By Josh Lieblein All doubts about the impartiality of government journalism were laid to rest when Trudeau let down his guard and faced tough questions from Rosemary Barton in a 20 minute unscripted interview, even braving the elements. The CBC silenced the haters, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that they could do "access journalism" … Continue reading Top Awkward Moments From Trudeau’s End-Of-Year Interview With Rosemary Barton
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November’s CBC Bias Bonanza!
By Josh Lieblein Ladies, if he: -had to shut down one of his many government comedy Twitter accounts because it was so unfunny that reading it was an act of self-harm -directed the Executive Vice-President of English language services (who has already announced her resignation, btw) to draft a very thin-skinned response to a comedian's criticism -put up … Continue reading November’s CBC Bias Bonanza!
Toronto Elite Can Guffaw At Steve Bannon All They Like, But They Ignore His Words At Their Own Peril
Last Friday an unruly mob of protesters greeted well-heeled Munk Debate attendees with hostility as they lined up to enter Roy Thompson Hall to watch the debate between two intellectual heavyweights. Toronto-born American conservative pundit David Frum faced-off against former Trump White House chief strategist and co-founder of conservative firebrand news website Breitbart Steve Bannon. … Continue reading Toronto Elite Can Guffaw At Steve Bannon All They Like, But They Ignore His Words At Their Own Peril
Toronto District School Board Initial Access to Information Return on ‘Hijab Hoax’ Leaves More Questions than Answers
At long last, after waiting seven months, which really feels like a lifetime with everything that's happened in the news subsequently, the Access to Information (ATI) request with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) for all communications pertaining to the "hijab hoax" --occurring way back on January 12 -- has finally been completed. Although the … Continue reading Toronto District School Board Initial Access to Information Return on ‘Hijab Hoax’ Leaves More Questions than Answers
We Reviewed All 3,675 Pages Of Complaints To Elections Canada From The 2015 Election
By Josh Lieblein The Trudeau Liberals have chosen to play a game of inches with electoral reform, tossing out plans to convert our system wholesale to a proportional representation model along with then-Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef. They've since focused their efforts on trying to undo some of the changes introduced by the Harper … Continue reading We Reviewed All 3,675 Pages Of Complaints To Elections Canada From The 2015 Election
Raving Review: Snowflake’s Chance: The 2016 Campaign Diary of Justin Trudeau-Fairchild, Social Justice Warrior, a Novel by Curtis Edmonds
By Josh Lieblien What if I told you that an American writer and former employee of George W. Bush and Rick Perry published a novel where the protagonist shares the same name as our Prime Minister? Is it a weird coincidence, like how there are different independently-developed Dennis The Menace comic strips in America and the UK, … Continue reading Raving Review: Snowflake’s Chance: The 2016 Campaign Diary of Justin Trudeau-Fairchild, Social Justice Warrior, a Novel by Curtis Edmonds
How Stephen Harper Managed To Not Completely Ruin Relations With Other Countries
By Josh Lieblein During the Harper years, our perpetually anxious media would weep and wail about how Prime Minister Hair-In-The-Fridge was ruining our country's sainted International Reputation despite a complete lack of evidence to support that contention. Now that Trudeau is Prime Minister, it's suddenly everyone else's fault that nations around the world are annoyed with us. The … Continue reading How Stephen Harper Managed To Not Completely Ruin Relations With Other Countries
Raving Canuck’s Guide to the Trudeau Government’s Carbon Tax Smoke and Mirrors
By Josh Lieblein For what seems like forever, the Trudeau government and their provincial allies have been pushing for some sort of pan-Canadian price on carbon. Recall that the current Prime Minister was once of the opinion that the provinces should be left to decide how to make consumers pay. However, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna … Continue reading Raving Canuck’s Guide to the Trudeau Government’s Carbon Tax Smoke and Mirrors
The Blubbery and Gluttonous Walrus Magazine
The Unintentional Relevancy of The Walrus Today At the end of February, the federal Liberal government announced in its new budget that it would be allocating $50 million -- spread out over five years -- to local journalism in underserved communities. It was a drop in the bucket for an industry hemorrhaging cash by the millions … Continue reading The Blubbery and Gluttonous Walrus Magazine
The Unauthorized List of Trudeau Untruths: Outright Lies, Evasions, Non-Answers, and other Equivocations
By Josh Lieblein Have you ever looked at Daniel Dale's "Unauthorized Database of False Things" said by U.S. President Donald Trump and said, "Boy, I wish our media would apply the same level of scrutiny to our leaders"? Of course you haven't, because nobody has looked at Daniel Dale's list in the last year. We … Continue reading The Unauthorized List of Trudeau Untruths: Outright Lies, Evasions, Non-Answers, and other Equivocations