Andrew Lawton The ballots from September’s election weren’t even fully counted yet and the knives were already out for Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. As I wrote last month, there were ample reasons for conservatives – in particular social conservatives – to be displeased with O’Toole’s campaign. Beyond these specific and timely grievances, however, is an ongoing tug-of-war by factions of the party [...]
Interim Staff A Québec inquest into COVID-related deaths in Quebec long-term care homes heard testimony that residents who died of dehydration, malnourishment and neglect at the Herron nursing home in the Dorval suburb of Montreal were reported as COVID deaths to hide alleged elder abuse. A nurse, whose name was not released, testified that beginning on March 13, 2020, at the outset [...]
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believes in anything, it is abortion. And he wants every Canadian to follow suit. In 2014, Trudeau declared that all Liberal candidates would have to support abortion. In 2018, his government made every organization and company that received federal subsides through the Summer Jobs Program sign an attestation that they supported Charter Rights including abortion (which is [...]
Paul Tuns On Oct. 13, Calgary ‘street’ pastor Artur Pawlowski and his brother Dawid, were fined, put on probation, and ordered to preach the government’s talking points on the science of COVID-19, following their contempt of court convictions in June for breaking anti-pandemic masking rules. Christopher Scott, owner of the Whistle Stop Cafe in Calgary, was also sentenced for not enforcing mask [...]
Thirty years ago, in the midst of an American election campaign, then-Vice President Dan Quayle made a speech in Los Angeles. His comments took the recent riots in that city as an occasion to reflect more broadly on the connection between law, society, and family values. While the riots themselves were sparked by a controversial court case and were fueled by racial [...]