Trudeau standing strong as he hits back at Trump for “Totally unacceptable tariffs” and his unnecessary commentary

 Canada is standing strong against U.S. President Trump’s attack on Canadian PM Trudeau’s leadership skills and tariffs. NDP party member Tracey Ramsey emphasised the united front that is being put up by all parties in Canadian Parliament. Today I introduced a Motion in the House of Commons calling for all

Costly Fix: Power, Politics, and Nature in the Tar Sands

 Costly Fix • Power, Politics, and Nature in the Tar Sands By: Ian Urquhart 364 pages • ISBN 978-1487594619 Costly Fix examines the post -1995 Alberta tar sands boom, detailing how the state inflated the profitability of the tar sands and turned a blind eye to environmental issues. It considers

Kealey and Associates’ Ontario Election Analysis: A Cautionary Tale for Trudeau Liberals

 The following is a report prepared by Marc Kealey from Kealey and Associates Inc. in Toronto, Canada. The second edition of this report was released on May 29, 2018 followed by the final summary which was released on June 17, 2018. The results of the general election of June 7, 2018 seemingly

Uncertainty for Ontario

 Ontario now has a majority government that believes in neither climate change nor abortion rights, has no fiscal policy, but is committed to $1 beer. Doug Ford, the new premier of the Progressive Conservative Party (PC) has laid out a platform that is vague and opaque. Many people are therefore

Back to the Future

 Photo by Jean-Marc Carisse. Last night Liberal leader Justin Trudeau won a majority government in a historically long three-way race. Moving into his father's old house, Trudeau has created what many are calling Canada's first political dynasty. The Liberals swept across Atlantic Canada early on, taking every available seat in

Pipeline Construction – The Federal Stance

 Energy exports, particularly oil and gas, are a key pillar of the Canadian economy, support hundreds of thousands of jobs in Canada and provide great wealth to the nation. With the 2015 Federal election just around the corner, Canadians are focused now more than ever on the three major federal