Canadian Journalist and Commentator

Candice Malcolm

4 articles 2017–2018

Candice Malcolm is a Canadian journalist, author, and commentator known for her coverage of immigration policy, national security, and border issues. She is the founder of True North, a Canadian media outlet. She contributed articles to The Weekly Standard in 2017 and 2018, focusing on immigration, refugee policy, and security concerns.

A Strange Captivity

October 27, 2017 · Candice Malcolm, Magazine, home page

Their story has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster. Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle were idealistic adventurers, a newlywed couple who loved to explore unusual destinations and travel off the beaten path. The North American pair married in 2011, and after spending a few months in…

The Merit System

September 1, 2017 · RAISE Act, Immigration, Canada

In 2012, Fareed Zakaria dedicated an episode of his CNN show GPS to exploring Canada’s skills-based immigration system, discussing why such a program accords with the modern economy. On Twitter, Zakaria proclaimed that “Canada has the most successful set of immigration policies in the world.” His…

A Jihadist Hits the Jackpot

July 14, 2017 · Terrorism, Canada, Candice Malcolm

When former president Barack Obama initiated efforts to implement his pledge to close Guantánamo Bay and transfer its detainees to U.S. and foreign prisons, he started a cascade effect that has boosted the global jihadist insurgency. The most recent example of the impact of Obama’s foreign policy…