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…
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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…
Standard Operating Procedure
On the Right, lying has become standard operating procedure. Jim Stanford writes:The PR flacks working in the Conservative Party’s media war room are nothing if not zealous. They regularly issue…
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…
Knowing When To Go
It's not easy figuring out when it's time to go. Joe Biden didn't want to leave. Michael Harris writes:Like a lot of people who don’t know when to call it…
Lies, Damned Lies, And Statistics
We live in The Age Of Disinformation. That disinformation has found a comfortable home on the Right. Linda McQuaig writes:If we end up with Pierre Poilievre as prime minister, it…
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…
Unforgivable Folly
Forty years ago, my wife and I and our kids spent two nights in a cabin outside of Jasper, Alberta, along the shores of the Athabasca River. Today, with a…
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…
Kamala Harris And The Liberals
Justin Trudeau needs to pay attention to Kamala Harris. Robin Sears writes:It is rare that one event can upend an entire political landscape overnight. But it happened at 1:45 on…
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…