Hong Kong streets descended into chaotic scenes following an unauthorized pro-democracy rally Sunday, as protesters set up roadblocks and torched businesses, and police responded with tear gas and a water cannon. Protesters tossed firebombs and […]
So much for CBC being fair and balanced. The state broadcaster often criticized for being too friendly to Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is giving the party a pass once again. It’s the fourth time in […]
At various times, the election seemed to be about climate change, infrastructure or Indigenous rights. But nothing cohered into a specific ballot questionJoseph BreanNational Post The first drinking straw known to archeology was reusable. True […]
After a 40-day campaign, it’s time for Canadians to decide on the next federal government. Polls have opened across the country to vote in this 43rd general election. The first ballots were cast at 8:30 […]
Justin Trudeau held a different kind of town hall on Monday, one designed to try and give a professional stamp of approval on his political policies. Trudeau gathered in a downtown Toronto hotel with doctors […]
I think we’re all glad that the suspense over the coveted electoral benediction of Barack Obama is over. It’s been a question that has had many Canadians on “pins and needles” (whatever that strange idiom […]
Justin Trudeau‘s blackface scandal is still a hot-button issue as the election for Canada’s Prime Minister approaches … as a couple of demonstrators were happy to remind him. Trudeau took a road trip Friday in […]
Jay Rosen has had it up to here with CNN moderators asking front-running Democratic Party primary candidates to explain their signature policy positions. “The ‘make Elizabeth Warren say she would raise taxes on the middle […]
The notion of a “bromance” between President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has always struck me as one of the most painfully contrived political tropes of recent years. Trudeau assumed office when […]
Along with imminent predictions of a “Green Party breakthrough,” there is no trope of Canadian election coverage more predictable and tiresome than condescending media “explanations” of Canada’s parliamentary system from self-appointed experts. While purportedly neutral, […]
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