Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole tore into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet lineup today, saying he’s assembled a group of “largely inexperienced and ideological individuals” that pose a threat to the country’s national unity and post-pandemic economic recovery.
In a statement released as ministers were still being sworn in at Rideau Hall, O’Toole said Trudeau’s cabinet picks are “yet another example” of his “record of style over substance.”
It could take up to seven years for the Canadian military’s recruitment efforts to recover from the fallout of both the sexual misconduct crisis and the pandemic, says the country’s acting chief of the defence staff.
Speaking Monday at the Kingston Conference on International Security, Gen. Wayne Eyre said he’s increasingly worried about the decline in the size of both the regular and reserve forces. He said he’s particularly alarmed at the number of experienced leaders — officers and noncommissioned officers — who are putting in their release notices and quitting the service.
The matter was discussed as late as last week at a command-level gathering. Eyre said he’s encouraging his senior leaders to stay and asking them to urge others to do the same.
I think something is missing…
According to supply chain experts, the bright side of the current breakdown in the exchange of labour, components and ingredients is that it comes as a warning to Canadian businesses to become more supply-resilient.
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly reshaped how we perceive ourselves and the social world around us. It has more recently transformed the business of governance in western democracies like Canada.
The crisis has modified how the law is applied to society and redefined who decides the exceptions to the rules that our society must now adhere to.
The decisions of medical health-care professionals like doctors and nurse practitioners are now far more legally and politically significant than before, since they’re determining who is exempt from following new vaccination laws and mandates.
Supply chains are complicated. But if you’re wondering why everything you want to buy seems to be stuck in a global traffic jam these days, the answer is relatively simple, says Karen Kancens, vice president of the Shipping Federation of Canada.
The family drama surrounding Rogers Communications Inc. could have ripple effects for the company and its shareholders if it’s not resolved soon.
The warning from experts comes as the Canadian telecommunications giant continues to make headlines over a feud involving ousted company chair Edward Rogers, his family and executives.
I don’t think I should care.
On election day, I greeted people who voted for parties that hate people like me
… During the first hour of my shift, an elderly white woman came in with a walker. After skimming over her voter identity card, I informed her that, unfortunately, she was at the wrong polling address. The correct address was next door but their parking lot was full, she told me. I apologized to her for the inconvenience; she thanked me profusely for directing her to the right place.
I was buoyed both at her dedication to her civic duty as well as her kind words. However, after she left, I couldn’t help but wonder whether — despite our pleasant interaction —she was one of the people who hate people like me.
Shorter CBC columnist – If you didn’t vote as this Muslima dictates you’re a racist islamophobe.
The most striking feature of the recent federal election was the amount of overlap between the parties when it came to their platforms as well as their overall governing philosophies.
We’ve come to a point where the Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats, Bloc and Greens all have the same opinion on virtually every political issue that matters to Canadians.
RCMP National Headquarters
73 Leikin Dr
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2
October 21, 2021
Dear Commissioner Brenda Lucki:
We respectfully submit this open letter to express our most sincere concerns and resolute stand against the forced coercive medical intervention of Canadians, and against the undue discrimination experienced by those exercising their lawful right to bodily autonomy. We are not against vaccinations, but as law enforcement officers, we cannot in good conscience willingly participate in enforcing mandates that we believe go against the best interests of the people we protect.
In this fundamental of governance we discover a great political paradox. Yet, despite all evidence, no one ever speaks of it. Certainly not establishment media, or so-called “experts” in our academic world.
What has transpired is revolutionary. Public opinion as manifest in the will of the majority has lost all political relevance. Examples are found in immigration policy, refugee intake, carbon taxation, internet censorship and countless other social issues.
No reasonable observer should expect government to adhere to every desire of the general public. In 2021, this privilege is reserved for the smallest slivers of our population. The result is a social inversion of giant proportions.
In the logistics and delivery industry, it’s called the “last mile” problem. The greatest number of complications usually occur during the final steps of getting a package to your door.
I think that’s where we’re at with the pandemic. We’re close to the last mile and that’s what’s making so many people testy.
An emerging trade irritant between Canada and the United States that had been quietly simmering for months has now bubbled into the open.
The Canadian government sent a letter to nearly a dozen senior U.S. officials Friday expressing dismay over an idea being considered in a key American budget bill.
As reported last week by CBC News, Canadian officials have been concerned about a Buy American-type proposal they fear might disrupt the auto sector.
It can’t be pointed out enough how recently Justin Trudeau thought it was unfair to bar the unvaccinated from a Toronto Raptors game, never mind from gainful employment.
David Dickson, a retired Liverpool police officer who now runs a cybersecurity firm in Alberta, has been keeping up over the last several months with the Alberta government’s COVID-19 data and various flaws, edits, and omissions he has uncovered over time. Recently he also noticed the Canadian federal government making similar alterations to their COVID-19 data.
