While National Newswatch does not keep an archive of external articles for longer than 6 months, we do keep all articles written by contributors who post directly to our site. Here you will find all of the contributed and linked external articles from Tony Keller.
On Friday, ahead of the big Canada-Finland hockey game, friend-of-the-Donald Wayne Gretzky was asked, and not for the first time, to say something – anything – about the pain caused by his pal’s actions against our country. Acknowledge some truths about who’s to blame. Say whose side he’s on. A couple of sentences, tops. It wasn’t much of an ask...
“What grade would you give Trump for his first year, overall?” That’s the question the Angus Reid Institute asked 1,612 Canadians, in a poll conducted late last month. Two-thirds of respondents gave U.S. President Donald Trump an F. Another 8 per cent gave him a D. Just 6 per cent gave him an A. But breaking down the results by...
Timing is everything. The Liberals won a series of elections under Justin Trudeau in part by promising to significantly lower carbon emissions, and offering a more credible plan than their Conservative opponents. That plan, headlined by consumer carbon pricing, helped boost support for the Liberals and drain support from the Conservatives, particularly among swing voters in suburban Canada, in federal...
The Mark Carney government is at its finest when it’s Mark Carney, standing alone, in front of a microphone. There are good things about that. There are also downsides. On Wednesday evening, the Prime Minister was in the comfort zone, standing alone in front of a microphone. He said he’d given cabinet a collective mandate letter, listing the government’s priorities...
As you’ve probably heard, Mark Carney is going to scrap the carbon tax when – sorry, I’m supposed to say “if” – he becomes Liberal leader, which will happen – apologies, could happen – early next month. Mr. Carney’s journey to his coronation has so far been quick and quiet, featuring few interviews and less policy. It’s the first rule...