Northern Reflections: Abandonment

Stephen Harper has abandoned three of his senatorial appointees — including the man he once called  “my most valuable senator.”  Abandonment defines the man. And in foreign affairs, Joe Clark writes, Stephen Harper has “all but abandoned the global arena.” Foreign affairs has never been the prime minister’s strong suite,

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Northern Reflections: No Progressive

The Harperites — not surprisingly — accused Thomas Mulcair of traitorous behaviour when, during his recent Washinton gambit, he did not give his full throated support to the Keystone XL pipeline. He was, they said, damaging Canada’s international reputation. But four of Canada’s former prime ministers have recently suggested that

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