The country’s top soldier and outside experts say that finding almost $1 billion in savings in the Department of National Defence budget will affect the Armed Forces’ capabilit… Read More

During the same period, the Soviet Union/Russia intervened the second most times, meddling in 36 foreign elections. During the cold war both countries, overtly and covertly strove to incre… Read More

It’s all the time an ungainly second, discovering your self rising from the fugitive hideouts of Black anticolonial thought simply to return upon the scene of the annual graverobbing… Read More

A daily look inside Canadian politics and power. Aug 18, 2023 View in browser  … Read More

Without debate, Liberal Party members passed a policy resolution to combat online disinformation this weekend that critics warn could give the government control over Canadian media o… Read More

A bill exempting fossil fuels used for certain farming activities from the federal carbon price is headed to the Senate after the Conservatives, Bloc Québécois, NDP and Gree… Read More

On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, the outspoken Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen had the whip removed for remarks he tweeted about the coronavirus vaccines. He now sits as an Independent. Before… Read More

Published by AFP The New York Times headquarters in Manhattan, photographed in 2018 New York (AFP) – The New York Times — a torchbearer for the liberal left in America &mdas… Read More

By Kenneth Tiven in Washington Back in June, Donald Trump’s loyalists celebrated when the US Supreme Court flexed its 6-3 ideological majority to revoke the settled abortion law. A… Read More

Fox News host Tucker Carlson is known for blaming the clueless and incompetent President Joe Biden for the Ukraine War, which contributes to the energy crisis and inflation. When Nord Stream… Read More

My most recent post on Liz Truss explored the background to her final week in office as Conservative Party leader for 44 days. She remained Prime Minister until Rishi Sunak took over and was… Read More

After the Nord Stream gas pipeline was blown up last month (Sept 26), questions have been raised over who did it. Both the West and Russia agreed it was sabotage, which means it was not an a… Read More

The Conservative defence critic is questioning the Trudeau government’s decision to send peacekeeping troops to the troubled West African nation of Mali. A senior government source… Read More

Last week I posted about the comedian Jerry Sadowitz, whose Fringe show was cancelled by Edinburgh’s Pleasance Theatre. We have seen more examples of the demise of free speech, particu… Read More

Lower than expected U.S. penalties on softwood lumber exports from Canada are doing little to temper the dismay of the federal government in Ottawa. International Trade Minister Mary Ng… Read More

A business that has a physical place where people can come in is within their rights to establish their own rules that don’t contradict federal laws because it’s their property… Read More

Conservative Party MP and public safety critic Raquel Dancho sought answers Wednesday from the prime minister on Canada’s state of readiness if Russia decides to retalia… Read More

This article titled “Covid live news: UK records 81,713 cases; thousands protest in Vienna against mandatory vaccination” was written by Jedidajah Otte (now); Lucy Campbell (ea… Read More

ON THIS DATE (24TH NOVEMBER) 79 YEARS AGO : DEATH OF THE 'SOLDIERS SONG' STATER.'(Peadar) Kearney was born at 68 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin, in 1883 (on the 12th December) (and) often walke… Read More

Yesterday’s post covered Piers Morgan’s polemics, which cost him his job last week. In the latter half of last week, Scotland passed what appears to be a draconian Hate Crime Bil… Read More

This article titled “First Thing election special: ‘Ebola tsar’ becomes Biden’s chief of staff” was written by Molly Blackall, for theguardian.com on Thursday… Read More

The best series on Netflix tend to come from Netflix. One in two shows below carry the Netflix branding, though admittedly, Netflix does tend to use it liberally. But you can’t deny t… Read More

The membership of the secretive committee which has been advising the Government on its handling of coronavirus was finally made public today. The names of those who sit on the Scienti… Read More

This week it was announced that Munira Mirza would be joining new prime minister Boris Johnson's team as head of Number 10’s policy unit. Mirza, mis-identifed by the Independent a… Read More

OTTAWA — Canada’s envoy to China faced criticism Wednesday for opining on how a Huawei executive might avoid extradition to the United States, fuelling speculation his remarks… Read More