Reading Time: 3 minutes The fact that a child lied is not the story. The fact that those in authority accepted, and publicized, an 11-year-old girl’s story without checking the facts is
Author: Michael Taube
Michael Taube, a Troy Media syndicated columnist and Washington Times contributor, was a speechwriter for former prime minister Stephen Harper. He holds a master’s degree in comparative politics from the London School of Economics.
Trump’s penchant for digging ‘s—holes’
Reading Time: 3 minutes The straw that broke the orange-haired camel’s back? Or just another example of intemperate behaviour and the fact he has no filter?
Why did Justin Trudeau rush into a photo-op with Joshua Boyle?
Reading Time: 3 minutes No political spin doctor or Liberal-friendly talking head can ever make Trudeau’s inexplicable meeting with the Boyle family go away
Altered reality: why legalizing pot remains hazy
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Liberal strategy faces a Senate roadblock, questions about police preparedness and concerns that the provinces won’t be ready by July 1
Wounded and vulnerable, Trudeau faces his biggest challenge
Reading Time: 3 minutes Aside from the fickleness of the modern voter, the Liberals have done a superb job in starting to dig their political graves
Don’t be so quick to take offense
Reading Time: 3 minutes A bad joke or inappropriate comment is often just that: a bad joke or inappropriate comment. Calm down, and carry on
How Toronto FC’s win could transform soccer’s reputation in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The MLS champions have put the spotlight on the ‘beautiful game’ like never before in this country
When speech isn’t free, society pays a high price
Reading Time: 3 minutes A recent incident at the University provides a glimpse of what the future may hold for Canadian post-secondary education – and it ain’t pretty
People’s Guarantee puts Brown on the road to election success
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Ontario Progressive Conservative leader has released a map for his election campaign that dovetails with broadly-held principles
If NAFTA collapses, could Cuba help fill the void for Canada?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada and Cuba already have an established trade relationship, as do Mexico and Cuba, and Canada and Mexico