Anthony Furey
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ELDER: Hollywood face-slaps conservatives
Goodness! What a night. During the live broadcast of the Academy Awards, actor Will Smith walked up to the stage and face-slapped comedian Chris Rock. When Smith returned to his seat, he unleashed a profanity-laced tirade — muted by the show’s producer — at Rock.

FUREY: The Trudeau Liberals remain obsessed with censoring Internet
One year ago there was a lot of noise about the federal Liberal government looking for ways to regulate Internet content and effectively give themselves the power to censor people’s social media posts.

FUREY: Enough with the panic – lifting of mask mandates has gone just fine
The way British Columbia ended their mask mandate was the best. It was a Thursday morning a couple of weeks ago and they announced that the mandate would end the very next day – in fact, a minute beyond midnight that very evening.

FUREY: Lockdowns, affordability and telework drove people from Ontario
There were more people who fled Ontario to other provinces and territories in 2021 than have left the province since 1981. And they left because of harsh lockdowns, the cost of housing and the ability to work from home.

FUREY: The Emergencies Act inquiry must probe PM's convoy spin
In recent weeks, it’s become clear that the Liberals spread a lot of spin and half-truths about the truckers’ freedom convoy in the lead up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s unprecedented invocation of the Emergencies Act.

FUREY: Judging by their actions, Canadians rightly believe COVID is over
The other week I was at a fairly sizeable indoor gathering in Toronto full of people who hadn’t seen each other in a long time or hadn’t met before. There was a lot of milling about. There were handshakes and some hugs. And there weren’t really any masks, aside from when people first entered the facility. This was also right after the vaccine mandate had ended in Ontario.
