Canada Conservatives

Mulcair: Rising in the East, Setting in the West?

J.J. McCullough | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Tar Sands, Ndp, Oil Sands, Stephen Harper, Alberta Oilsands, Eastern Provinces, Western Provinces, Allison Redford, Thomas Mulcair, Oilsands, Alberta Tar Sands, Conservatives, Ndp Party, Canada News

In this week's editorial pages we got to meet Thomas Muclair, SCARY ENEMY OF NATIONAL UNITY when he railed against the Alberta oil industry. All the western premiers quickly fired back, calling Mulcair's grasp of economics "tenuous and "goofy." But some are conceding that Muclair is being pretty damn "clever" in rejecting one of the dominant pieces of conventional wisdom in post-Harper Canadian politics: that you need the West to win.

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Liberals Need a Specific Platform if They Want to Stay in the Game

Zach Paikin | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Elections, Tories, Conservatives, Ndp, Liberals, Grits, 2015 Election, The Economy, Liberal Party of Canada, Harper, Canada News

The Tories won the 2011 election by appealing to Canadians' pocketbooks, the NDP's rise can be attributed to the lack of a clear Liberal message, and Jack Layton's popularity from beyond the grave. But what are the Liberals supposed to capitalize on? Two words: the economy.

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Why Making Prisoners "Pay" Won't Work

Johannes Wheeldon, Ph.D | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Bill c10, Canada, Conservatives, Prison, Crime, Poverty, Vic Toews, Criminals, Prison Industrial Complex, Harper, Incarceration. Bill C-10, Toews, Canada Politics News

Time for prisoners to start paying their own way, says the Minister for Public Safety, Vic Toews. This will invariably lead to the reduction of community corrections programs that have been shown to best promote successful rehabilitation and reintegration. What if instead of trying to break the cycle of poverty-to-prison-to-poverty, we actively embraced it?

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Is There a Giant Slayer Among the Liberal Leadership Candidates?

Keith Beardsley | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Stephen Harper, Ndp, Conservatives, Bob Rae, Thomas Mulcair, Canada News

As we approach the month of June, the Liberal party will soon be making a decision on when to hold their next leadership convention. With roughly a month to go, there doesn't seem to be much interest from the public in what they do or, for that matter, what they decide. Clearly at this point in time the NDP offers voters the biggest contrast with the governing Conservatives; the Liberals still don't seem to fit in anywhere.

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Harper Government Can't See the Forest for the Trees

Cameron Fenton | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Peter Kent, Conservative Majority, Koch Industries, Environment, Fraser Institute, Environmentalism, Environment Canada, The Fraser Institute, Conservatives, David Suzuki, Canadian Environment, Canada News

Environmental groups in Canada are in the crosshairs of the government, and are under investigation for fiscal mismanagement. But what about groups like the Fraser Institute, which uses foreign money to feed misinformation to children, undermine national and global climate action and block shifts away from the most carbon-intensive energy on earth?

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Watching the Watchdog: Seriously, This Is What the Media Complains About

Tim Knight | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Journalists, President Barack Obama, Hugo Rodriques, Canada's Media, Connect With Mark Kelley, Canadian Association of Journalists, CAJ Awards Dinner, Code of Silence Award, Stephen Harper, Rick MacInnes-Rae, White House Correspondents' Dinner, Citizen Journalist, CBC Budget, Conservative Government, Conservatives, Kenny Yum, Canada News

So what do 300 Canadian journalists bitch about when they get together for their annual conference? Speaker after speaker had the same complaint: Canadian authorities are preventing Canadian journalists practicing journalism in this participatory democracy.

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Time to End the Charter's Shameful Treatment of Anglo-Quebecers

Tony Kondaks | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Constitution, Conservatives, Jean Charest, Quebec Anglophones Charest, Birthday Charter, Charter Birthday, Charest Quebec Anglophones, Canada News

The Conservative government has an obligation to do everything in its power to pressure the Charest government to stop appeasing Quebec nationalism and say enough is enough: Either you're committed to Canada and its values or you're not.

