Anthony Furey

LATEST STORIES BY ANTHONY FUREY

FUREY: Exams becoming a thing of the past for Ontario high school students

Ontario’s Ministry of Education has confirmed that high school students across the province are technically no longer required to write exams to pass and graduate.

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September 13, 2022 Columnists

Ontario's Ministry of Education has confirmed that high school students across the province are technically no longer required to write exams to pass and graduate.

FUREY: Just how broad is the Laith Marouf problem?

It’s a good thing the Liberal government has admitted a mistake in doling out grants to something called the Community Media Advocacy Centre (CMAC). But now the question becomes how broad of a problem are we dealing with here.

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September 7, 2022 Columnists

Is the Laith Marouf issue an isolated one or does it speak to something bigger?

FUREY: Poilievre won't back down — that's what the liberal establishment really fears

It’s something of a rite of passage for a prominent conservative politician to pledge to defund the CBC. You just have to do it, whether your heart is truly in it or not.

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September 3, 2022 Columnists

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre holds a campaign rally in Toronto, April 30, 2022.

FUREY FACTOR: Iran's crazy statement on Salman Rushdie attack

WATCH as Sun columnist Anthony Furey breaks down the Iranian government’s statement on the Salman Rushdie attack and explains why it’s such a problem and we need to commit to freedom of expression.

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August 16, 2022 Columnists

British author Salman Rushdie listens during an interview with Reuters in London, April 15, 2008.

FUREY: Cancel culture has only encouraged Islam's free speech problem

No religion should be allowed to expect a rule to be followed by non-adherents

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August 15, 2022 Columnists

Author Salman Rushdie listens during the opening news conference of the Frankfurt book fair on October 13, 2015.

FUREY: When hospitals can't keep doors open, it's time to fire people

This past weekend, a hospital in the nation’s capital shut down its emergency department overnight. Montfort Hospital, in the east end of Ottawa, was closed between 7:30 p.m.-7:30 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

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August 8, 2022 Columnists

Ambulances at the Montfort Hospital in Ottawa.

FUREY: Pelosi's refusal to appease Beijing should inspire others

For too long now, prominent figures have been self-censoring to appease the wishes of the regime in Beijing and China’s authoritarian leader Xi Jinping.

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August 3, 2022 Columnists

This handout picture taken and released by Taiwans Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on August 2, 2022 shows Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi being welcomed upon her arrival at Sungshan Airport in Taipei.

FUREY: It feels like so many things are falling apart in Canada

Canadian provincial healthcare systems are currently sounding the alarm about a shortage of epidurals caused by global supply chain issues. Epidurals are used as pain management primarily for pregnant women in labour.

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July 30, 2022 Columnists

Tired depressed female african scrub nurse wears face mask blue uniform gloves sits on hospital floor. Exhausted sad black doctor feels burnout stress of corona virus frontline protection pray at work

FUREY FACTOR: Unfair legal treatment of Lich should trouble all Canadians

WATCH as PostMedia political columnist Anthony Furey talks about “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich being released from jail.

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July 28, 2022 Canada

Supporters surround ÔFreedom ConvoyÕ organizer Tamara Lich as she leaves the courthouse after being released from jail, Tuesday, July 26, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

FUREY: Here's why we might soon see more farmer protests across Canada

Last week, Canadian news reports told of farm-related protests erupting across the country — including one that saw a slow roll convoy head through downtown Ottawa.

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July 25, 2022 Columnists

A group of demonstrators gathered outside the Dutch Embassy in Ottawa to voice their support to protesters of the new environmental regulations in the Netherlands, July 23, 2022.

Anthony Furey

LATEST STORIES BY ANTHONY FUREY

FUREY: Exams becoming a thing of the past for Ontario high school students

FUREY: Just how broad is the Laith Marouf problem?

FUREY: Poilievre won't back down — that's what the liberal establishment really fears

FUREY FACTOR: Iran's crazy statement on Salman Rushdie attack

FUREY: Cancel culture has only encouraged Islam's free speech problem

FUREY: When hospitals can't keep doors open, it's time to fire people

FUREY: Pelosi's refusal to appease Beijing should inspire others

FUREY: It feels like so many things are falling apart in Canada

FUREY FACTOR: Unfair legal treatment of Lich should trouble all Canadians

FUREY: Here's why we might soon see more farmer protests across Canada

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