Trudeau’s 2024 tax hikes, including increased payroll taxes and higher CPP contributions, will cost the average $80,000 earner an extra $507 annually. Meanwhile, Ontario’s promised income tax cut by Premier Doug Ford remains undelivered, leaving taxpayers grappling with increased financial strain amid rising expenses. Photo credit: The Canadian Press/Tara Walton Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
Impending US elections could divert attention from escalating global crises, with speculations about Trump’s comeback dominating headlines. Photo credit: Reuters/Al Drago American Thanksgiving has come and gone. In some ways, the holiday acts as a symbolic inflection point, ushering in the onslaught of marketing emails hawking Christmas gifts and the kick-off of holiday parties […]
In the last issue of the Niagara Independent, an article described a recent meeting of the Niagara Regional Council, during which significant amounts of time were spent on things such as complaints, councillors insulting or apologizing to each other, tedious procedural issues and other matters raised by leftist special interest groups.
In the last few weeks, an understandable, yet strange, crossing of political divides has more and more frequently appeared in Canadian politics. This has taken the form of partisans on both sides of the political aisle handing out praise to otherwise mortal political enemies.
Boring old Canada had more than its share of excitement in 2019, yet many Canadians may have wished for less. The year got off with a bang when early details of what became the SNC-Lavalin scandal hit the press in early February. In the weeks following, more and more information was revealed about how then Attorney-General Jody Wilson-Raybould stymied the wishes of Prime Minister Trudeau and others in his circle to intervene in an ongoing criminal legal proceeding against SNC-Lavalin. Much of the media coverage focused on the shoddy treatment accorded to Wilson-Raybould by the Liberal leadership, and also her colleague Jane Philpott, who resigned over the government’s mishandling of the matter. The scandal undermined the Trudeau government’s credibility in a number of areas, including boasts about its feminist bona fides, transparency and respect for the law.
Since news first broke about the SNC-Lavalin scandal back in February – a scandal that has seen accusations of political interference, obstruction of justice, and ties to foreign dictatorships – Prime Minister Trudeau has been castigated by the media, political opponents, and Canadian electors of every stripe.
From the Maclean’s cover dubbing him “The Imposter”, to the opinion polls exposing his sinking popularity, it hasn’t been a good month for the three-time member from Papineau.
Expectedly, opposition leaders and his typical antagonists have taken their fair share of shots. However, more interesting is what traditional Grits and fans of the prime minister have said thus far.
Photo: Ontario Legislative Television Network A former close friend who later became a constituency worker in the office of Hamilton Mountain MPP Monique Taylor, has filed a Human Rights complaint against the MPP alleging harassment, bullying and persistent pressure to file a false claim of sexual harassment against a co-worker. In a document filed with […]
