What is it with Liberal Members of Parliament? Do they honestly believe the rules don't apply to them? That's the question at the top of my mind after news broke that Yasmin Ratansi, Member of Parliament for Don Valley East, hired her sister, Zeenat Khatri, and lied about it. CBC reports Yasmin Ratansi employed her sister from 2005 to 2011 when Ratansi lost her seat in … [Read more...]
Time to Incarcerate Trump Supporters?
Last Friday afternoon the media declared Joe Biden President-Elect of the United States of America despite the fact not a single official source has reached this conclusion. This is hardly surprising. The media hated Donald Trump long before he won the 2016 Presidential election and has spent the last four years trying to discredit him. Despite Trump proving every one of … [Read more...]
Liberals Worst Fundraising Quarter in almost a Decade: What Does It Mean?
On October 30, 2020, the Conservative Party sent out an email crowing (and rightly so) about their best fundraising quarter in Party history outside of an election year. From July 1 thru September 30th, the Conservative Party raised $5,659,091.83 from 39,451 individual donors. The Conservative Party also out-fundraised the Liberals in quarters one and two. While this is … [Read more...]
Did NDP Candidate Dan Coulter Just Make Electoral History in Chilliwack, BC?
Congratulations to Dan Coulter who, if the preliminary results hold, made provincial electoral history as the first NDP candidate ever elected in the provincial riding of Chilliwack, British Columbia. This is a feat nobody thought was possible as Chilliwack is arguably one of the most conservative electoral districts, both federally and provincially, in the entire … [Read more...]
Jagmeet Singh: Justin Trudeau’s Useful Idiot
On Tuesday, October 21, 2020, Jagmeet Singh, Justin Trudeau’s most useful idiot, proved what millions of Canadians already knew: the NDP leader is monumentally inept. The Liberal Party’s communications team might as well have drafted the statement Singh made prior to the confidence vote in Parliament. “People need help right now. They need confidence in the future. They’re … [Read more...]
Haldimand—Norfolk Nomination: Another Unforced Error by the Conservative Party of Canada?
We’re half-way through October, and two unforced errors by the Conservative Party brass are already driving loyal Party members out the door. James Dodds’ decision to break Erin O’Toole’s campaign promise to pay back money clawed back after the 2019 federal election The Party’s decision to prevent anyone from challenging Dr. Leslyn Lewis for the nomination in … [Read more...]
CPC Election Rebate Clawback: Three Lessons Learned by a Deep Dive into the Data
I encourage you to read the first two parts of what has become a 3-part series on the Conservative Party’s clawback of the Elections Canada Rebate for the full background to the issues presented in today’s commentary. Part 1: Erin O’Toole: When Will You Keep Your Promise to End the Election Expenses Clawback? Part 2: Will the Real Leader of the Conservative Party Please … [Read more...]
Will the Real Leader of the Conservative Party Please Stand Up?
Question: Who controls the Conservative Party of Canada? Answer: He who controls the bank account controls the Party. Erin O'Toole does not control the Party's bank account. James Dodds, the man who does, refuses to honour Erin O'Toole's leadership campaign promise to Party members. During the Conservative Party’s leadership contest, Erin O’Toole’s promise was clear … [Read more...]
Bill Blair: Promoted to his Level of Incompetence?
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair was a career politician long before he ran for public office in the 2015 federal election. It was as a member of the Toronto Police Service, and eventually as its chief, where Bill Blair mastered the art of deception as a means of pushing forward his personal ideology. After five years in government, one question about Bill Blair desperately … [Read more...]
Portland’s Nightly Riots and its Ban on Facial Recognition Tech
In Portland, Oregon, George Floyd’s death at the hands of police sparked riots, arson and looting, just as it did all across America. Portland’s riots, generously called “public demonstrations” by woke media outlets and woke politicians alike, take place nightly and have for the past 120 days. Some “protesters” say the riots will continue every night until the U.S. … [Read more...]
