Slower-than-expected economic growth to help Canada’s defence spending numbers – 660 NEWS
Can’t help but wonder if this isn’t because of the browbeating he took from Trump.
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These Are Some Of The Contenders To Replace Scheer As Tory Leader
Who would you choose?
Moments after Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his intention to
resign as Conservative party leader, speculation turned to who will
replace him.
Two of his prominent rivals in the 2017 leadership
contest, Maxime Bernier and Kevin O’Leary, quickly ruled themselves out.
As did Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister
and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, all leaders of conservative provincial
parties.
It appears that
Ontario’s Attorney General, Doug Downey, is a quick learner. The old
saying isn’t true, an old dog can learn new tricks.
Ontario’s Attorney General, Doug Downey, is a quick learner. The old
saying isn’t true, an old dog can learn new tricks.
After a rocky summer where Downey took political heat for slashing legal aid funding and publicly musing about messing with Ontario’s judicial appointment process so he could more easily pick judges who reflect his values, Downey has finally learned to stop being so transparent.
It’s
a play right out of the Doug Ford handbook — don’t listen to the
half-truths he says, instead take a close look at what he actually does.
You see, Downey was all smiles this week when he introduced his signature justice legislation, the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act,
billing it as a fix for Ontario’s complex and outdated justice system.
He said it would improve legal aid services and enhance access to
justice.
“They’re trying to prove that they’re going to be able to cut
costs of government. What they are not looking at is the other side of
that coin and what that does to families and communities.”
costs of government. What they are not looking at is the other side of
that coin and what that does to families and communities.”
While
the fall sitting went far more smoothly for the government than its
controversial spring, the past six weeks were not without their rocky
moments.
Tyee Readers Say: Give Teens the Vote! | The Tyee
I was discussing this topic with somee associates a while ago. Think it was a few months after Trudeau was elected in 2015. My position in this discussion was that I felt allowing people as young as 16 to vote shouldn’t be allowed. A few provincial and another federal election later, I’ve changed my opinion. I think it would be a good idea.
“16-year-olds can’t do worse than current voters,” one reader wrote. In fact, some argued the youth activism we’ve seen around the world makes a strong argument for a lower voting age.
The young people are the ones marching in the streets to save the ’ole folks who are too consumer-driven to realize they are spending their way to a precipice. The young people deserve the right to vote for their future.