Duffy And Trudeau
http://ottawacitizen.com/ The Duffy Trial recommences on November 18th. It offers all kinds of lessons to Justin Trudeau and his incoming government. Michael Harris writes: This is a story I have…
Owen Gray
Harper International?
http://www.intelligencer.ca A petition spearheaded by Curtis Mullen to rename Calgary’s Airport after Stephen J. Harper has run into serious headwinds. Allan Freeman writes: At last count, 6,875 Canadians had signed…
Democratizing The Corporate Media
http://www.the-latest.com/ A lot needs to be done to re-establish democracy in this country. Murray Dobbins writes that the place to begin is with our corporate media. They almost universally endorsed…
Aboriginal Canadians Want In
https://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/ The next parliament will be home to 10 First Nations MPs — eight of whom are Liberals. The Fair Elections Act was aimed at suppressing native voters. But, Michael…
They Were About Power
http://www.slideshare.net/ There is much on the Liberal agenda that Andrew Coyne doesn’t like. But he admits that the proposals are ambitious — even radical: All right. It’s an ambitious platform.…
There’s Hard Work Ahead
http://www.babble.com/ For Justin Trudeau, the hard part is about to begin. Richard Gwyn reminds his readers that Trudeau’s father came in with hope and optimism, but by 1972 things
We Can Also Surrender It
http://dedicatedfaith.org/ Stephen Harper should not be allowed to go gently into that good night. At least not until we figure out how he got away with it. Crawford Killian writes
The Cracks Are Showing
http://blogs.rosemont78.org/ It didn’t take long for cracks to show in the Harper party. The divisions are essentially three. Michael Harris writes: There are three factions left in
Bringing Science Back
http://www.alfasciences.com/ The Harper government declared war on science and scientists. Jeremy Kerr and Isabelle Cote write that science and scientists must be given a seat at the policy making
The Fog Has Lifted
http://www.gogobot.com/ Robin Sears wrote this week that, on the morning after the election, the atmosphere in Ottawa had changed: A senior First Nations leader, returning to the capital by train
Eventually They Figure Things Out
https://www.cdh2a.com/ Monday’s election was historic. But the corporate media and its scribes are already trying to re-write history. Michael Harris writes: Nor is there much more of the historian in…
Because Of Who He Was
https://www.pinterest.com/ Working for Stephen Harper, David Krayden writes, was not a pleasant experience: Since he first became leader of the Canadian Alliance and then the new Conservative party, Stephen Harper
The Harper Party
http://geeksandglobaljustice.com/ Civil war is about to descend on the Conservative Party of Canada. Michael Harris writes: The biggest loser of all in Election 2015 is the Conservative Party of Canada.…
We Await The Future
http://www.abc.net.au/ The day after Justin Trudeau delivered his father’s eulogy, Stephen Harper — then head of the National Citizens Coalition — wrote a scathing assessment of Pierre Elliott Trudeau:
An Historic Election
https://www.flickr.com/ It’s been a long time coming, this last day of the election campaign. And it’s been a campaign that covered a lot of ground — some good soil and
There Is A Lot Of Work To Be Done
https://www.chicagosummeroflearning.org/ It’s beginning to look like — after the smoke has cleared — we will have a new and different government. Murray Dobbins writes that will mean we will get…
A Poltical Willy Loman
http://pdxretro.com/ For the last ten years, Stephen Harper has been trying to remake Canada in his own image. Alan Freeman writes that, despite his Herculean efforts, Harper has failed. Want…
The Woods Are Burning
http://www.tntmagazine.com/ There’s always a fire to be put out. Justin Trudeau is
For Who And What He Is
http://www.people-results.com/ Carol Goar has an interesting column in today’s Toronto Star. She writes that this election has held a mirror up to us and forced us to face some hard…
That Has To Change
http://www.timsackett.com/ Even if Stephen Harper wins a minority, it looks like he won’t be around long. Whoever forms the next government will face the task of rebuilding the public service.…