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Help me take my voice – and the fight for freedom – to Ottawa
UPDATE: I am now the Conservative candidate in the riding so I have been aggressively campaigning ahead of the upcoming election.
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Why I wrote a book about Pierre Poilievre
Before getting into today’s newsletter, which is about my forthcoming biography of Pierre Poilievre, I wanted to let you know about events I’ll be…
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If Canada’s incoming assisted dying rules were there a decade ago, I’d be dead
It’s sickening to think that the healthcare system that saved my life in 2010 could, in 2023, help me end my life instead.
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The World Economic Forum has been put on notice
Davos is the world’s largest cash-for-access fundraiser. Business leaders pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to be there while politicians get to…
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Never forget the Emergencies Act
The Freedom Convoy did what Trudeau failed to do – unite people. That’s why it was so threatening to the government.
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Western’s vaccine mandate isn’t about safety – it’s about curating students
Western knows its vaccine mandate won’t protect students. The university just doesn’t want the type of people the vaccine mandate excludes to be its…
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Turns out bouncy castles aren’t a national emergency after all
Most Canadians didn’t need a court ruling to know that dance parties, inflatable hot tubs, and bouncy castles did not create a national emergency – but…
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Media should be questioning Canada’s WEF ties, not smearing those who do
The WEF espouses radical ideas about upending the free-market system, abandoning property ownership, and tracking what you buy. A serious media would…
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Danielle Smith won. Danielle Smith Derangement Syndrome lost.
Voters saw the real Danielle Smith, who put in the time and effort to rebuild her reputation and listen to Albertans after her political exile eight…
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Owning nothing won’t make us happy, so why are we going along with it?
“Owning nothing” doesn’t mean that no one owns anything – it means that you don’t.
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You can stop the convoy’s money, but not its momentum
The money is a symptom of the convoy's support, not the cause of it. Government won't stop anything by going after the cash.
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Sometimes, there’s no common ground
Anyone who believes their views should not have to withstand the scrutiny free speech brings clearly doesn’t believe they’ll be able to.
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