Candice Malcolm

LATEST STORIES BY CANDICE MALCOLM

MALCOLM: Why the Conservative leadership race is so important

The Conservative Party of Canada is less than three months away from selecting its next leader — the person with the greatest chance of beating Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the next federal election and putting Canada back on the right track.

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May 24, 2020 Columnists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 outbreak, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease, in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, May 20, 2020.

MALCOLM: Canada's trillion-dollar question

Will Canada’s federal debt hit the $1-trillion mark this year? It doesn’t seem like anyone in the Trudeau government can answer this question.

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May 19, 2020 Columnists

Finance Minister Bill Morneau arrives to a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 pandemic, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, May 13, 2020.

MALCOLM: Trudeau's briefings highlight a problem with journalism in Canada

The media landscape in Canada is rapidly changing. Canadians are increasingly consuming the news online and through their smartphones. They’re watching more videos and finding news stories through social media apps like Facebook and YouTube.

May 9, 2020 Columnists

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 24, 2020.

MALCOLM: Charter rights in Canada should matter now - do they?

Most Canadians have now been homebound for the past six weeks — unable to go to work, earn a livelihood, send the kids to school, attend religious services, or even enjoy the great outdoors.

May 1, 2020 Columnists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pauses during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, May 1, 2020.

MALCOLM: Hard work shouldn't be a laughing matter

There’s no shame in hard work. That used to be common wisdom, the ethos of our society and a driving force of our economy. Work hard, play by the rules, and you will be successful in Canada.

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April 25, 2020 Columnists

MALCOLM: Don't let anyone stop you from asking tough questions about China

The theory that COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory is looking more credible with each passing day.

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April 17, 2020 Columnists

A scientist works in the lab of Linqi Zhang on research into novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antibodies for possible use in a drug at Tsinghua University's Research Center for Public Health in Beijing, China, March 30, 2020.

MALCOLM: Now is the time for a national work program

This week, Statistics Canada revealed that over one million workers lost their job in March, making it by far the worst employment month on record.

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April 11, 2020 Columnists

Workers on a farm outside of Komoka get a seat out of the bright sunshine as they ride through tobacco fields Friday, June 14, 2019. (Postmedia Network file photo)

MALCOLM: Why is Canada's health minister backing up China's lies?

I don’t say this often, but I think the Trudeau government deserves some praise for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic this week. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, in particular, has been impressive in setting the record straight and providing a calm and intelligent line of reasoning behind each government decision.

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April 4, 2020 Columnists