At sundown, the night before Monday’s federal election, Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal candidate Mark Carney paid his respects to the 11 killed in East Vancouver the night before, when a mentally ill man drove his SUV through a crowd of Filipino-Canadians celebrating Lapu-Lapu Day. He stood with his wife …
Read More »J.D. Vance's Best Friend, the Canadian Politician, Has No Comment
J.D. Vance’s best friend has no comment. In truth, J.D. Vance’s best friend really doesn’t want anyone to know he’s J.D. Vance’s best friend — not now that he’s running for Canadian Parliament in an industrial city on the shores of Lake Ontario. For three consecutive days in late April, …
Read More »Trump Is Losing in a Landslide in Canada
TORONTO, ONTARIO — Donald Trump is losing an election in a landslide — in Canada. After a decade under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada was ready to move on from his center-left Liberal Party. It seemed inevitable that my homeland was about to elect a new conservative government and perhaps …
Read More »Trump's Threat to Take Over Canada Is a Scandal
As an American teenager who grew into a semblance of political consciousness during the height of George W. Bush’s War on Terror, it was easy to notice how the post-9/11 period corroded our political culture and our grasp of decency in ways from which we have never truly recovered. One …
Read More »Canadian Sports Fans Are Booing 'The Star-Spangled Banner'
Donald Trump has trained his sights on the closest geographical allies of the United States: Canada and Mexico. The president announced that he will impose 25 percent tariffs on both nations, a bewildering but sadly not surprising decision that is expected to cause the prices of an untold number of …
Read More »What Happened to Justin Trudeau?
Outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, a gust of wind blew away Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s notes Monday. It was moments before he was to announce his resignation as head of the Liberal Party and his exit from the PM’s office after nine years in power. It was a too …
Read More »Justin Trudeau Announces Resignation as Canadian Prime Minister
Canada‘s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he is resigning as head of the ruling Liberal Party and will step down as prime minister once the party chooses a new leader. “It has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option” …
Read More »Trump Threatens to Take Over Canada, Panama Canal, Greenland in Christmas Day Message
President-elect Donald Trump has once again repeated his desires for U.S. territorial expansion. In a message delivered on Christmas Day, Trump took aim at the Panama Canal and Greenland, while also addressing Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeaudirectly. “Merry Christmas to all, including to the wonderful soldiers of China, who are lovingly, …
Read More »Justin Trudeau Implores Taylor Swift to Bring Her Eras Tour to Canada
Running a country is a lot of work, but Justin Trudeau has more important things on his mind: When is Taylor Swift coming to Canada? After the singer announced a new string of dates on her Eras Tour yesterday, the Canadian prime minister popped into her Twitter replies to inquire …
Read More »MAGA Chuds to Ukraine: Drop Dead
As Russian troops surround Ukraine’s borders, prominent members of the MAGA crowd reacted with a collective shrug. The Ukraine-Russia conflict is complicated and dangerous, so the intellectually bankrupt Trump movement has decided that their time is best spend demanding President Biden address the “tyranny” taking place in [checks notes] Canada. …
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