Etiket: Yakabuski
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The sand castle
Liberal MP Marwah Rizqy sparked controversy within her party in 2019 by suggesting that the PLQ apologize to Quebecers for the years of austerity they had to endure at the…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] A fight for second place
The election campaign that is getting underway in Quebec is very special. Although five parties are vying for representation in the National Assembly, only one seems able to claim a…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Chrystia Freeland, the weakened heiress
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew out this week for a series of meetings abroad, leaving behind a failed government. While he makes his mark on the international stage — at…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The Canadian Partygate
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has repeatedly said that Canada and its allies are seeking to “diplomatically, economically and politically suffocate” President Vladimir Putin’s regime…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The road to victory
The leadership race for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) is on track to break all records, across all political parties, for the number of members eligible to vote. According…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Central Ontario
The “resounding” victory of Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives in Thursday’s election in Ontario is marked by a big downside. Just 43.5% of Ontario’s 10.7 million voters exercised their democratic right,…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] A new federal-provincial era
In November 2020, Liberal MP for Saint-Laurent, Emmanuella Lambropoulos, created an uproar by challenging the idea that French was in decline in Quebec. The young MP, elected in a by-election…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Welcome to Canada
The United States intercepted more than one million migrants at its border with Mexico between 1er October 2021 and March 31. This number marks a spectacular increase compared to the…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] American style
The first unofficial debate in the Conservative leadership race did not look very promising for Jean Charest. The event held Thursday as part of a conference of the very unilingual…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Swallow the pill of the pharmaceutical industry
No less than two prime ministers and four cabinet ministers spoke on Friday when Moderna announced that it will build a vaccine manufacturing plant in the Montreal area. The presence…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Take back the hair of the beast
The host of the Telejournal Greater Montreal at Radio-Canada, Patrice Roy was not kind to federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault when he interviewed him following his approval of the Bay…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] CCP Leadership Race: The Hare and the Tortoise
Pierre Poilievre draws crowds like a rock star or a televangelist, depending. The candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) preaches the gospel of extreme freedom…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] Federal budget: if the trend continues
The federal budget tabled Thursday by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is less spendthrift than expected. With revenues substantially up thanks to the economic recovery, inflation and rising commodity prices, Mme…
[Chronique Konrad Yakabuski] See you in eight years
The plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions tabled this week by the federal government of Justin Trudeau affirms that Canada can meet its GHG reduction targets for 2030 without…
[Chronique de Konrad Yakabuski] The Costs of a LPC-NDP Alliance
Is history repeating itself? This is the question asked by many observers of the Canadian political scene — at least, those with the slightest interest in history — after the…
The Konrad Yakabuski Chronicle: The Real ‘Dirty Energy’
Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was looking for alternatives to the Russian energy on which his country depends. The summary of the call between Prime Minister…
Column by Konrad Yakabuski: What if the Supreme Court invalidated Law 21?
The adoption of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 40 years ago gave the Supreme Court of Canada greater power to strike down laws passed by duly elected representatives…
The chronicle of Konrad Yakabuski: The task of Jean-Yves Duclos
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not dare to follow the example of French President Emmanuel Macron, who created a controversy in his country by saying this week he wanted to…
The chronicle of Konrad Yakabuski: these multiculturalist mayors
In the Ontario of my youth, the city of Brampton was best known as the political stronghold of Bill Davis. Becoming the Progressive Conservative premier of the province in 1971,…
Chronicle of Konrad Yakabuski: toughen up
In office this week, the new United States ambassador to Canada was quick to express his desire to see Justin Trudeau’s government toughen up its rhetoric towards China. “To Canada…