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Harris On Singh

Four days ago, I wrote that Jaqmeet Singh engineered his own demise when he tore up his agreement with Justin Trudeau's Liberals. Michael Harris believes Singh had no choice. He…

Singh’s Demise

Jagmeet Singh has done it. Yesterday he cancelled his agreement with the Liberals. Max Fawcett writes:After months of speculation about the fate of the confidence and supply agreement that bound…

No Sweetness And Light

Pierre Poilievre wants an election. He sent a letter to Jagmeet Singh this week, suggesting he should bring the Trudeau government down. Susan Delacourt suggests that Singh may be worried…

Will It Happen Here?

American politics has been radically reformed. Could it happen here? John Delacourt writes:It was just a few weeks ago that the prospects for progressive governments in North America were trending…

Passing The Baton

Joe Biden has passed the baton to Kamala Harris. Jennifer Rubin writes:Even before Biden entered the hall, the affection for him bubbled to the surface. A surprise, early appearance from…

On The Edge

The world is on a knife's edge. Michael Harris writes:With the assassination of the political leader of Hamas in Tehran, Iran is vowing revenge against Israel. No one knows what…

A Wild Ride

From now until the election, not just Americans -- but all of us -- are in for a wild ride. Michael Harris writes:The traditional cliché is that all politics is…

Wow

That was interesting. Joe Biden flipped the script. Dana Milbanks writes:On Sunday morning, House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that President Biden absolutely, positively had to run for another four years…

A Tough Row To Hoe

Progressives in the United States and Canada have a leadership crisis on their hands. Michael Harris writes:In both countries, the progressive parties are in a crisis of leadership. For very…

Good Businessmen?

A decade ago, the government of Ontario replaced our LCBO with a much bigger building. It does a roaring business, particularly in the summer. These days, there's a long picket…

Get Real

Americans are tearing themselves apart over Joe Biden. Nobody's talking about Donald Trump. Dana Milbank writes they're focusing on the wrong guy:The heavy-handed attempt to force Biden to quit the…

Don’t Buy The Image

Pierre Poilievre claims he's a man of the people. Linda McQuaig isn't buying it. She writes:Poilievre has managed to pass himself off as anti-elitist and populist largely because Canadians have…

King Donald

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court declared that the American President -- and they were writing about Donald Trump -- is King. Jennifer Rubin writes:Writing for the majority, Chief…

Canada Day 2024

We're grumpy these days. Mr. Poilievre tells us that "Canada is broken." It's Poilievre boilerplate -- over the top and mean. There is much to fix and improve. But there…

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