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John Alexander Macdonald was Canada’s first Prime Minister, a Father of Confederation, and the greatest visionary leader of our fledgling nation state in the mid- to later-1800’s. Canada grew under PM Macdonald’s political acumen, stewardship and unwavering national vision to establish for its people a promising country with unlimited potential. In tribute to Sir…
Reposting…. The Macdonald-Laurier Institute issued an important statement this day. Here is the media release and links to the pertinent articles. OTTAWA, ON (January 12, 2021): Those who see Canada’s history as little more than a shameful series of mistakes and failures have grown increasingly vocal in calling for the shunning of figures like our…
Deconstructing Canada Justin Trudeau’s eight-year record Robbing From Future Canadians Trudeau’s perversion of justice Trudeau’s degradation of Parliament Sabotaging natural resources development This nation is now “irrelevant” in world affairs This six-part series originally ran in The Niagara Independent, November – December 2023. Chris George is an advocate, government relations advisor, and writer/copy editor….
The Niagara Independent, February 3, 2023 – Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go, there will be trouble And if I stay it will be double So come on and let me know There was the usual excitement in Ottawa this week as…
Canada’s Prime Ministers ~ from Sir John A Macdonald to Justin Trudeau 10 Favourite Quotes of Sir John A. Macdonald More Quotes from PM John G. Diefenbaker Federal Election Memes 12 classic political memes (since 2015) Quotes of PM Justin Trudeau Father and Son Trudeau, and Canada Then and Now Did our next…
In completing the task of quoting from all our country’s Prime Ministers – from Sir John A. to our current PM Justin Trudeau – we now return to our favourite quotable PM: John George Diefenbaker. Here are 10 more musings from one of Canada’s most colourful leaders. My abiding interest is your interest; my…
Here are 10 of By George’s favourite quotes of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister and a Father of Confederation. Politics is a game requiring great coolness and an utter abnegation of prejudice and personal feeling. There were, unfortunately, no great principles on which parties were divided – politics became a mere struggle…
The Niagara Independent, March 6, 2020 — Former Timiskaming MP John MacDougall remembers the overwhelming feeling of relief on February 29, 1984, the day when PM Trudeau took his walk in the snow. Sitting in the House of Commons chamber, the rookie MP representing an immense northern Ontario riding stretching from Lake Temagami to Moosonee,…
Flashback – originally appeared November 12, 2013. If we are to believe the mainstream media’s pundits and polls, in the next federal general election, the unpopular PM Stephen Harper will be trounced by the dashing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The left-of-centre mainstream media and chattering classes has excitedly ordained this to be so. The only…
Sunny ways my friends, sunny ways. This is what positive politics can do. We believe in our hearts that this country’s unique diversity is a blessing bestowed upon us by previous generations of Canadians, Canadians who stared down prejudice and fought discrimination in all its forms. We know that our enviable, inclusive society didn’t happen…
Paul Wells book on Stephen Harper’s politics – The Longer I’m Prime Minister – is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the man and his modus operandi in office. Here are ten quotes extrapolated from Paul Wells’ book – but, to get an insightful glimpse into the Prime Minister, get the book – read…
If you want to be a government in a minority Parliament, you have to work with other people. But I’m very libertarian in the sense that I believe in small government and, as a general rule, I don’t believe in imposing values upon people. This party will not take its position based on public opinion…
For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford. As a people, we know what we can do, we know how to do it, and we just want to get on with it. How? By ensuring that Canada’s place in the world is one of influence…
A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It’s a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it’s because it’s proven. We are not going to change. We are going to continue defending our cause and our socialism. When you’re a mayor and you have a…
You had an option, sir. You could have said, ‘I am not going to do it. This is wrong for Canada, and I am not going to ask Canadians to pay the price.’ You had an option, sir–to say ‘no’–and you chose to say ‘yes’ to the old attitudes and the old stories of…
We will not take this nation by storm, by stealth or by surprise. We will win it by work. – Joseph Clark This is a very complicated country. You have to understand it, you have to respect it, and I think our most successful prime ministers have been people who have drawn together the…
A few years ago, an Ottawa public policy think tank – The Macdonald-Laurier Institute – hosted a lively debate on the resolution: Pierre Trudeau was Canada’s most disastrous Prime Minister. The Institute brought David Frum to speak to the affirmative and Lawrence Martin to speak against the resolution. Decades after his departure from Parliament Hill,…
Pierre Trudeau had a clear view of government’s role in society. Some of these musings have been well quoted, some have been found in his memoirs. We’re going to build socialism here. For a country with such a small population there is no alternative. As against the “invisible hand” of Adam Smith, there has to…
My life is one long curve, full of turning points. Luck, that’s when preparation and opportunity meet. The essential ingredient of politics is timing. In academic life you seek to state absolute truths; in politics you seek to accommodate truth to the facts around you. We wish nothing more, but we will accept nothing less….
So, did you know that in the US, if the president and vice president both resign or die, the Speaker of the House becomes the president? It’s always good to know who will take over. For instance, there was someone in the wings when Jimmy Carter was “attacked” by a large swamp rabbit or when…