How Does He Get Away With It?
That’s the question Bob Hepburn asked in yesterday’s Toronto Star. The record is stunning: How does Harper get away with dismantling the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development,…
Owen Gray
His Own Worst Enemy
http://timandolive.com/ From the beginning, Stephen Harper dreamed of transforming Canada into a petro-state. Many things have combined to kill his dream — not the least of which
He Wants You To Be Very Afraid
http://www.theglobeandmail.com Yesterday, in British Columbia, Stephen Harper warned that the world is beset by Islamists: Harper drew the connection between the Paris attack and what he described as the “international…
Swinging The Wrecking Ball
http://www.cpcml.ca/ Much has been said of late about the Harper dictatorship. However, Canadians have failed to notice that Stephen Harper is waging an unrelenting war on medicare. Linda
Back To Calgary
http://pixgood.com/ Stephen Harper will tout his record in the next federal election. But Tim Harper writes in the Toronto Star that the record is pretty shoddy: Whether it is the
Neutering Parliament
http://lincolncathedral.com/ If you want to know how irrelevant Parliament has become, Scott Clark and Peter Devries write, consider what has happened to the budget consultation process: In the past, pre-budget…
Losing Its Soul
It’s truly demoralizing to discover that a significant number of Canadians continue to believe in Stephen Harper. Michael Harris writes: And now we have an even bigger problem, according to…
In Whose Pocket?
https://www.colourbox.com/ We on the Left like to think that the Harper government is in the pocket of Big Business. But, Jim Stanford writes, recent decisions have caused business to re-evaluate…
A Thought For The New Year
http://www.canada.com/ Andrew Coyne ends the year with a surprising — for him — admission. When it comes to a contest of ideas, he writes, the Left is winning: It wasn’t…
The Conventional Wisdom Is Failing
http://raptorsrapture.com/ Our prime minister believes that “no taxes are good taxes.” He simply parrots what has been the conventional wisdom for the last forty-five years. But, Alex and Jordan Himelfarb
Advice From Sears
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/ Robin Sears is a past master of political strategy. In this morning’s Toronto Star, he offers strategic advice about how each of our three main leaders should approach the…
Changing The Firmament
http://www.globalresearch.ca/ On the second anniversary of the founding of the Idle No More Movement, Irvin Studin writes: There can be little doubt that the aboriginal question is by far the…
How Cynical Have We Become?
Stephen Harper passed his best before date long ago. If he paid attention to history, he would have misgivings about running in the next election. Jeffrey Simpson writes: Think of…
Our Lost Prestige
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ As we enter 2015, the world faces a Pandora’s Box of problems. Daryl Copeland writes: Thanks to the emergence of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, the much-maligned…
The Economic Argument For Peace On Earth
http://www.victorystore.com/ “Peace On Earth.” We repeat the phrase often at this time of year. It’s standard boilerplate — a postive suggestion, but not very likely. However, Paul Krugman wrote this…
Dictators Love To Pose As Democrats
The Harperites like to present themselves as advocates for law and order. But, Errol Mendes writes in the Globe and Mail, they do their best to undermine the rule of…
Trudeau — Mythic Hero?
http://merlin.wikia.com/ Michael den Tandt writes that the political narrative in Canada over the next year will be all about what Justin Trudeau does. That’s because — for better of for
Whose Terrorist?
http://www.terrorism.com/ The word “terrorist” is everywhere these days. But, Tom Walkom writes, the definition of the word depends as much on domestic considerations as it does on international considerations. And…
What’s The Conventional Wisdom?
http://www.slideshare.net/ Parliamentary government is rooted in a series of conventions. The problem, Andrew Coyne writes, is that our political parties are no longer paying attention to those conventions. And if
The Curse of Petro-Politics
http://thetyee.ca/ Stephen Harper has made no secret that it is his intention to transform Canada into a petro-state. Stanford professor Terry Lynn Karl has devoted her