs, Prime Minister Trudeau called on citizens to “choose Canada” by
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Support for economic nationalism is sweeping this country like a prairie fire. At the time of writing, the /r/BuyCanadian subreddit has swelled to 135,000 subscribers. Prime Minister Trudeau has called for an economic boycott of American goods. Premier Ford has ordered American alcohol to be pulled from liquor stores shelves. Nova Scotia has done the
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In 2011, the late great Canadian writer Peter C. Newman published his book When The Gods Changed: The Death Of Liberal Canada. Newman argued that the sweeping electoral majority won by the Conservatives under Stephen Harper on May 2nd, 2011 dealt a final death blow to the Liberal Party. As we know, four years later
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A new survey conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies reveals that a majority of Canadians oppose taking cultural background or race into account in hiring decisions. To read the full survey, click here. Here are some of the key results: Majority of Canadians want hiring to be colourblind “When companies hire people,
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The Ontario I grew up in was governed by what was called the “Big Blue Machine”, the nickname for the Progressive Conservative Party that governed the province for 42 years from 1943-1985. Premiers Drew, Frost, Robarts, and Davis provided forward-thinking and competent government that made few major mistakes. The PCs stayed in power largely because
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On September 4th, Jagmeet Singh tore up the NDP’s “confidence and supply” agreement with the Liberals. This did not stop Poilievre from continuing to call him Sellout Singh – a nickname which Liberal Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan considers “absolutely offensive” and “racist”. Just another normal day in Canadian politics. On September 15th, a new Abacus
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At a concert in Vancouver, Mick Jagger was rattling off some things he admired about Canada, when he made the mistake of mentioning two words: “Justin Trudeau”. It’s unclear whether he planned to go into more detail, because the previously contented crowd erupted into deafening booing, and he quickly changed the topic to Canada’s successful
At 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the results of the by-election in the Toronto St-Paul riding were announced. Conservative candidate Don Stewart had won by 1.6%, a major breakthrough in a riding in which the Tories have not been competitive since the ‘80s. There is now a spot of blue smack dab in the middle
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