In general terms, being politically conservative means exercising caution when considering change, following traditional ways, and having a practical and ethical social conscience. It has always annoyed me that the NDP and its predecessor, the CCF, portray themselves as the only political party with a social conscience, something that is remarkably inaccurate and misleading.
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Get ready for a brand new Anne of Green Gables on television
Prince Edward Island is such an intricate part of who Anne is. It’s almost impossible to have a production of Anne of Green Gables without really featuring Prince Edward Island CBC will air this version – it’s simply titled “Anne” – of the story over eight episodes featuring 14-year-old Amybeth McNulty in the title role.
Christopher Plummer reflects on roots ahead of Canadian Screen Awards
Christopher Plummer, a cast member in the classic film “The Sound of Music,” arrives for a 50th anniversary screening of the film at the opening night gala of the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival on March 26, 2015, in Los Angeles. Christopher Plummer, a cast member in the classic film “The Sound of Music,” arrives for a 50th anniversary screening of the film at the opening night gala of the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival on March 26, 2015, in Los Angeles.
Kevin O’Leary doesn’t seem to actually be a Trumpist, he just plays one on TV
When Kevin O’Leary, part-time Canadian resident and full-time television troll, walked into conservative Canada’s answer to Comic-Con Thursday night, the gravity of the ballroom – in a convention centre attached to an Ottawa mall – shifted around him. The campus partisans came first, fan boys in first suits, lapels overladen with pins.
Telly With Melly: Lethal Weapon, First Dates, The Stanley Dynamic
Lethal Weapon is reloading for a second season. Fox renewed the TV drama based on the like-named film franchise this week, a no-brainer considering that U.S. ratings have risen to an average multi-platform audience of 11 million.
Telly With Melly: Canadian TV ratings for Feb. 6-12
For a show that one high-profile hate-watcher has called boring, unfunny and really bad television , Saturday Night Live isn’t doing too badly in its 42nd season. After Melissa McCarthy’s surprise Feb. 5 debut as White House press secretary Sean Spicer went viral, the following week’s episode hosted by Donald- Trump-portrayer Alec Baldwin gave the sketch-comedy its best U.S. metered market household ratings in six years.
Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy bringing funny to Halifax in April
Jeff Foxworthy on the set of The American Bible Challenge in 2013. Foxworthy is currently on a cross Canada tour with Larry the Cable Guy.
Kevin O’Leary makes his debut at the Conservative leadership…
Kevin O’Leary makes his debut at the Conservative leadership candidates’ debate, in Halifax on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. Conservatives vote for a new party leader on May 27, 2017.
Canadian director always knew Ryan Gosling was going to be a star
Premiere of Lionsgate’s ‘La La Land’ – Arrivals Featuring: Ryan Gosling Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 06 Dec 2016 Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com ORG XMIT: wenn30566562 Veteran Canadian actor/director/writer Rob Stewart has always known that London, Ont.’ s, Ryan Gosling was going to be a huge star.
A selection of quotes from Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O’Leary
Jan. 18, 2017: “Canadians are looking for a prime minister who is not a career politician; a prime minister who will fight for them, and is not afraid to tell them how it is. They also want a prime minister who will be inclusive and not lower themselves to use divisive politics.”
O’Leary running to lead Conservatives; now to get them to support him
A brash businessman-turned-reality TV star turns his outsized appetite for success towards the most powerful position in federal politics. Canadians felt a shudder of deja vu Wednesday as Kevin O’Leary officially joined the Conservative leadership race, hoping his celebrity and private-sector experience will help him stand out from an already crowded field.
Five reportedly dead after shooting at BPM Festival
The tragedy at the dance music and EDM event took place in the early hours of the morning, with Jackmaster Tweeting from Playa Del Carmen in Mexico after shots were fired at Blue Parrot during Elrow’s closing party. “Someone has come into the club in Playa Del Carmen and opened fire,” he Tweeted.
Chilling artifacts from when Canada prepared for nuclear annihilation
Nuclear threats once again seem to be in vogue. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is threatening to test a ICBM that would allow him to send atomic weapons to the U.S. mainland.
After a lifetime of achievements, Christopher Plummer takes the long view
Christopher Plummer has always maintained links to Canadian theatre and film, and has particularly strengthened them in his later years. Christopher Plummer has always maintained links to Canadian theatre and film, and has particularly strengthened them in his later years.
Telly With Melly: Canadian TV ratings for Dec. 19-25
You might think there’s nothing particularly festive about The Big Bang Theory or news broadcasts, but leading up to Christmas, that’s what many Canadians were watching. Big Bang sat pretty in three of the Top 20 spots, while the news in its various forms took up five spots.
Kate Middleton is given honorary lifetime membership of Royal Photographic Society for budding hobby
The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte arrive to attend the morning Christmas Day service at St Mark’s Church in Englefield, Berkshire. The Duchess of Cambridge leaving after a visit to The Mix in London, where she attended the youth charity’s Christmas party.
Celebrities Who Broke Their Promise And Are Still Here in America
Back in late October I presented a list of so-called ” celebrities ” who vowed to leave the country if Donald Trump won the election. Although many of the “celebrity” names will be unfamiliar to most Americans, it is now the new year and it’s time to check back to see if any of them have bid goodbye.
‘Air Farce’ to air its New Year’s Eve special Dec. 30
The comedy troupe’s annual goof on the year-that-was premieres Dec. 30, a day earlier than their usual New Year’s Eve airing. It has everything to do with Dec. 31 falling on a Saturday.
Kevin O’Leary wants to know: Are Canadians in or out on his possible Tory bid?
Kevin O’Leary speaks during a session entitled “If I run here’s how i’d do it” during a conservative conference in Ottawa Friday, February 26, 2016. Celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary says he’s amassed a team of advisers on whether he should run for leadership of the federal Conservatives and now wants advice from Canadians.
Kevin O’Leary’s campaign got rolling over lunch
When Kevin O’Leary popped up on Facebook late last week to nearly, almost, not quite declare his bid for the federal Conservative leadership, close watchers of Canadian politics must have been thinking, “Get on with it, Mr. Wonderful!” After all, O’Leary, celebrity investor and TV personality, has been flirting shamelessly with Tories for about a year, going back at least to his appearance last February at the Manning Centre Conference, an annual Ottawa gathering of right-wingers, where he headlined a session bluntly billed as, ” If I run, here’s how I’d do it .” Despite O’Leary’s undisguised interest in the job, though, he appears to have been seriously assembling a campaign organization for only a few weeks.