Tasha Kheiriddin: Does Harper still like Breaking Bad? Or is the Duffy trial...
On Aug. 5, a day after launching the Conservatives’ ill-fated quest for re-election, then-prime minister Stephen Harper posted a much-parodied campaign video in which he declared that “I love movies...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Trudeau can deny it all he wants, but the major impact of...
Will Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to legalize pot go up in smoke, or will he turn into an activist and try to convince other countries to liberalize their drug laws, as well? That’s the...
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Tasha Kheiriddin: The attacks in Cologne reveal the ugly truth: cultural...
“After Cologne, we can’t let the bigots steal feminism.” That was the headline in the New Statesman, above an opinion column by feminist writer Laurie Penny. “It’s a miracle!” Penny writes. “Finally,...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: If you want to reform our democracy, abolish the Senate
The sages have been chosen. As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised, he has appointed an “Independent Advisory Board” to recommend candidates to fill 22 Senate vacancies, starting with five in...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Trudeau is throwing oil on the national unity fire
What ever happened to hope and hard work? As jobs wither on the vine in Western Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered little of either to laid-off oilpatch workers. Meeting with Montreal Mayor...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Prime Minister Oprah wants to Listen To The People
Never go on TV angry. Or at least, if you are, don’t let it show. I learned that lesson Sunday night, when I made my usual appearance on CBC’s The National, this time to discuss Prime Minister Justin...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Canada’s all about human rights in the Middle East, unless...
If you thought the federal government’s newly revealed mission against the Islamic State (ISIL) was incoherent, you won’t like its policy on selling military equipment to Saudi Arabia. During the...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Canadians should call this pension plan scheme what it is —...
How much money do Canadians need for retirement? According to a new study by the Broadbent Institute, they need more than they have now. “We’re looking at a situation in our country — 10 years down the...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Who’ll end up killing poor Energy East — the U.S. president...
Woe is Energy East. First, Quebec Environment Minister David Heurtel announced that the provincial government will seek a court injunction to ensure the pipeline project is subject to the province’s...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: For the Tories, it’s national or bust
Let the Conservative leadership race begin … not that it hasn’t already. Ever since Prime Minister Stephen Harper lost the 2015 election on Oct. 19, prospective candidates have been organizing teams...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: The Liberal economic plan — borrow, spend, repeat
The Liberals’ first budget can be summed up in three simple words: borrow, spend, repeat. In fact, those three words apply to what we can expect from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s entire first term...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Is Quebec no longer the most corrupt province in Canada?
Is Quebec no longer the most corrupt province in Canada? That’s the question many Ontarians are asking themselves this week, after learning about the fundraising practices of the Ontario Liberal party....
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: To LEAP or not to LEAP — that is the NDP’s question
To leap or not to leap: that is the question for the delegates attending the upcoming NDP convention in Edmonton. They must decide whether to endorse the LEAP manifesto, a hard-left document calling...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Why is Ontario refusing to help autistic children?
Imagine you are told your child has cancer. It is Stage III, which means that it is further along than stages I and II, but not as bad as Stage IV. But instead of offering him or her treatment, the...
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Tasha Kheiriddin: In the 2015 election, the millennial moment arrived
According to a study by Abacus Data, young Canadians — long assumed to be apathetic and uninvolved — were the driving force behind our country’s dramatic change of government in 2015. Participation by...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Stop supporting Saudi apartheid
Imagine if, back in 1985, a delegation from South Africa set up camp at the Ottawa Congress Centre, in order to showcase the country’s wine, cuisine and culture. Imagine it displayed images of...
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Tasha Kheiriddin: Electoral reform, the Liberal way
“We deserve broad, representative politics, a stable government and an opportunity to shape our democracy,” said Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef this week, when she announced the...
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Tasha Kheiriddin: Kathleen Wynne has the chance to do the right thing and...
On Tuesday, a rare event occurred at the Ontario legislature. Both the Progressive Conservative and NDP opposition parties put their differences aside and supported a motion demanding that the Liberal...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Trudeau owns the millennials. Where does that leave the...
It’s official: Justin Trudeau is the prime minister for Generation Y. While not a millennial himself, he incarnates many Gen Y values: inclusiveness, the importance of image, a rejection of hierarchy...
View ArticleTasha Kheiriddin: Canadians want more children. Why aren’t they having them?
What do Canadians think about family? According to a new report, it’s a mixed bag. The Canada Family Life Project, produced by the Cardus think tank with Nanos Research, surveyed 1,000 people over the...
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