Blackface/brownface photos will make re-election campaign the fight of Trudeau’s political life: pollsters
Last week’s bombshell pictures showing the prime minister wearing blackface and brownface, at least three times since he was a teenager and the latest in 2001, have made Justin Trudeau’s campaign for a second term in power the fight of his political life, and a lot more complicated, say some pollsters. “This is not a […]
‘I didn’t think it was racist at the time,’ says apologetic PM, confirming he will not step down amid scathing ‘brownface’ Time report
OTTAWA—Following a bombshell Time Magazine report on Wednesday night detailing a 2001 incident in which he appeared in “brownface” at an event, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “he didn’t think it was racist at the time,” expressed regret, and confirmed he would not be stepping down. “I’m pissed off at myself for having done it, […]
Military was too slow to act after finding hate group recruiter in its ranks
OTTAWA—The saga of Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews continues to be a puzzler, with a plethora of unanswered questions. What we do know for sure is that Mathews joined the Canadian Army reserves eight years ago as a combat engineer. He was promoted twice to his current rank, and received training in the usual combat engineer […]
Scheer’s ambiguous positioning on abortion, gay rights a ripe way to lose Red Tories, say politicos
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s “nuanced” stances on abortion and same-sex marriage threaten to simultaneously alienate the party’s more progressive wing and to undercut its chances of persuading pliable voters to bet on the Conservatives over the Liberals, say political observers. Mr. Scheer’s (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) ambiguous positioning on socially conservative issues has rankled so-called Red Tories […]
Liberal agitation on social issues predictable, but still exposed Scheer’s vulnerabilities
OTTAWA—While the official election call still looms, there is no doubt we are in the throes of political warfare. Witness last week’s battle lines, as the Liberals launched a capable offensive on Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s position on key social issues. Since the days of Stockwell Day and the Canadian Alliance, a predictable, expected Liberal […]
Philadelphia story: an early lesson in the new politics
In the midst of America’s most recent, gratuitously divisive, and antediluvian racist drama unleashed by its own president, I turned, as has become a habit, to some counter-content to self-medicate. In the case of a patently racist president of the United States denying he’s a racist, the best antidote seemed an anti-racist president of the […]
Banning tattooed soldiers only scratches the surface of potential problem recruits
OTTAWA—What started out as an almost comical, albeit embarrassing, incident in Halifax has led the Canadian Armed Forces to once again amend their policy on individual service members’ deportment. This whole saga began last June in a Tim Horton’s outlet when a member of the Royal Canadian Navy was observed displaying a contentious tattoo on […]
Anti-abortion group RightNow on cross-country tour to recruit volunteers for anti-abortion candidates
An anti-abortion political action group, RightNow, is going across the country trying to recruit volunteers to work on the campaigns of anti-abortion candidates, despite the fact that the leaders of every major party have said they will not reopen the abortion debate after the election. RightNow hosts training sessions that “essentially go over the numbers, […]
As eco-fascism takes hold, Canada’s leaders have yet to prove they’re up to the fight
OTTAWA—Many have been ringing the alarm about the terrifying connections between climate change, economic anxiety, and white nationalism movements and ideology. Eco-fascism, as it is otherwise known, is no longer a theory that resides in the depths of seedy internet forums. It is a fatal threat that must be challenged in the open. The El […]
#NotSoEqualVoice: the race for equality can’t be completed wearing blinders
OTTAWA—Equal Voice, an organization “dedicated to electing more women to all levels of political office in Canada,” has spent the better part of the last two decades purportedly trying to achieve its mission through campaign schools, panels, luncheons, award ceremonies, mentorship programs, conferences, and parties (oh, the parties). All the usual ways Hill-adjacent organizations try […]
