Category: Pierre Poilievre

Michael Taube: Canada’s Border Restrictions Are Finally Ending, and Polievre Deserves Some Credit

Commentary Canada has been one of the world’s leading countries in terms of vaccinating its population. According to the Public Health Agency’s data (up to Sept. 16), 85.41 percent of Canadians have received at least one primary dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 82.08 percent have received both primary doses. Nevertheless, Canada has been one…


Michael Taube: Canada’s Border Restrictions Are Finally Ending, and Poilievre Deserves Some Credit

Commentary Canada has been one of the world’s leading countries in terms of vaccinating its population. According to the Public Health Agency’s data (up to Sept. 16), 85.41 percent of Canadians have received at least one primary dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 82.08 percent have received both primary doses. Nevertheless, Canada has been one…


Get Involved at All Levels to Displace ‘Woke’ Influence, Poilievre Tells Conservatives

RED DEER—Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canadians on the right of the political spectrum should start getting involved locally and in different spheres of society to displace what he calls the “woke left.” “We need conservatives on school boards, local governments, business leadership, the law, academia and other places where the woke left has…


The Revolutionary Pierre Poilievre

Commentary The attempt by pundits in Canada’s mainstream media to portray Pierre Poilievre as a simplistic, unsophisticated thinker resembles past attacks that the media levied against Ronald Reagan in the United States and Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom, both of whom would go on to dwarf their critics and be recognized as transformative, consequential…


‘Ground the Jet’: Poilievre Has First Joust With Trudeau in the House as Tory Leader

New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had his first opportunity in this year’s fall sitting of Parliament to spar with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during question period in the House of Commons on Sept. 22, where he told the prime minister to “ground the jet” and cancel planned tax hikes. “It’s good to see the prime…


2 More Years to Bring Down Inflation, Says Bank of Canada Deputy Governor

It will take about two years to bring inflation and interest rates back to pre-pandemic levels, a Bank of Canada deputy governor says. Paul Beaudry made the comments while speaking to University of Waterloo students in a lecture on the topic “Pandemic macroeconomics: What we’ve learned, and what may lie ahead,” on Sept. 20. “Inflation has…


Tories Call on Government to Forgive ArriveCan Fines

Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to forgive fines any incurred on Canadians for either failing to comply with the ArriveCan app while crossing the border or because of system glitches where the app wrongfully flagged compliant users. “Canadians shouldn’t pay for Liberal incompetence. These fines should be immediately forgiven,” said Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman…


Government to Focus on Affordability in Fall Session, Liberal House Leader Says

The Liberal government’s priority in the House fall session opening today is to pass bills meant to alleviate the affordability crisis, House Leader Mark Holland said, while citing global phenomenon as the main contributing factor. “It’s a time of great challenge globally and Canadians are feeling that,” Holland said during a press conference in Ottawa…


John Robson: Increasing Government Intervention in Economy Won’t Fix Cost-of-Living Crisis

Commentary Whatever is to be done about Canada’s economic problems? Actually, you don’t need to worry because (a) we don’t have any problems given the wisdom and compassion of those in charge, and (b) they just fixed those problems with more of what caused them. If you follow politics closely, including its rhetorical aspect, then…


Quebec Election: Poilievre Victory Seen as Good News for Conservative Party of Quebec

Pierre Poilievre’s successful bid to lead the federal Tories bodes well for the Conservative Party of Quebec, which is running in the provincial election on similar messages, analysts say. Sylvie Trottier said she jumped for joy when she learned that Poilievre on Sept. 10 won the leadership race with a resounding 68 percent on the…