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Yes, the government is still the government. Yes, the Official Opposition is still the Official Opposition. Yes, the turnout was low. Yes, nothing really changed. Yes, the punditocracy reads too much into by-elections. But, but, but: four by-elections happening on one day is nothing to shrug about. And, if you

Want to protect classified government documents? Tuck them in old bound volumes of legislative committee proceedings. Nobody will ever find and read them, guaranteed. Unfortunately, however, people in government have a bizarre fetish for stamping every document SECRET or TOP SECRET in bold red letters at the top. Which presumably

Reason over passion. Pierre Trudeau become famous for that one. Some academics claim that Trudeau actually said “reason before passion,” but it doesn’t really matter. The sentiment is clear. Namely, that we should always be rational. Not emotional. It was a nice sentiment, and one that people liked at the

Mark Bourrie is acting up again. So, here's some facts about him that were filed in Court as evidence in Bernier v. Kinsella (which Bourrie lost). Bourrie tried to get them removed. The judge declined. #cdnpoli @ShillersLLP pic.twitter.com/t2fmeq2Mbl — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 6, 2023

WINLAW, B.C. — At the intersection of Hwy. 33 and Winlaw Blvd., the morning shift has gathered on picnic tables closer to the road. It’s sunny and clear and early morning. They’re not far from Mama Cita’s restaurant, the men are, but none of them are eating anything. They’re smoking

David Johnston’s astonishing decision – to conclude that Canada does not need an inquiry into Chinese interference in our democracy – will be remembered for what it doesn’t do, not what it does. Here are the five things it doesn’t do. One, it won’t enhance David Johnston’s reputation. At all.

Let’s give credit where credit’s due. Namely: David Lametti’s proposed bail reforms are exceptionally good. Outstandingly good. It was not always thus. Since he became Canada’s Minister of Justice, David Lametti has not exactly covered himself with glory. A sampling: • He has suggested that Canada’s provinces be stripped of

It’s nothing new. It’s not unique. And it’s not just something that happens in federal politics. Chinese mauling of our democracy, and democratic institutions, that is. What has been reported in the media about the Chinese regime — that it deliberately and repeatedly sought to influence the 2019 and 2021

Artificial intelligence is a benign kind of description, isn’t it? Doesn’t sound demonic at all. So too its acronym, AI. We hear and see “AI” all the time, these days. It’s so ubiquitous, so commonplace, it just makes people shrug, now. For an entire generation, all of us have been

As in politics, as in comedy: it’s all about timing. Take MAGA, for instance (please). The Make America Great Again movement indisputably revolutionized American politics. Possibly world politics, too. Whether you like MAGA or not, it can’t be denied: “Make America Great Again” transformed a reality show host into the