Erin O’Toole: When Will You Keep Your Promise to End the Election Expenses Clawback?
I ask this not because I believe Erin O'Toole is not on the right track (he is), but because Conservative EDAs deserve to know when they can expect reimbursement for the tens of thousands of dollars the Conservative Party withheld from their Elections Canada rebate after the 2019 federal election. Since winning the Conservative Party leadership contest on August 23rd, Erin … [Read more...]
BC Voters – Get Your Mail-In Ballot Package Today
If you live in British Columbia, you probably already know we're in the midst of a provincial election during the pandemic. Whether you believe Premier John Horgan has done a good job handling the COVID-19 pandemic or not, you need to cast your ballot in this provincial election. Whether you believe Premier John Horgan's word is as meaningless as his signature on a … [Read more...]
Why Won’t Seven BC Cabinet Members Seek Re-Election?
Prior to yesterday morning's election announcement from BC Premier John Horgan, seven of his cabinet ministers announced they would not run again. Judy Darcy: Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Doug Donaldson: Minister of Forests Scott Fraser: Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Carole James: Minister of Finance Michelle Mungall: Minister … [Read more...]
Will BC Premier John Horgan Call an Early Election?
UPDATE: 12:15pm. Usually it takes longer than 5 hours for me to be proven correct. LOL At 11:00am this morning, BC Premier John Horgan announced his request to dissolve the Legislature was granted, placing the province into a fall election campaign where ballots will be cast on October 24th. That’s the question running wild in BC’s political … [Read more...]
Is Quebec’s Forced Quarantine Coming to Your Province Next? Should it?
As of September 16, 2020, the Province of Quebec has 65,857 confirmed cases of the novel corona virus commonly referred to as COVID-19, of which 2,141 are considered "active" cases - a sharp increase from just three weeks ago. Part of that increase, if media reports are to be believed, are directly attributable to Quebec City's Bar Kirouac, a popular karaoke bar. "We're … [Read more...]
Raj Grewal: Just Another Ethically-Challenged Liberal MP?
Raj Grewal, an ethically-challenged Liberal (and former MP for Brampton East) is facing criminal charges for fraud and breach of trust. Given what we know about Justin Trudeau's repeated ethics violations (as well as those of his cabinet colleagues), it's no surprise that another former member of Team Trudeau is just as ethically-challenged as the current Prime Minister of … [Read more...]
Liberal Hypocrisy: Why Derek Sloan’s removal is NOT the issue
“Erin O’Toole needs to show leadership by removing Conservative MP Derek Sloan from his caucus, and refusing to sign his nomination papers as a Conservative candidate.” The howls of indignation heard across social media are entirely predictable, and they’re also entirely irrelevant. The Liberal Party's call for Derek Sloan's removal from the Conservative caucus have nothing … [Read more...]
CPC HQ: What Moron Leaves Counting the Ballots to the Last Second?
Congratulations to Erin O'Toole, the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Your work begins today. Hopefully it includes sweeping out the rot at Conservative Party Headquarters (and the rest of Ottawa, too). Now, a few hard questions for CPC HQ and the utter debacle they displayed for Canada last night. First. CPC HQ, are you so self-absorbed … [Read more...]
CPC HQ’s Idiotic Love Affair with ‘Gotcha’ Politics
"I would say amen to raising taxes..." After five years of Chrystia Freeland holding public office, this phrase from 2011 is the best the Conservative Party's opposition research team can come up with? That's pathetic. For reasons I will never understand, the Conservative Party’s communications team is in love with taking one-liners like this out of context, then … [Read more...]
Pierre Poilievre: The REAL Scoop on Why the RCMP Came Clean Friday Afternoon
For two weeks, gun owners have tried and tried to get the Minister of Public Safety, the man responsible for the RCMP, to answer one simple question. “Minister Blair, is the RCMP’s letter to gun owners a Firearm Registration Certificate Revocation letter?" For two weeks Bill Blair and the RCMP refused to answer this simple question. Then, miraculously, on the Friday … [Read more...]