Candice Malcolm

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MALCOLM: You've got to admit, Trudeau's getting good at giving excuses

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared before the finance committee on Thursday to answer questions about his role in the WE scandal, and as he spun his web of excuses and platitudes, one thing was abundantly clear: Trudeau has gotten good at this.

July 31, 2020 Columnists

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a House of Commons finance committee meeting via a video chat, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 30, 2020. Picture taken July 30, 2020.

MALCOLM: Fair coverage of the Conservative leadership is missing

If you tuned into the Conservative Party leadership debates last month, and especially the media scrums following the debates, you could be forgiven for thinking the biggest issues facing Conservative voters are divisive social issues like abortion, same sex marriage and whether or not Canada is a systemically racist country.

July 26, 2020 Columnists

Peter MacKay, who is running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, attends an event in Ottawa, Jan. 26, 2020.

MALCOLM: Canada should quash Iranian request for $5 billion aid

A quick scan of the news on any given day may give Canadians the impression that we’re sliding from a well-governed first-world democracy into a dysfunctional third-world kleptocracy.

July 17, 2020 Columnists

A handout picture provided by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on July 12, 2020 shows him wearing a protective mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic, during a virtual meeting with lawmakers in the capital Tehran.

MALCOLM: Politicians are turning their back on Canada's police

Politicians across Canada are turning their back on the men and women who risk their lives to keep our communities safe.

July 10, 2020 Columnists

A police officer stands near a damaged gate at Rideau Hall, the property where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives, after an armed man rammed the gate with a pickup truck to gain access to the grounds, in Ottawa, July 2, 2020.

MALCOLM: July 1 - the day we celebrate our unique achievements and proud history

It was disappointing to go onto social media on Wednesday to see various campaigns trying to smear our great country on its national holiday.

July 5, 2020 Columnists

Ricky Johnson waves a Canadian flag on a hockey stick as the Olympic cauldron burns while attending Canada Day celebrations in Vancouver, on Monday July 1, 2019.

MALCOLM: Police services are needed now more than ever

Over the past several weeks, Canadians have been subjected to a campaign to defund police departments across our country.

June 26, 2020 Columnists

Police patrol Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto on Sunday May 24, 2020.

MALCOLM: Canada's back? More like increasingly irrelevant

Justin Trudeau’s dream of being a relevant statesman came crashing down on Wednesday afternoon.

June 19, 2020 Columnists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

MALCOLM: Pandemic is ideal time to reflect on Canada's immigration approach

According to a new poll , 76% of Canadians want a total moratorium on immigration until the economy improves and the threat of coronavirus passes.

June 12, 2020 Columnists

C.D. Howe building with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada inside in Ottawa, March 29, 2018.

MALCOLM: Hong Kong's story is a tragic one of political regression

In deliberate defiance of strict curfew laws, thousands risked their lives and their liberty to show up, protest for their basic human rights and pay respects to those killed by an overzealous and militarized police force.

June 5, 2020 Columnists

People gesture the popular protest slogan 'Five demands, not one less' as they attend a vigil in Victoria Park in Hong Kong on June 4, 2020, after the annual remembrance that traditionally takes place in the park to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown was banned on public health grounds because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

MALCOLM: Has Trudeau really closed Canada's borders during pandemic?

Remember when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally closed Canada’s borders to stop the spread of coronavirus?

May 30, 2020 Columnists

A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officer wears a protective face mask amid coronavirus fears as she checks passports for those arriving at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto March 15, 2020.

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