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Kelly McParland: Liberals keep debating, but there's really only one choice

Justin Trudeau is the captain of a battered old tub caught in a tsunami. There’s a hole in the hull, the water’s rising, half the vessel is...

23.12.2024 8

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Kelly McParland: Time for Jagmeet Singh to put Liberals out of their misery

Freeland’s rebuke is easily the most damning to strike a flailing prime minister

16.12.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Bashar Assad's fall puts a treacherous territory in uncertain hands

Anyone who thinks they know where Syria goes from here is kidding themselves

10.12.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is out of her depth, and it's showing

She’ll need to up her game if she hopes to make the next election a real contest You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in...

05.12.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Singh hands Trudeau a chance to return the turkey

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Inadvertently or otherwise, New Democratic Party leader...

28.11.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Of the long list of Liberal blunders, immigration takes the cake

Canadians no longer prideful and smug about ever-increasing immigration numbers You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if...

19.11.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Trudeau Liberals stick to same path Democrats took to defeat

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Experience has taught Canadians our prime minister is...

12.11.2024 8

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Kelly McParland: Message to Democrats — cut the toxic wokeness

Americans prefer politicians who deal with practical, daily realities over the abstract, idealized notions of academics and activists You can save...

06.11.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: For Republicans, staying home would be better than voting for Trump

Refusing to participate would be a more honourable stand than siding with Donald Trump's hate and bile You can save this article by registering for...

01.11.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Voters cast a ballot for change as Trudeau faces caucus revolt

Canadians are clearly agitated, and are ready to make incumbents pay at the ballot box You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

26.10.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Federal workers on the warpath over lack of desks for swollen public service

Coddled bureaucrats don't seem to know how good they have it You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...

21.10.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Canada's in a standoff between the prime minister and the people

Liberal efforts have only worsened their poll numbers: cabinet shuffles, new spending, apocalyptic denunciations of the Conservatives... You can save...

13.10.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Self-immolation is the biggest service Liberals could provide for the country

Bloc vote shows that an election is essential You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. There’s a...

03.10.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Blame politicians for Canada's chronic inability to build transit infrastructure

Our political leaders allow egos to get in the way of the transit projects they hold so dear You can save this article by registering for free here....

01.10.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: A Liberal-Bloc deal to pad boomer incomes would be bad for federalism

Can Justin Trudeau stomach the smell of a deal with the separatists if that’s what it takes to get him through to next summer? You can save this...

25.09.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: The number of Trudeau true believers is a shrinking circle

It's likely only a few apostles remain. You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. As near as I can...

07.09.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: The amazing disappearing Liberal parties of Canada

The loss of provincial Liberal parties is a striking indication of how toxic Justin Trudeau's brand has become You can save this article by...

05.09.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: While the Liberals fixate on electric vehicles, people are buying hybrids

Perversely, Ottawa's 100% tariffs on EVs ensures the price of hybrids remains more attractive You can save this article by registering for free here....

28.08.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Trudeau Liberals have a Biden problem, but lack a Pelosi to press the case

Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A month after kicking him down the...

24.08.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Trudeau Liberals have a Biden problem, but lack a Pelosi to press the case

Questioning the boss risks being denounced as disloyal You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A...

23.08.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Whatever the request, Liberals opt for secrecy

They have reputations to protect You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. If we’d learned nothing...

21.08.2024 8

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Kelly McParland: Voters should pay far more attention to the quality of U.S. running mates

No one ever ever knows what’s going to happen down the road, and it’s usually not what we expect You can save this article by registering for free...

08.08.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Cat ladies, Jesus and Hulk Hogan take over the Republican campaign

Kamala Harris dismisses Donald Trump's name-calling as 'same old show'

02.08.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Jasper wildfire disaster reflects failure of climate moralizing to produce results

Funding should go to fire breaks, flood prevention and water mains, instead of subsidies for EVs that no one wants You can save this article by...

29.07.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: With Biden out, Democrats get the chaos they deserve

But the president's departure gives the party an opportunity they didn't have before You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

22.07.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Why would Mark Carney want anything to do with Trudeau Liberals?

The government needs him far more than he needs them You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. It’s...

19.07.2024 9

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Kelly McParland: New human rights boss shows Liberals have no idea how to vet candidates

Whether it's hiring an antisemite to design anti-racism training or feting a former Nazi in the House, this government seems unable to perform a...

