Etiket: Yakabuski
Thanks to Mr. Yakabuski | The duty
Thanks to Mr. Yakabuski for his column “Canada, dunce of NATO”; the information about Australia was very interesting. I wonder if we shouldn’t also point out the fact that the…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Move the problem
Quebec Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette said she was pleased to learn that federal authorities had transferred to Ontario almost all of the approximately 500 asylum seekers who arrived via Roxham…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] “The Montreal island”
In 2021, the Minister responsible for the Official Languages Act at the time, Mélanie Joly, tabled a white paper which was to lay the foundations for a modernization of this…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] After eight years of Justin Trudeau
For the past few days, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has begun almost all his public statements with the following words: “After eight years of Justin Trudeau…” Although he exaggerates somewhat…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The Justin Trudeau-Doug Ford Alliance
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland embarrassed herself during the 2021 federal election campaign when she posted a clipped video on Twitter featuring then-Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. According to Mme Freeland,…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Bill Morneau and Justin Trudeau, fatal tandem
The relationship between a prime minister and his finance minister is arguably the most important of any Canadian government. It is certainly also the interministerial relationship most studied by economists…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Equalization, the next battle
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland gave the Progressive Conservative government of Ontario an unexpected gift in mid-December by announcing that Canada’s wealthiest province (in terms of gross domestic product) would…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The magic touch of the Liberals
Before criticizing the inelegant intervention by Carey Price, who denounced the latest efforts of the Trudeau government to ban assault weapons on the eve of the anniversary of the Polytechnique…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The small steps of Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
The release of the first episodes of Harry & Meghan on Netflix was the media event of the week in Great Britain. The documentary series depicting the suffering of the…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Danielle Smith’s House of Cards
Before relaunching her political career last May with the announcement of her candidacy to succeed Jason Kenney as leader of the United Conservative Party of Alberta, Danielle Smith had worked…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] A denial that makes you shudder
Never in recent Canadian history have so many important people testified under oath before a commission of inquiry. The skewer of federal ministers, senior civil servants and representatives of the…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The hard learning of Justin Trudeau
Justin Trudeau’s journey in foreign affairs is now well known. From a fervent “admirer” of China, who, when he came to power in 2015, wanted to launch a new era…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The world according to Mélanie Joly
Last Saturday’s appearance on the show The Houseon CBC Radio, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly had a hard time suppressing a laugh when host Catherine Cullen asked her to define…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Canada, world champion of immigration
Federal Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser is set to unveil new immigration targets for 2023, 2024 and 2025. And there is every indication that the announcement that Mr.…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Audacity to Hope by Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland likes to give big speeches. Since joining the Council of Ministers in 2015, the former journalist at FinancialTimes of London has distinguished…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The caquiste emperor is naked
The last time a Quebec premier boasted of enjoying such a great balance of power against his Liberal counterpart in Ottawa — and that he did it with as much…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The old people’s party
Since the 1970s, age has remained one of the most determining attributes in the vote of Quebecers. In the elections of 1970, 1973 and 1976, the Parti Québécois had its…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Meanwhile, in Ottawa
Thursday night’s leaders’ debate was probably the political event of the week in Quebec. On the same day, elsewhere in Canada, eyes instead turned to another historic face-off during Question…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] François Legault, this Mr. Impossible
Québec solidaire (QS) co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois came to reporters after Thursday night’s TVA debate as an athlete in peak form who had just played the his life. Feverish, he gave…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Stand up to wokism
During his victory speech on Saturday, the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), Pierre Poilievre, praised Quebeckers, who he said are “defending their heritage, their culture and…