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The No Wynne Scenario Podcast (Ep. 1)

The No Wynne Scenario Podcast is a new show hosted by Graeme Gordon and Josh Lieblein. As we explain in the inaugural episode, our podcast is going to focus primarily on reviewing the Ontario Liberal Party's reign over Queen's Park in the last decade-and-a-half, but we'll also hold no punches when discussing the Ontario NDP … Continue reading The No Wynne Scenario Podcast (Ep. 1)

The Striking Resemblance Between Justin Trudeau and a Harry Potter Character

                  The commentariat from time to time like to make comparisons and draw parallels between politicians and fictional characters to illuminate on the personality of the public figures. However, in the case of Justin Trudeau the two types of fictional characters commonly linked to the prime minister … Continue reading The Striking Resemblance Between Justin Trudeau and a Harry Potter Character

Trudeau’s Continued Underfunding of Canada’s Military Unlikely to Last

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals released its annual budget last week and there was no additional funding earmarked for defense. Not since 1972, when Trudeau’s father Pierre Elliott Trudeau was PM and first cut military spending, has Canada contributed two percent of its GDP to defence. Canada currently spends just under one percent of GDP … Continue reading Trudeau’s Continued Underfunding of Canada’s Military Unlikely to Last

Video: Trudeau called ‘scumbag’ at press conference

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was giving a press conference in Winnipeg earlier this afternoon when he was interrupted by a man calling him a scumbag. "Your carbon tax has failed, people know what you're up to. It is a tax on everything. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you and your globalist counterparts. … Continue reading Video: Trudeau called ‘scumbag’ at press conference

CBC: Trudeau’s State Broadcaster

So the CBC has officially become the state broadcaster for the Liberal Party of Canada. The CBC's latest Canada 150 series "Canada: The Story of Us" has a gross minute-long introduction by our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doing his pedantic and patronizing part-time drama teacher shtick in reading empty platitudes from a teleprompter. Here, watch … Continue reading CBC: Trudeau’s State Broadcaster

Western Provinces and Nova Scotia Given Disproportionately Less Canada 150 Grant Money Last Two Years

An analysis of Canadian Heritage's proactive disclosure of the distribution of Canada 150 grant money in the past two years shows the western provinces (Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia) and Nova Scotia have thus far received significantly smaller portions of overall grant money in comparison to their respective proportions of the national population. By the end of last … Continue reading Western Provinces and Nova Scotia Given Disproportionately Less Canada 150 Grant Money Last Two Years

‘Shattered Mirror’ report’s suggestions to fix Canadian media wonderful for a Black Mirror episode

On Thursday the Public Policy Forum (PPF) released its government-commissioned report, "The Shattered Mirror",  which depicted today's world as a "post-truth" dystopian nightmare. According to the report's ominous introduction, "Established news organizations have been left gasping" and  "native digital alternatives have failed to develop journalistic mass." Then the report--GASP!--asks the reader to "imagine a world … Continue reading ‘Shattered Mirror’ report’s suggestions to fix Canadian media wonderful for a Black Mirror episode

2017 is the year Canada goes full Pravda

Today a report from a Public Policy Forum study--contracted by the federal government--is going to be released recommending that Canadian media be further subsidized by the government. PPF touts itself as "an independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the quality of government in Canada", but the first thing one sees on the think tank's site … Continue reading 2017 is the year Canada goes full Pravda

Canadian Journalists’ Tactless Reactions to President Trump Egg on Trudeau to be Inadvisably Adversarial

Last week, right-wing journalist Ezra Levant published a book entitled Trumping Trudeau: How Trump will change Canada even if Trudeau doesn't know it yet. In an excerpt provided and published by Breitbart, Levant explains how Liberal cabinet ministers and PM Trudeau have tacitly and explicitly voiced their disapproval of President Trump. But politicians, especially in Canada, don't usually … Continue reading Canadian Journalists’ Tactless Reactions to President Trump Egg on Trudeau to be Inadvisably Adversarial

Mydemocracy.ca Creator, CBC rolling out Canada 150 survey in early new year

  The creators of the MyDemocracy.ca debacle have been granted $576,500 from the hundreds of millions splashed around by the federal government for the Canada 150 celebration. Vox Pop Labs is creating a survey “to engage Canadians in a process of self-exploration and a reflection of who we are at this particular juncture in our … Continue reading Mydemocracy.ca Creator, CBC rolling out Canada 150 survey in early new year