When Your Prescription is Pot: The ABC’s of Cannabis

 From hospice rooms to backyard parties, cannabis use is familiar to Canadians. For years, the cannabis plant has attracted a variety of public attitudes. Even though medical marijuana has been legal since 2001, many are still in the dark as to how it works, why it’s beneficial and whether it’s

Trudeau and Goodale Ignore former Regina Police Woman’s Pleas for Justice

 Photo credit: Jackie Hall Photography  There has been a lot in the news over the past few years about harassment and bullying in the RCMP. In 2017, more than 3,100 women working for the RCMP won a $100 million class action law suit and an apology from RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson

Trudeau Set to Apologize for the Tragedy of MS St. Louis

 Photo credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum/National Archives and Records Administration As he said so himself, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set a date to formally apologize for “an absolute moral failure on the part of the government.” On November 7, Trudeau will formally apologize for Canada’s decision to turn

Something in the air

 Cannabis. Pot. Grass. Weed. Marijuana. Whatever you call it, the leafy green plant is about to go public. For most Canadians, it was a complementary part of coming-of-age for someone to offer you a toke and then puff-puff-pass it on. More than a few took it further than that first

Canada should not stray from climate commitments in face of criticism

 Things look bleak these days for the Trudeau government’s Pan-Canadian Framework on climate change (PCF). The framework represents Canada’s primary compliance path with the Paris Climate Accord, requiring provinces to establish a price on carbon or have one imposed by Ottawa. Opposition Conservatives have railed against the plan in the

Justina McCaffrey Runs for Tories in Kanata

 One of the biggest names in Canadian fashion, Justina McCaffrey, is running for the Conservative nomination in the federal riding of Kanata-Carleton. McCaffrey’s wedding gown designs have drawn attention and comparisons with internationally renowned designers like Vera Wang and Oscar De La Renta. Her company, Justina McCaffrey Inc., has designed

Trudeau standing strong as he hits back at Trump for “Totally unacceptable tariffs” and his unnecessary commentary

 Canada is standing strong against U.S. President Trump’s attack on Canadian PM Trudeau’s leadership skills and tariffs. NDP party member Tracey Ramsey emphasised the united front that is being put up by all parties in Canadian Parliament. Today I introduced a Motion in the House of Commons calling for all

Beware of False Green Prophet$

 By: Greg Vezina, Chairman, Hydrofuel Inc. and leader of Ontario’s None Of The Above Direct Democracy Party. Canada needs honest viable energy and environmental policies based on science and economics, not on political rhetoric, nonscience or nonsense. Prime Minister Trudeau’s proposed carbon tax is a clear example of this because

The Betrayal

 Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party; they should be watchdogs for their members' interests - Andy Stern, President Emeritus Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Debbie Daviau, President of  the Professional Institute of the Public Service and her executive and Board would do well to review the many writings of

The Trudeau government’s belated commitment to election law reform

 Photo credit: Jean-Marc Carisse The recent introduction by the Trudeau government of Bill C 76 that is meant to overhaul Canada’s Election Act raises the question: is a belated commitment to improving electoral democracy better than no commitment at all?  The answer has to be yes, of course. However, the

Kealey and Associates’ Ontario Election Analysis: A Cautionary Tale for Trudeau Liberals

 The following is a report prepared by Marc Kealey from Kealey and Associates Inc. in Toronto, Canada. The second edition of this report was released on May 29, 2018 followed by the final summary which was released on June 17, 2018. The results of the general election of June 7, 2018 seemingly

Trump’s Tariff Attack on Canadian Steel and Aluminium Will Harm 38 states and Risks Millions of American Jobs

 Photo credit: Business Insider/Andy Kiersz, data from US Census Bureau A review of the US Census Bureau Report from late 2016 completely contradicts American President Donald Trump’s bellicose and at times false statements on the merits of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada. The US Census Bureau

