The Quebec Government is to be commended for showing leadership and courage in enacting legislation to outlaw the exhibition of religious symbols by public employees while at work in the public service. Ever since the adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, social scientists have consistently warned that the Charter is deeply […]
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Another day, another interview on Poilievre’s podcast tour – this one with Steve Bartlett, host of The Diary Of A CEO on YouTube. In a video with the ridiculous title “Pierre Poilievre: The Economy Is About to Collapse! America Is Making a Huge Mistake!“, a wide range of topics are discussed, from the Iran War
No, Poilievre, Canada’s Immigration Problem Did Not Start In 2021 Read More »
Once upon a time there were great Canadians who loved this country and dreamed of its becoming a truly strong and independent nation. Those were people like the late philosopher George Grant and the gentle patriot Walter Gordon, whose efforts, intellectual and political, respectively, in defence of Canada have been briefly discussed in a previous
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“Save $90 Billion. Stop Alto.” Thus ran Pierre Poilievre’s lectern as he gave a speech on March 31st at a farm near Keene, Ontario. The Leader of the Opposition was speaking out in opposition to the proposed 1,000 km high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City connecting most of the Quebec City–Windsor corridor. He
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During the darkest time of the Second World War, when Britain was all alone faced with the formidable German Luftwaffe that had the mission to annihilate Britain, it was the heroism and bravery of the Royal Air Force fighter pilots that saved Britain. To express the nation’s gratitude to these brave young men, Churchill, the
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A few months back, in January, Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a remarkable speech in Davos that garnered a lot of media attention around the world, most of it very positive. Carney was credited with saying important things that no other leader has said publicly. Carney made reference to something written by renowned writer and
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Our education system carves out a bit of time in the curriculum to discuss the Acadian people. As a result, many Canadians know that the Acadians were francophones who lived in what is now Atlantic Canada. They were expelled from the Maritimes and New England during the French and Indian War, as England attempted to
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When I was a kid in the 1960s, my mother took me to see a really funny movie titled The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming. It was directed by that great Canadian, Norman Jewison, who I had the pleasure to meet once, because I became friends with his kids through a mutual friend.
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A new Leger poll examines Canadian public opinion on immigration, government debt, and back-to-office mandates for federal government workers. To read the full poll, click here. I have included some of the key points on immigration attitudes below. Each of the three questions below have been in the news in recent weeks. Last month, Poilievre
Beneath the set of policies pursued by a prime minister usually rests a conception of what Canada was, is, and should be: Macdonald’s anti-American Canadian nationalism, Diefenbaker’s old-school toryism and affinity for Canada’s British connection, Lester B. Pearson’s liberal internationalism that informed his support for global endeavours such as peacekeeping. For better or worse, even
