The year-end reviews will be showing up in all the newspapers any day now and the overthrow of Syrian mass murderer Bashar Assad will surely feature prominently. What is unlikely to make the news is any sudden realization among the enfeebled political classes of the NATO capitals that what has happened here goes well beyond the complete geopolitical re-ordering of the Greater Middle East. Read More
On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s future was thrown in doubt. Five days later the Liberal Party is itself in peril. A week really is a long time in politics. Read More
The week in politics has been defined by a series of momentous events but Friday’s lame duck cabinet appointment process was not one of them. Read More
You know you’re probably not doing your best as a leader to stem an ever-growing wave of hate in your country when another leader has to personally phone you up to tell you so. That’s what happened Thursday after a repeated attack on Beth Tikvah synagogue in Montreal. That’s the message that was delivered. Read More
Justin Trudeau is no feminist, and needs to stop insulting Canadian women by claiming that he is one. Read More
First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Read More
In recent days several pundits have described Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s current political situation as “the worst” he has ever faced. That’s entirely correct. People are rightly baffled by Trudeau’s refusal to step down. Read More
This week, John Ivison was joined by Ian Brodie and Eugene Lang to discuss an unprecedented week of turmoil in Canadian politics. Read More
In the Middle East, there is no pause between Christmas and New Year’s, as is standard in much of Europe and North America. Not only is it business as usual, we can expect a heightened flurry of action in the final weeks leading up to the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump. Read More
This week, The Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI) issued a travel advisory for Ireland, a stark response to the alarming rise in antisemitism and a political leadership that appears to have lost its way. The closure of the Israeli Embassy in Dublin serves as a chilling marker of just how hostile the environment has become for Jewish people in Ireland. Israel’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, explained the decision, stating that Ireland had crossed “every red line” with its actions and rhetoric. These include unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel at the International Court of Justice, and repeated accusations of “genocide” against Israel. These policies reveal a deeply entrenched bias, one that dehumanizes the Jewish state and its people. Read More
