Commentary The world is richer than it has ever been in examples of lunacy and triviality, and that part of the world we call the West is richer in the same than anywhere else. Our comfort, security, and wealth, with all the deep benefits that triad has brought us, has also bought committed shallowness, deep…
Rex Murphy: Claiming the Trucker Protest Was an Attempted Government Coup Is Beyond Ridiculous
‘The Movement Has Only Just Begun’: Freedom Convoy Spokespersons
Organizers of the protest against COVID-19 mandates and restrictions in Ottawa say their role is no longer needed, as the organic movement has now gained momentum, not just in Canada but around the world. “The movement has only just begun,” said spokespersons Dagny Pawlak and Benjamin Ditcher of the Freedom Convoy 2022 organization in a press release on…
Ottawa to Block the ‘Wholesale Transfer’ of Wireless Licences in Shaw-Rogers Deal
Rogers Communications Inc. said Thursday it still expects its $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. to close in the first half of this year, even after Ottawa stated its intention to block the wholesale transfer of Shaw’s wireless licences. Federal Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said he shares many of the concerns expressed in recent months…
Online News Legislation Risks Eroding Public Trust in Media Beyond the Point of No Return
Commentary Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s latest move to ensure wealth is transferred from large online companies to favoured Canadian news organizations may further undermine public faith in two of Canada’s most troubled institutions: government and media. Major newspaper companies in Canada have lobbied the government for years for a bailout to compensate them for losing…
Industry Groups Demand Ottawa Lift COVID-19 Travel Testing Requirements
Medical professionals and industry groups are calling on Ottawa to end all COVID-19 border testing requirements as the travel sector struggles to recover two years into the pandemic. Rule changes, including removal of the requirement that fully vaccinated Canadian travellers take a pre-departure COVID-19 molecular test, took effect Monday. Rapid antigen tests administered by a…
Charest to Be in Ottawa to Meet With Conservatives MPs to Discuss Party Leadership
OTTAWA—While the race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada may still only have one contender, its members of Parliament are being invited to meet with a potential second. Former Quebec premier Jean Charest will be in Ottawa this week to discuss the party’s leadership with Conservative MPs at an event hosted by two who…
Trudeau’s Suspension of Civil Rights for a Non-Existent Emergency an Embarrassing Chapter in Canadian History
Commentary The invocation of the Emergencies Act—a modern-day version of the War Measures Act—was the action of a federal government in total disarray and panic. There was no pressing emergency facing the population of Canada. The only person experiencing an emergency was Prime Minister Trudeau as he watched his credibility and support as a national…
‘Doesn’t Really Add Up’: MPs Grill Public Safety Minister on Use of Emergencies Act
MPs grilled Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino on Feb. 25 at a House committee hearing to examine the public order emergency declared by the government, with some focusing on whether the threshold had been met to call a national emergency, and others looking to find out why the Ottawa occupation lasted so long. Addressing whether…
Photos: Police Prevent Supporters of Truck Protest Returning to Centre of Ottawa
OTTAWA, Canada—Police officers armed with long batons, and backed up by tear gas launchers and armored cars, stop people getting into central Ottawa on Feb. 20.
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Shen Yun ‘Something to Feel Good About’ After Pandemic Restrictions Over, Says Provincial Parliament Member in Canada
OTTAWA, Canada—Shen Yun Performing Arts is “something to feel good about” after two years of pandemic restrictions, says Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament John Yakabuski. “To be able to come here this evening and see that I think is a real step forward for us, and I think for a lot of people,” said Mr. Yakabuski…