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Canadians Weren't Misled On F-35 Costs Says Tory MP

CBC | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: MP Chris Alexander, Cbc, F-35 Delays, F-35 Jets, F-35 Price, Conservatives, Chris Alexander F-35, Conservatives F-35, Chris Alexander, F-35, F-35 Canada, Canada Politics News

A top Conservative MP responsible for military procurement insists the Conservative government did not mislead Canadians over the costs o...

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Liberals Need CPR, not the NDP's Dead Weight

Zach Paikin | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Nap Merger, Tories, Stephen Harper, Ndp, Conservatives, Liberal Merger, Liberals, New Democrats, Liberal Party of Canada, Harper, Canada News

Like the Conservative party, the NDP appeals to the politics of fear in order to win votes -- fear of Stephen Harper. The Liberal party tried just that in the 2011 election and it didn't work. The Liberals' primary message was rebuking the Conservatives for their undemocratic practices, not one offering a compelling vision for the future of the country.

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Why Canadian Conservatives Could use a Sarah Palin

J.J. McCullough | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Manning Conference Canada, Canada Conservatives, Conservative Movement Canada, Preston Manning Canada, Canada Preston Manning, Canada Conservative Movement, Conservatives Canada, Canada Manning Conference, Canada News

The Manning Networking Conference, a meeting of conservative minds that is Canada's answer to CPAC wrapped up this week, exposed how comparatively weak the organized right remains above the 49th parallel.

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What is Your Kafka Plan Frequent Flyer Number?

Shahid Mahmood | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Mona Lisa, Chile, Conservatives, Vic Toews, Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security, Marcel Duchamp, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, Aeronautics Act, Conservative-Party-of-Canada, No Fly List, Canada, Canada News

People whose names show up on No-Fly or Selectee Lists have no recourse in Canada. Air Canada could not remove my name from Federal No-Fly or Selectee Lists. My problems have been complicated with this latest Interpol incident -- illustrating the disregard this current government has shown in protecting the privacy of Canadian citizens.

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Caped Crusaders, Stand Down; Vigilantism Still Not Okay, Says Minister

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Canada Justice Minister, Citizens Arrest Canada, Citizens Arrest Law, Canada Criminal Code, Video, Rob Nicholson, Conservative Government Canada, Crime Bill Canada, Vigilantism Canada, Tory Crime Bill, Canada Citizens Arrest, Canada Crime Bill, Canada Vigilante Law, Canada Conservatives, Justice Minister Canada, Vigilante Law Canada, Cp, Canada Politics News

OTTAWA - There's no appetite in Canada for vigilante justice but the occasional warning shot over the head of a thief or trespasser may have its time ...

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Budget, Pensions To Be Focus As MPs Return

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Parliament Resumes, Canada Pensions, Parliament, Stephen Harper, Conservatives, MPs Return, Cp, Canada Budget, Canada Parliament, Canada Politics News

OTTAWA - A winter parliamentary session that many have predicted will be a donnybrook began Monday with the gloves still on, and the only jersey askew...

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What To Look Out For As Parliament Returns

CBC | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Nycole Turmel, Stephen Harper, Parliament, Ndp, Cbc, Conservatives, Parliament Returns, Liberals, Canada Parliament Returns, Canada Parliament Resumes, Bob Rae, Canada Politics News

Members of Parliament return to Ottawa Monday after a six-week break. It's a brand new year and, in some ways, a new political landscape l...

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Kevin O'Leary: Everything That's Wrong With the One Per Cent

Julie Devaney | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Stephen Harper, Education, Reality TV, Cbc, Conservatives, Crime, Kevin O'leary, Occupy, Health Care, Culture, TV Canada, Canada Business News

In Kevin O'Leary's new show, "Redemption Inc.," he promotes himself as a hero to the poor, criminalized, disenfranchised. He unquestioningly relies on market-driven clichés -- as he tells the woman who he sends home in the first episode: "You have to ask yourself, 'What can I do to make myself better and help the people I work for?'"

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The Biggest Story of 2011 for Me? Tory Majority!

