From the Tiger’s Back To The Tiger’s Belly
Our last two prime ministers surfed to power on populist waves. But neither man was a populist. Susan Delacourt writes:With the arrival of Justin Trudeau and his new government this…
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How We Take Our Leave
Tom Walkom has a must read column in today's Toronto Star. The contentious debate over Bill C-14, he writes, is about much more than the right to die. It's also…
A Tale Of Two Parties
Chantal Hebert writes that the recent NDP and Conservative conventions provide a study in contrasts: The party that Harper is leaving behind is a different, more mature creature than the…
The Dinner Guest Who Refuses To Leave
Last week's G7 Conference did nothing to stimulate the world's economy -- even though the IMF says that economic stimulus is what the world needs badly. Tom Walkom writes:The International…
Who Says You Can’t Buy An Election?
Donald Trump keeps rolling along. And things keep getting worse for Hillary Clinton. The real campaign hasn't even started yet. A lot of Clinton's misery is of her own making.…
The Party Of The Young
Tim Harper wrote his last column yesterday. In it, he reviewed the state of Canada's three major parties -- which have all held conventions in the last four months:The three…
Pretty Thin, But . . .
As prime minister, Stephen Harper didn't accomplish much. Andrew Coyne writes that Mr. Harper's legacy is pretty thin:Any honest examination of Harper’s nine-odd years in office would find a government…
Will The Conservatives Move Left?
Not very likely, says David Orchard, who was betrayed by Peter Mackay, when Orchard threw his support behind Mackay's bid for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party. Mackay threw…
The End Of Globalization?
This year's American presidential campaign has given citizens around the world much to trouble their dreams. But, Murray Dobbins writes, behind the ugliness something good may be emerging -- the…
Climate Change Did Harper In
If there was one policy which doomed the Harperites in the last election, it was their steadfast refusal to do anything about climate change. Chantal Hebert writes:Last October, a mismanaged…
Just What The World Needs
Bob Fife reports, in the Globe and Mail, that Stephen Harper will resign his seat before Parliament resumes in September:“He is not going to be there when the House returns…
Is The TPP Dead?
Michael Geist thinks it might be. He writes:First, the TPP may not have sufficient support to take effect, since under the terms of agreement both Japan and the United States…
Kagan On Trump
Robert Kagan has been a consistent neo-conservative voice for the last twenty-five years. From his desk at the Brookings Institution, he has advocated for a tougher, more militaristic American foreign…
Will He Pay?
Some people are convinced that Justin Trudeau will pay a price for his less than sunny behaviour in the House last week. Tom Walkom isn't so sure. Canadians, he writes,…
Trump-Clinton Syndrome
Alan Freeman writes that, when he was the Globe and Mail correspondent in Washington, nobody paid attention to Canada. Suddenly, he writes, that has all changed:Over the past week, major…
Words, Words, Words
Young Mr.Trudeau is starting to get under my skin. It isn't the Kabuki Theatre the other day in the House that bothers me. It's the announcement that the Liberals plan…
Entertainment And Politics
So you think Canada would never elect a Donald Trump? Think again. Debra Van Brenk writes:Conservative voters would be more more likely to choose outspoken TV personality Kevin O'Leary as…
Bitumen’s Days Are Over
These are hard days for Fort McMurray. But, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, there is another fire burning -- a slow burning one -- that will eventually bring the place to its…
Do The Right Thing, Justin
Back in the 1960's, an estimated 100,000 Americans fled to Canada, rather than being drafted into the armed forces of the United States. Former CBC broadcaster Andy Barrie was one…
Still Indispensable
Paul Godfrey appeared before the Heritage Committee last week to ask the government for a hand. It was more than a little ironic that the publisher who would prefer to…