Peter McFarlane

1 month ago | readthemaple.com | Emma Paling |Alex Cosh |Peter McFarlane

It might sound hard to believe, but a London-based bookie had a hand in sparking Canadian media’s early fascination with Prime Minister Mark Carney. The year was 2011, and the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had just resigned after being charged with attempted rape in the United States. The London bookie, William Hill, took bets on his successor and included Carney on the list of possible candidates. The odds were long, ten to one.

1 month ago | readthemaple.com | Alex Cosh |Davide Mastracci |Emma Paling |Peter McFarlane

In the wake of United States President Donald Trump’s ongoing threats to make Canada the “51st state,” a recent Leger poll found that 27 per cent of Canadians view their southern neighbour as an “enemy state.”While a higher share — 30 per cent — view the U.S. as an “ally,” the substantial figure of those willing to use such negative terms to describe the Canadian state’s traditionally closest partner has prompted surprise, as well as disgust from some quarters.

1 month ago | readthemaple.com | Davide Mastracci |Alex Cosh |Emma Paling |Peter McFarlane

For the better part of the past century, some Jews in Canada have been travelling to Israel to fight alongside other Jewish Zionists from around the world. Throughout this time, the Israeli military has been credibly accused by and/or before major international bodies of ethnic cleansing, war crimes, apartheid, and now genocide.

2 months ago | readthemaple.com | Alex Cosh |Emma Paling |Peter McFarlane |Christy Somos

For the first time in over a year, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s lead in the polls is tightening substantially. His biggest challenge? Responding to United States President Donald Trump’s threats against Canada. Since Trump’s inauguration in January, polls have shown an uptick in support for the Liberals — particularly in a scenario where leadership candidate Mark Carney takes the helm, but also even with Justin Trudeau still in charge.

2 months ago | readthemaple.com | Emma Paling |Peter McFarlane |Christy Somos |Jeremy Appel

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is signalling what Canadians can expect if his party forms government later this year. “We need a massive patriotic tax cut,” he said last month. “We […] need fewer bureaucrats,” he said a few days before. "We’re going to cut bureaucracy, cut the consultants, cut foreign aid, cut back on corporate welfare to large corporations,” he told Jordan Peterson before that. While those comments were short on specifics, the top-line agenda is clear: cut, cut, cut.