Author: Peter Wrightwater

The centre of Canada’s political spectrum is getting extremely crowded, and true believers, on both the left and the right, are none too happy about it.New Democrat stalwart James Laxer is lamenting the possibility his party may wind up "little more than the new Liberals." Meanwhile, the former Vice-President of the National Citizens Coalition Jerry Nicholls is accusing Stephen Harper of

Recently, Preston Manning wrote a column outlining the results of an extensive poll done for the Manning Centre for Building Democracy. The poll was designed with the intention of better understanding the mindset of Canadian voters.In his column, Manning writes:"… these findings suggest it’s Canadians’ conception of the most appropriate role for government that’s changing – with more citizens

There are certain members of the Quebec nationalist punditocracy that will never let facts get in the way of their opinions. Case in point, Chantal Hebert’s column in today’s Toronto Star, "Harper’s Persistence May Pay Off."Let’s take a closer look at the second half of her column, shall we: It is no coincidence that there has been a non-stop disengagement from the federalism-versus-sovereignty

There were two major policy intiatives advanced by Liberal Party President Alfred Apps in his speech before The Empire Club of Canada last week. One was on electoral reform for both the party and the country which I posted yesterday. The other concerns…