On royal demolition
Yesterday I posted about one way in which the Cons' threat to go over the head of Canada's governing institutions in order to hold onto power looks to have plenty…
Greg Fingas
Parliament In Review: September 30, 2011
The Harper Conservatives' choice to talk about everything but the economy continued on September 30, with the day's debate taken up by the Cons' anti-refugee bill as well as a…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Murray Dobbin comments on the role that the Occupy protest movement can play in countering corporate power that's faced far too little opposition for…
History repeating
In 2008, it was then-cabinet minister Gary Lunn who wound up embroiled in at least a minor scandal over coordinated third-party expenses.And in 2011, there's once again some sign of…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your long weekend reading.- Bruce Johnstone comments on the real source of Saskatchewan's relative economic success over the past few years - and not surprisingly, it has…
Leading by example
David Atkins points out how the Tea Party (however contrived and astroturfed) may have contributed to the rise of the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street movement by legitimizing protest as a…
Parliament In Review: September 29, 2011
As Parliament heads into a week off, let's get caught up on what happened in the last couple of weeks before its break - starting with a day that focused…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading.- Armine Yalnizyan points out what a "Buffett tax" could do for Canada:Put Larry and his 99 fellow CEOs together, and they could put…
Deep thought
Five months after the election of Canada's first-ever NDP official opposition at the federal level, it's now been declared conventional wisdom that the real opposition comes from provincial governments (who,…
Musical interlude
Faithless feat. Dido - One Step Too Far
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Both Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page and Interim Auditor General John Wiersema are rightly ripping the Cons for their complete unwillingness to be honest…
Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Sometimes, an ugly result on the scoreboard bears little resemblance to the actual flow of a football game. But last Saturday's annihilation at the hands of the Calgary Stampeders was…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Adam Radwanski warns that Ontario's voters can't afford to stay home from today's provincial election.- Jim Stanford calls out the Harper Cons and…
New column day
Here, on how the small-c conservative wave that was projected as a possible consequence of a majority federal government has instead given way to a tide of voters rejecting the…
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading.- Erin compares the stimulative effects of Ontario's election platforms:A multiplier is the amount by which a dollar of budgetary outlay increases Gross Domestic Product…
NDP Leadership Roundup
A few very quick updates since my last commentary on the NDP leadership race...Martin Singh, Nathan Cullen and Paul Dewar are in, while Thomas Mulcair should be shortly (with Phil…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Chris Selley points out the absurdity of Ontario's Libs and PCs both running away from the idea of a coalition just as needlessly…
On labelling
Aaron Wherry has noted that one Stephen Harper answer that struck me as shocking has in fact become a regular Con economic talking point. And it's worth noting both how…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Trish Hennessy points out that there's a debt crisis facing many Canadians that will only be exacerbated by public-sector slashing:1.57 TrillionCanadians’ household debt in…