David Gratzer | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Ontario Election, Jean Chretien, Stephen Harper, Conservatives, Liberal Party of Canada, 2011, Canada, Canadian Politics, Canada Politics News

Stephen Harper suggested in 1997 that a non-Liberal party couldn't win the country and argued that the rules of the game needed to change. Lucky for him that he's better at campaigning than political prognosticating.

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Journalists Name News Story Of The Year

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Stephen Harper, 2011 Canadian Election, Afghanistan, Canada Votes, Orange Wave, Harper, Jack Layton, William and Kate, Tories, Tory Majority, Ndp, Conservatives, Cp, Story of the Year Votes, Conservative Majority, Winnipeg Jets, Royal Visit, Story of the Year, Canada News

OTTAWA - If he said it once, he said it a thousand times: what Prime Minister Stephen Harper was campaigning for in the 2011 federal election was a "s...

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Jack Is The People's Choice

CP | Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.25.2012

TORONTO - The surge in the NDP's political fortunes in 2011 — punctuated by the death of the man who helped orchestrate it — ranked as the year'...

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Tories Named Story Of The Year By Narrow Margin

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Ndp, Stephen Harper, William and Kate, 2011 Canadian Election, Canada Votes, Orange Wave, Harper, Tories, Tory Majority, Conservatives, Cp, Winnipeg Jets, Story of the Year Votes, Conservative Majority, Afghanistan, Royal Visit, Jack Layton, Story of the Year, Canada News

OTTAWA - Results of the annual survey of editors and broadcasters conducted by The Canadian Press to determine Canada's top news story of the year for...

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PHOTOS: The 11 Things The Tories Did This Fall

CBC | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Canada Tories, Tories Canada, Cbc, Canadian Government, Canada Government, Canada Conservatives, Canada Fall Sitting, Fall Sitting Canada, Conservatives Canada, Canada Politics News

While the Conservative government has used its newfound majority to push through time allocation motions, which limit the number of hours set aside fo...

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Remembering The Montreal Massacre

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Montreal, Violence Against Women, Long-Gun Registry, Conservatives, Cp, Montreal Massacre, Montreal Massacre Anniversary, Long Gun Registry, Canada News

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Harper: Not as Scary as Advertised

Gerry Nicholls | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Conservatives, Left Wing Media Bias, Right Wing, Lawrence Martin, Canadian Politics, Canada Politics News

Is Stephen Harper's government really a leadership cult? When giant portraits of Harper appear in city squares and when Ottawa is renamed "Harperville," that's when I will worry about a leadership cult. (I would say, however, that there is a Harper leadership cult within the Conservative Party. But that's a different story.)

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VAST Majority Of Canadians Feel Safe From Crime

CP | Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Crime in Canada, Personal Safety, Canada Crime, Conservatives, Cp, Crime Prevention, Omnibus Crime Bill, Canadians Personal Safety, Canada Safe Crime, Crime Bill, Canada Politics News

TORONTO - On the eve of dramatic Conservative efforts to toughen up the justice system, a new Statistics Canada survey suggests a vast majority of Can...

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Study Casts Doubt On Tories' Tough-On-Crime Policies

CP | Dean Beeby, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Harsher Sentences, Tories Tough on Crime, Tough on Crime, Conservative Crime Bill, Tories, Conservative Crime Policies, Conservatives, Cp, Canada Politics News

OTTAWA - An internal report by the federal Justice Department raises doubts about the effectiveness of harsher sentences, the linchpin of the Tory gov...

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Harper the Counter-Revolutionary

Gerry Nicholls | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Pierre Trudeau, Stephen Harper, Conservatives, Monarchy, Canadian Politics, Royal Canadian, Stephen Harper Monarchy, Counter-Revolutionary Movement, Liberal Revolution, Canada Politics News

The Liberal revolution gave us official multiculturalism, official bilingualism, increased interventionist government, socialized medicine and a whole host of other grand schemes. Then came Stephen Harper on the scene; a politician who understood the counter-revolutionary impulse.

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