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March 20, 2023

Listen Up! Shame | Commentary

In my Listen Up article last week I wrote in part about my concern that there is more pure anger, nastiness, and misinformation in our politics today than I can remember in decades. This week, all three parties at the federal level in Canada have sadly proven that to be […]

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March 17, 2023

A bridge too far?: by Hugh Holland | Commentary

Globe and Mail reporter Robert Fife loves to stir up controversy.  He’s done it many times and he’s very good at it. But when he broke the story about the CSIS leak, he may have taken a bridge too far. The March 14 edition of the Globe and Mail carried […]

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March 13, 2023

Listen Up! Was it the pandemic? | Commentary

Most people today will recognize that the COVID-19 pandemic came at a heavy cost. More than 50,000 Canadians died because of it and for hundreds of thousands of others,  if not millions, it was life-altering.  Financially, government spending during the pandemic went through the roof—$576 billion at the federal level […]

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March 10, 2023

Everyone wants more affordable housing, just not in their neighbourhood: MP Scott Aitchison

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation recently issued a report outlining the magnitude of Canada’s housing crisis. Its findings were stark. Canada needs to build 3.5 million new units by 2030 to have any chance of restoring affordability.  Last week, the Ottawa Planning and Housing Committee had an opportunity to fill […]

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February 27, 2023

Listen Up! Bananas won’t cut it | Commentary

Sometimes I think that we get so wrapped up in domestic affairs that we fail to see what is happening in the wider world. Perhaps many Canadians think that what goes on beyond our borders doesn’t really affect us, if they do, they had better think again.  Two events occurred […]

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February 24, 2023

A tragedy that should have been prevented: Sally Barnes | Commentary

By Sally Barnes You can be excused if you have put out of mind the slaying of a 28- year-old OPP constable and murder charges laid against a repeat offender who was under a lifetime weapons prohibition and out on bail facing major criminal charges. Since that Dec. 27 tragedy […]

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February 20, 2023

Listen Up! What does freedom really mean? | Commentary

Sometimes I wonder what is happening to us in this new era of populism, where freedom is being redefined and cancel culture, disinformation and even fake news are rampant. In my view, the tipping point was the recent COVID-19 pandemic where individual freedoms were in some ways trumped by government […]

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February 17, 2023

A tipping point reached?: Dave Wilkin | Commentary

By Dave Wilkin The past three years have been difficult, leaving many Canadians hurting and concerned about their future as we face a slowing economy and uncertainty around inflation, interest rates, and markets.   NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh criticizes PM Trudeau for deflecting accountability, pointing out “it’s the PM’s job to make Canada better”. […]

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  1. Greg Reuvekamp on Listen Up! Shame | CommentaryMarch 20, 2023

    Some notable Liberals such as David Herle and Scott Reid have asked publicly this past week: why has Trudeau refused…

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    If you believe that a lifelong friend of the Trudeau family and member of the Trudeau Foundation will impartially and…

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