The Crisis of Immigration: Canada’s Israeli Connection

 Israel has faced considerable international criticism this past month. After agreeing to a plan to resettle thousands of asylum seekers, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reversed the agreement just hours after he signed a deal with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and has outlined a “non-voluntary

China: The Long Game

 Chinese Ambassador Lu Shaye The Chinese Are Playing the Long Game in the Canada-China Free Trade Talks 冰冻三尺,非一日之寒  The Chinese have a saying  Bīng dòng sān chǐ, fēi yí rì zhī hán  - which literally translated means, Three feet of ice is not formed in a single day. When used

Canadian Identity in the Shadow of ‘Trumpism’

 We’ve all been a part of that inevitable dinner table conversation: politics -- the awkward social divider that many a hostess would wish to avoid. Polite chatter turns to angry fist-pounding, and newly formed connections are promptly ended when political opinions clash. Since November 2016 and the election of Donald

The confusion surrounding marijuana dispensaries—legal or illegal?

 Is that newly opened ‘medical’ marijuana shop down the street legitimate? The answer is a legal grey area depending on who you ask, and when you ask it by. These dispensaries look like any other shop, and even have a receptionist at the front desk ready to convince you that

RCMP Brass Incompetence Requires Intervention By Justice Minister, Says The Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada

 Feature image: From left: Const. Dave Joseph Ross, Const. Fabrice Georges Gevaudan and Const. Douglas James Larche (killed in Moncton in 2014) The Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada is demanding that the Trudeau government do something about the deplorable state of the RCMP leadership in Canada.  MPPAC represents thousands of

Reflection and Hope, The National Holocaust Monument Opens

 Photos by Jean-Marc Carisse / Feature photo courtesy of The National Holocaust Monument In 2007 second-year University of Ottawa student Laura Grosman found herself outraged when she discovered that Canada, unlike most Western nations, did not have a place memorializing the Holocaust. She decided to turn that frustration into words, penning a

Trudeau’s Pipeline Blockage Continues

 Justin Trudeau made a lot of promises to Canadians while campaigning — 226 to be precise, according to TrudeauMeter, a non-partisan website tracking his political performance.  So far only 55 of them have been achieved. While the Liberal government’s abandoning of its electoral reform promise came as a blow to

We Can’t Live in Glass Houses

 It has been nearly two years since the election of the Trudeau government and his legislative accomplishments are few and far between. Other than pushing the reset button to change the tone from the previous Harper government, nothing of real significance has been achieved. My 18-year-daughter recently observed that “Justin”

Refreshingly Candid: Lu Shaye, China’s New Ambassador to Canada

 I recently met with Lu Shaye, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Canada. Shaye was previously the Director-General in Bureau of Policy Research, Office of Foreign Affairs for the Chinese government. This is the agency that develops Chinese polices on everything from

An Open Letter to Justin Trudeau on Tax Fairness

 By Jake Leguee Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister, My name is Jake Leguee, and I am a farmer in Saskatchewan. I am writing this letter to express my grave concerns with your plan for what you

What’s It Gonna’ Be, J.T.?

 In an official letter addressed to the Prime Minister of Canada, BoylesqueTO, Canada's premiere All-Male Burlesque Troupe, invites Canada’s #1 hunk, Justin Trudeau, to celebrate Canada's 150th Anniversary at their patriotic striptease show Oh Manada! in Ottawa at Maverick’s Bar on June 30th.  Troupe leader James & The Giant Pasty

Commemorating the Battle of Vimy Ridge A Century Later

 Photos courtesy of by Veterans Affairs and Jeremy Diamond One of the most poignant stories from World War I, for me, is the story of the Christmas Truce. The story tells of pockets of troops on the front refusing to fight for several days at Christmas in 1914. Some accounts

A Sweet Night of Candy at Alterna Savings Crackup!

 Photos by Andre Gagne It was a joke John Candy probably would have appreciated, breaking out his signature smile and boisterous laugh: his family fly in from sunny California for a tribute in his name only to face 20 centimeters of snow and the biggest blizzard of the year. While