Bruce Livesey
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The fall of Jason Kenney
The Alberta premier's chest-thumping style isn't winning him many friends these days, writes journalist Bruce Livesey. → Read More
How 393 million firearms may lead to carnage in America’s streets after Nov. 3
Trump supporters are heavily armed and could rush to his aid if he loses the election in November with their weapons in hand. → Read More
How Stephen Harper is destroying the Conservative party
Tories looking for new leader again - and it's not going well Right now, for the second time in three years, the party is looking for a new leader. And so far, it’s not going well. For starters, none of the conservative movement's biggest stars threw their hats in the ring — Jason Kenney, Jean Charest, Rona Ambrose and John Baird. MP Pierre Poilievre lasted two weeks before he pulled the plug on… → Read More
Torstar was sold — is that a good thing or really bad news?
Who are the Bitoves and Rivetts and what are their plans for Torstar? → Read More
Andrew Scheer: Big Oil's secret weapon
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer seems to be a willing pawn for a desperate oil industry turning to more aggressive political tactics. → Read More
Will Andrew Scheer ruin Canada?
Standing in a forest of ash and birch trees about a 45-minute drive southwest of downtown Calgary, the Azuridge Estate Hotel is a luxury resort replete with fountains, waterfalls, gray stone façades and exposed wooden beams. It’s a popular wedding destination. In a conference room at this verdant retreat on April 11, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer and his campaign manager, Hamish… → Read More
Political instability roils New Brunswick
Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs sits atop a political fissure in New Brunswick — one he helped open, back in another life. → Read More
Man from Irving
Despite his folksy charm, Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs has shown scant sympathy for New Brunswick’s workers in a simmering labour dispute he inherited. Higgs's hard line stems from a belief that his government is broke — but it also resembles the hardball approach Irving Oil took toward its refinery workers back in 1994-96, when Higgs was an executive at the company. → Read More
New Brunswick college instructor fired after taking on Irvings over controversial herbicide
Rod Cumberland was a longtime critic of the use of glyphosate — and was terminated by a New Brunswick college that included an Irving rep on its board. → Read More
How Deloitte masked scandals in business and politics
Accounting giant Deloitte is a powerful auditing and consulting company with a troubling history of business and political scandals. → Read More
Postmedia continues its downward spiral
A sign of the company’s fiscal crisis came in September when unionized journalists and sales staff at the Ottawa Citizen and Ottawa Sun voted 32 to 24 to accept a Postmedia contract that reduces sick pay, dental and other health benefits. The company had threatened to lock out the workers if they didn’t accept the deal. → Read More
The rise and fall of Nathan Jacobson
Israeli spy, Harper Tory, friend of Vladimir Putin, accused of bribery and money laundering - Canadian businessman Nathan Jacobson has led a colourful life with extreme highs and lows → Read More
Are Americans just stupid?
Haven’t we all pondered this at one time or another – or just about every frickin’ day since November, 2016, when 63 million Americans walked into voting booths and pulled the lever for Donald Trump? → Read More
CSIS, RCMP accused of neglecting far-right threat
Evidence indicates that while CSIS and RCMP are focusing on Islamic-inspired threat, the greater danger is from the far-right. → Read More
CSIS and RCMP accused of entrapping terrorism suspects
Massive resources are spent on uncovering terror threats, but are they going to the right suspects? → Read More
Torture and interrogation the CSIS and RCMP way
Canadian citizens who’ve been detained in foreign countries, any evidence they are terrorists, or pose a real threat to Canada, has never been made public. → Read More
Is bigotry blinding CSIS and the RCMP — to disastrous effect?
Is bigotry at CSIS and the RCMP leading to intelligence and human rights fiascos? → Read More
Ottawa ignoring hazards of top pesticides sold in Canada
Canada's pesticide regulator, the PMRA, is accused of turning a blind eye to problems with three of the most popular pesticides on the market. → Read More
Ottawa ignoring hazards of top pesticides sold in Canada
Canada's pesticide regulator, the PMRA, is accused of turning a blind eye to problems with three of the most popular pesticides on the market. → Read More
Has Ottawa sold out to Big Agro and its toxic chemicals?
The PMRA is supposed to ensure pesticides aren't poisoning Canadians and hurting the environment. Yet critics say the regulator has been "captured" by the powerful agrochemical industry. → Read More