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Michael Taube
Michael Taube, a longtime newspaper columnist and political commentator, was a speechwriter for former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper.
Michael Taube: Ottawa’s ‘Special Rapporteur’ to Look Into Foreign Interference Won’t Be So Special
Commentary For weeks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals minimized, claimed ignorance, or flat-out denied various allegations ...
Viewpoints
March 12, 2023
Michael Taube: Fear of a Left-Wing Mayor in Toronto, and How to Prevent It
Commentary Toronto’s municipal political arena has been quite the spectacle lately. It could turn into a political nightmare ...
Viewpoints
February 27, 2023
Michael Taube: After Tory’s Resignation, What Will the New Mayor of Toronto’s Agenda Ultimately Be?
Commentary Politics can be a cruel master at times. Some politicians have had periods of fiery success resembling ...
Viewpoints
February 12, 2023
Michael Taube: Airlines Need an Open Skies Policy, Not a New Bill of Passenger Rights
Commentary Canada’s airline industry has struggled mightily in recent years. COVID-19’s disastrous economic effects led to a massive ...
Viewpoints
January 30, 2023
Michael Taube: Why the RCMP Needs to Be Maintained
Commentary The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been a source of national honour and pride for 150 years. ...
Viewpoints
January 16, 2023
Michael Taube: Flying the Less-Than-Friendly Skies in Canada
Commentary “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” the philosopher Laozi wrote in Tao ...
Viewpoints
January 2, 2023
Michael Taube: The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok in US. Shouldn’t Canada Do the Same?
Commentary TikTok, the popular social media platform founded in 2016, has been one of the world’s fastest growing ...
Viewpoints
December 18, 2022
Michael Taube: The Canada Dental Benefit Will Be as Pleasurable as Root Canal Surgery
Commentary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rolled out the Canada Dental Benefit, or national dental care plan, during his ...
Viewpoints
December 4, 2022
Michael Taube: The Woke Mob Comes for the Girl Guides of Canada
Commentary The term “woke mob” has been frequently used in casual and formal conversations the past couple of ...
Viewpoints
November 20, 2022
Michael Taube: When It Comes to the Notwithstanding Clause, Doug Ford Had No Other Option
Commentary Ontario Premier Doug Ford passed Bill 28, or the Keeping Students in Class Act, on Nov. 3 ...
Canada
November 6, 2022
Michael Taube: From Johnson to Truss to Sunak: A Strange Tale of British Politics
Commentary If you ever thought British politics was boring, the Tory government’s recent trials and tribulations may have ...
Viewpoints
October 24, 2022
Michael Taube: Smith’s New Political Adventure Has Just Begun
On Oct. 6, Danielle Smith defeated Travis Toews on the sixth ballot to win the United Conservative Party ...
Viewpoints
October 9, 2022
Michael Taube: Canada’s Border Restrictions Are Finally Ending, and Poilievre Deserves Some Credit
Commentary Canada has been one of the world’s leading countries in terms of vaccinating its population. According to ...
Viewpoints
September 26, 2022
Michael Taube: Fiscal Mismanagement Seems to Be the Norm in the Current Government
Commentary There are many tools that political leaders can use to ensure good governance. One of them is ...
Viewpoints
September 12, 2022
Michael Taube: Canadian Heritage Should Get Its Own House in Order Before Controlling Canadians’ Free Speech
Commentary Canada’s Liberal government has been focused for some time now on finding ways to regulate the internet. ...
Viewpoints
August 29, 2022
Michael Taube: Why Doug Ford’s ‘Strong Mayor’ Plan Could End Up Being Weak Sauce
Commentary Ontario Premier Doug Ford was re-elected in June with a large Progressive Conservative government. But while his ...
Viewpoints
August 14, 2022
Michael Taube: What Danielle Smith’s Support of the Alberta Sovereignty Act Really Entails
Commentary The United Conservative Party of Alberta is holding a leadership race to replace outgoing Premier Jason Kenney. ...
Viewpoints
August 1, 2022
Michael Taube: The Conservatives Handled the Patrick Brown Controversy in the Proper Fashion
Commentary Patrick Brown, the mayor of Brampton, Ont., was recently disqualified from running in the Conservative Party leadership ...
Viewpoints
July 18, 2022
Michael Taube: Do We Really Need a Committee for a National Apology in Canada?
Commentary Canadian governments, both Liberal and Conservative, have initiated groups, subgroups, and committees that don’t receive a lot ...
Viewpoints
June 27, 2022
Michael Taube: How the Controversial Emergencies Act Has Led to Even More Political Controversy
Commentary Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals controversially invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14 during the ...
Viewpoints
June 12, 2022
Michael Taube: Tory Leadership Debates: Intensity May Surprise Some, but It’s Not New and Not Unique to Canada
Commentary Canada’s Conservative Party has held several debates involving its six leadership candidates. It’s notable to mention that ...
Viewpoints
May 29, 2022
Michael Taube: Why Political Ideology Still Matters in Canada
Commentary Does political ideology still matter in Canada? A popular sentiment among academics, columnists, commentators, and intellectuals in ...
Viewpoints
May 2, 2022
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