Harper & MacKay’s Legacy: Unity
Stephen Harper and Peter MacKay pulled off the political equivalent of herding cats with their merger of the Canadian Alliance with the Progressive Conservatives to birth the Conservative Party of Canada. While the right bickered over whose brand of conservatism was the purest or the best, these two forged a big tent that actually let […]
ROUND UP: BC Conservative Leadership
A list of prospective candidates, maybe candidates, and announced bids is starting to form as the race for Rustad’s throne kicks off. Whoever becomes the new leader of the B.C. Conservatives will have to glue the fragments of Rustad’s failures back together, bringing together a caucus that lost its leader and saw the resignation of […]
ROUND UP: Potential New Recruits for Team Carney
With reports of turmoil within the Liberal caucus, an impending exodus of Trudeau-era MPs ahead of the next federal election has become a real possibility. What makes this wave of departures crucial is that many of the vacating ridings are long-held Liberal strongholds, creating a rare opportunity for the party to add talent. Mark Wiseman […]
World Series Glory to Constitutional Fracture
As the Jays chase glory, Canada’s old fractures return, echoing 1992’s call for unity and reform.
We Can’t Keep Ignoring Canada’s Youth Gambling Epidemic
A decade ago, most stories of youth gambling started with buying a scratch ticket, making a bet in the lunchroom, and for many young men, it meant placing bets after school with video game items. Today, those stories start on smartphones and on social media, with students spinning slots on unregulated offshore casinos. Gambling reform […]
Government Addiction to Debt, and the Consequences for Youth like Me
Young Canadians didn’t sign up to be a credit card for the federal government. With every deficit, future generations are forced to pick up the tab for politicians who don’t stop spending. The Canadian government has developed an addiction to debt and overspending. The recklessness of overspending isn’t just about what’s unsustainable today; it’s about […]
The NDP’s leadership race tells you everything about why the party collapsed.
Ryan Comeau You would think the NDP learned from the election. You would think an election disaster of that magnitude would have them take a look in the mirror or consider returning to their working-class roots. Instead, they have doubled down on the identity politics and rhetoric that drove their voters away. Don’t believe it? […]
As the youth unemployment crisis deepens, new websites launch to track temporary foreign workers.
Ryan Comeau New website jobwatchcanada.com is calling out businesses that exploit the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to hire cheaper foreign labour instead of Canadians. Showing businesses with high temporary foreign worker usage that shut Canadian youth out of the job market. This summer, young people across Canada have been struggling to find work. Teenagers used […]
Defending your home isn’t a crime
Ryan Comeau If you hear an intruder break into your home, make sure you’ve studied up on Sections 34 and 35 of the Canada Criminal Code, or you might be criminally charged. Under the Criminal Code of Canada, you are allowed to use force in self-defence, but the force has to be reasonable under the […]
How Tim Hortons Lost Its Flavour
By Ryan Comeau Tim Hortons used to be more than a chain of fast food restaurants. They were the sponsor of your local youth soccer team and a part of the community. Your local Timmy’s was often family-run, plastered with photos of local teams, and staffed by familiar faces. It felt personal, and it felt […]