There was a time when HIV was a death sentence. Nowadays, it’s a life sentence of antiretroviral medication. Which is why the Liberals, since 2016, have been thinking of softening the law on HIV non-disclosure.
That is, until the end of November, when Justice Minister Arif Virani’s office confirmed to the Star that no reforms were on the way. It’s a blow to the longtime efforts of HIV advocacy groups who have some valid concerns about the law, but it’s probably for the best.
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, is the biggest threat to our democracy. While Trudeau crosses the country, the world even, talking about the need to uphold our democratic institutions, the truth is he is running roughshod all over them.
MONCTON, N.B.—Canada’s Constitution is a combination of codified acts and unwritten rules known as constitutional conventions. The codified parts provide an unambiguous legal framework for the exercise of power. The uncodified parts are less clear and, at times, open to interpretation. The relationship between the prime minister and the governor general is guided by constitutional conventions as is the relationship between the prime minister and cabinet. Constitutional conventions provide a level of flexibility that a fully codified Constitution does not.
Alistair MacGregor, the MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, said today most Canadians don’t want prime minister Justin Trudeau around anymore.
As a member of the New Democratic Party, MacGregor reiterated his party’s plan to table a motion of non-confidence when parliament returns to session, noting how he’s not exactly sure when that opportunity will be made available. MacGregor was on CFAX 1070 with Al Ferraby today.
Political careers generally end in failure, and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s trajectory is a perfect example. Elected in 2015 with a huge parliamentary majority on a wave of personal popularity, his party now trails in the polls by 20-plus points, and he’s facing mounting calls to step down and make way for a successor to stop the party’s complete destruction at the next election, in late 2025.
His pool of allies is shrinking rapidly. More than 60 of his fellow 153 Liberal MPs are calling for his resignation, and his tottering premiership was dealt another blow when his finance minister and deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, dramatically resigned, citing policy disagreements amid attempts to shunt her into a different department. Facing dire poll ratings and his own party turning on him, Justin Trudeau’s political career is nearing its end.
The federal government has halted “flagpoling” just in time for Christmas, but what is this practice and what are the ramifications of Ottawa’s decision?
Flagpoling occurs when a temporary resident of Canada leaves the country and then re-enters to access immigration services. The practice is used to speed up documents such as work and study permits because they are processed more quickly at the Canadian border than if an individual makes an application from inside Canada, according to a Dec. 23 government news release.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals’ amendment of the Broadcasting Act attempts to classify podcasters and musicians as “broadcasters” and subject them to national broadcast rules.
Bill C-11, or the Online Streaming Act, which has passed through both the House and the Senate and gained Royal Assent on February 2, 2023, will control what content search engines like Google and YouTube recommends to Canadian users.
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation in an in-depth analysis on the legislation earlier compared Bill C-11’s censorship to “authoritarian nations like China and North Korea.”
When we here at the National Citizens Coalition launched our leading third-party ‘Fire Trudeau’ election advocacy campaign in the early days of 2024, the messaging we chose was in response to a phrase we heard over and over again from supporters and the public.
In 2022, I wrote an essay titled “What is coming next for Canadian churches?” In that essay, as well as in my recent book How We Got Here, I noted that as Canada shifted from being a post-Christian society to an increasingly anti-Christian one, Christian churches and organizations will inevitably lose tax-exempt or charitable status…
Although Canada faces a major trade war with the US as soon as president-elect Donald Trump enters office in less than a month, Justin Trudeau has been distracted by a leadership crisis that could topple him as prime minister.
The situation has Canada’s regional leaders hopping on flights to influence the incoming Trump administration themselves.
An unprecedented 69 percent of Canadians say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down, according to a new survey. And while some have an opinion on who would be the best person to replace Trudeau as Liberal leader, most are unsure who it could be.
OTTAWA — Canada’s Liberals are done with Justin Trudeau and there will be no more “please” or “thank-you’s” as they work to hustle him out the door.
The federal party lacks a mechanism to oust its leaders, so lawmakers are trying a range of tactics with Trudeau. Discontented backbenchers had hoped he’d notice the polls and take them personally. When that didn’t work, they initiated a quiet revolt and behind closed doors presented him with a letter encouraging him to leave.
Justin Trudeau will head to British Columbia for a ski vacation after spending Christmas in Ottawa. He shouldn’t expect a warm welcome in BC. In fact, as the latest Leger Poll shows, there aren’t many places that Trudeau would get a warm welcome because, to put it bluntly, Canadians are done with him.
As Parliamentarians of all stripes head home for the holidays, their hands are likely full of gifts (maybe a bottle of Speaker’s Scotch or Canadian whisky?) and their heads full of questions about what will happen to the federal government.
They aren’t the only ones, as Canadians are left puzzling about what fate awaits the Trudeau government in the next few weeks.
During my days as an equity analyst and now as a portfolio manager I am often asked what the most important factors are when investing. I would have to say the answer is the quality of the management team in charge and the environment they are operating in — you can have an Olympic gold medal swimmer, and it won’t make a difference if there are sharks in the pool.