10.07.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Justin Trudeau promises change, but it's probably not in him

Trudeau, like Biden, has to convince voters he's not what they've seen with their own eyes You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

04.07.2024 20

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Kelly McParland: Trudeau refuses to listen to Canadians clamouring for him to leave

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Chrystia Freeland gave a press conference Tuesday. The...

26.06.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: It isn't just Trudeau — the West is saddled with duds at the top

Opinion: Rarely if ever have so many unpopular, discredited, likely-to-be replaced national 'leaders' as appeared at the G7 summit You can save this...

25.06.2024 7

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Kelly McParland: Western leadership is saddled with by duds at the top

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The opening get-together in the annual summer summiteering...

24.06.2024 9

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Kelly McParland: None of Canada's leaders are equipped to handle foreign interference

Canadians can’t be blamed if they conclude that few of the people elected to handle the country’s most vital interests are up to the task You can...

18.06.2024 20

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Kelly McParland: Chrystia Freeland talks nonsense

Remember when she declared we couldn’t afford not to invest because interest rates were low? You can save this article by registering for free here....

11.06.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Is Sleepy Joe the secret mastermind behind anti-Trump conspiracy?

How is it that Trump and the Republicans keep racking up losses, one after another? It's diabolical! You can save this article by registering for free...

05.06.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Doug Ford remains true to his hoserhood, rushes beer into corner stores

The premier knows where he came from You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Some 40-plus years ago...

02.06.2024 20

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Kelly McParland: Let federal bureaucrats work from home — anywhere in the country

Ottawa is the centre of Bureaucrat World, but it doesn't have to be. The same work can be done in Truro, Lethbridge, Moose Jaw or Chilliwack You can...

30.05.2024 20

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Kelly McParland: Trudeau, and all politicians, need to rethink the power of going ugly

Self interest alone suggests they should stop the nastiness You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account....

24.05.2024 20

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Kelly McParland: The climate brigade turns to attack China ... for producing green tech

The U.S. and Europe would rather impose tariffs on China-made EVs than achieve the emissions reduction they've been ardently advocating You can save...

14.05.2024 60

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Kelly McParland: Pierre Poilievre's small-government revolution should start with cabinet

If British socialist Keir Starmer can cut his cabinet to be better and more efficient, should a Canadian Conservative demand anything less? You can...

13.05.2024 40

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Kelly McParland: Freeland's new 'plutocrats' look like you and me

Barely two weeks since the finance minister dropped her budget on an unsuspecting public and the financial pain is already being felt You can save...

01.05.2024 50

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Kelly McParland: Mike Johnson's moral stand on Ukraine

Trump loyalist defies his party to win billions for the beleaguered country You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you...

22.04.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Justin Trudeau's government a lonely place for centrist liberals

It's hard to see how Anthony Housefather has faith in a party that doesn't defend minority rights, control deficits or fund the military You can save...

17.04.2024 20

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Kelly McParland: Civil war in the Grand Old Party of Lincoln

Canada's Conservatives present a picture of unity and consistency next to the Republican dogfight You can save this article by registering for free...

07.04.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Kate Middleton versus the internet

The Princess of Wales may rise above the drivel that engulfed her illness, but the ignorance that pervades social media is likely incurable You can...

25.03.2024 7

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Kelly McParland: Canada, land of peace, order and government subsidies

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. According to the Network of Independent Canadian...

21.03.2024 20

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Kelly McParland: Chrystia Freeland, please don't try to fix anything

Don’t be surprised if her budget tries to buy the Liberals’ way out of impending electoral annihilation What really worries me about the upcoming...

12.03.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: Democrats need more than faith to win back Black voters

Kamala Harris travelled to historic Selma, Ala., to opine about the Mideast, while the town languishes in poverty There’s a spot in Selma, Ala.,...

11.03.2024 7

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Kelly McParland: Boomers get retirement. Millennials get their debt.

You’ll probably never meet a more idealistic generation than baby boomers. Or a more financially irresponsible one. Statistics Canada says the...

28.02.2024 20

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Kelly McParland: As their party starts to crack, Liberals look the other way

The Trudeau government figures it's best to ignore Rob Oliphant's private-turned-public disdain for party's Gaza stance Rob Oliphant seems an unlikely...

21.02.2024 10

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Kelly McParland: A possible future PM's dilemma — bail now or hope for a Liberal miracle?

Cushy jobs no doubt await François-Philippe Champagne in the private sector. Or perhaps a run at the Quebec Liberal leadership ... Let’s say, just...

15.02.2024 20

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