Mark Bonokoski

LATEST STORIES BY MARK BONOKOSKI

BONOKOSKI: Memory options conflicting former PM Chretien

The memory of 87-year-old former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien is either flawed, selective, or he’s been lying.

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November 4, 2021 Columnists

Former prime minister Jean Chretien introduces Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at an election campaign rally in Brampton on Sept. 14, 2021.

BONOKOSKI: 1 in 6 believes U.S. run by Satan-worshipping pedophiles

Recent survey paints a troubling picture of Americans increasingly becoming unhinged from reality and embracing conspiracy theories about child abduction and stolen elections

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November 3, 2021 Opinion

In this file photo, conspiracy theorist QAnon demonstrators protest child trafficking on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles August 22, 2020.

BONOKOSKI: Freeland’s vanity poll not what she was expecting

“The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.” — Andy Rooney

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November 1, 2021 Opinion

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk to families virtually in Ottawa, April 21, 2021.

BONOKOSKI: 'Seniors left alone to die in Petawawa'

According to the 2011 Canadian census, 31.5% of women aged 65 or older live alone, compared to 16% of senior men.

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October 30, 2021 Columnists

BONOKOSKI: The 87-year-old flawed memory of Jean Chretien

Sometimes it’s best to give old folks a pass.

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October 28, 2021 Columnists

Former prime minister Jean Chretien introduces Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau at a campaign rally in Brampton on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

BONOKOSKI: Turkish president's expulsion gambit a bid to look strong

This weekend, as the G20 summit convenes in Rome, many eyes will be on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s attempts to have sidebar meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden to either quell international tensions or ramp them up.

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October 27, 2021 Columnists