His Way
Much has been written about Stephen Harper’s increasing isolation. Michael Harris writes that isolation was in plain sight when Harper chose Canada’s new privacy commissioner: The man named as Canada’s…
Owen Gray
The Worst Choice
Kathleen Wynne gave a less than stellar performance in last night’s Ontario Leaders Debate. But, this morning, even John Ivison at the National Post writes: The PC leader spent the…
The Turn Of The Screw
Yesterday, Barack Obama announced that the United States is moving to restrict the emissions of its greatest polluter, the coal industry. The objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from…
The Quality Of Mercy
Last week the Harper Spin Machine trumpeted the message that the present government has saved Canadians and their corporations $43 billion in taxes. That accomplishment was presented as if it…
Imprudent Economic Management
The Parliamentary Budget Office reported this week that “Canadians are paying Ottawa about $30 billion less this year — or a little less than $1,000 per person — due to…
Occupiers Not Reformers
Andrew Coyne is no fan of the CBC’s — even though he appears regularly on the public broadcaster’s At Issues panel: As I’ve noted on other occasions, whatever once may…
The Madness Of King Stephen
Tim Harper writes that the the parliamentary press gallery has always known that the prime minister has a hair trigger temper: When Stephen Harper returned from political exile to lead…
No Sunshine
You would expect that Ontario’s Liberals would be defeated in this election. After all, Tom Walkom writes: The Liberals have been in power for 11 long years. They’ve presided over…
The Word From Carson
Bruce Carson has written a book about his years as a Harper operative. Now he is doing the interview circuit. Jason Fekete writes in The National Post that: A former…
Politicizing The Court
Stephen Harper has worked very hard to politicize this country’s institutions. The story of how he tried to politicize the Supreme Court is beginning to emerge. Geoff Stevens writes: I…
Don’t Expect An Explanation
Michael Harris writes that Stephen Harper should answer an important question: How did a lawyer twice convicted of fraud, who went to jail for 18 months for stealing from his…
When Friends Become Enemies
The number of chairs around the table in Stephen Harper’s Inner Sanctum hasn’t changed. Same number of chairs, same number of people. But, according to Tom Flanagan, the quality of…
Therein Lies The Tragedy
Traditional Dippers are bewildered and disillusioned by Andrea Horwath. Yesterday, in the Globe and Mail, Gerry Caplan published an open letter to the leader of Ontario’s New Democrats: Since your…
They Eat Their Own
It couldn’t happen to a nicer group of people. Tim Harper reports that the battle for the Conservative nomination in Oakville North-Burlington has become toxic: Amidst a flurry of charges…
Shilling For Oil
Big Oil has always been behind Stephen Harper’s agenda. That was made clear once again this week when the RCMP revealed details into accusations against Bruce Carson, the disbarred lawyer…
They Don’t Know What They’re Talking About
Yesterday, Tasha Kheiriddin announced that she would not be voting for Tim Hudak: I have been a life-long small-c conservative. I supported the Common Sense Revolution of Mike Harris. I…
Oligarchs Must Hang Together.
When Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea, Stephen Harper and John Baird belched indignation. Michael Harris writes: Apparently not, though the cover story was a little better than usual this time. Harper…
The Perils Of An Inflated Ego
Next month, the Harper government will announce its decision on the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Murray Dobbin writes: The momentum of opposition to the pipeline — and perhaps more importantly, to…
Listening To Suzuki
Jeffrey Simpson wrote last week that the present Government of Canada defines itself by the enemies it makes: By identifying enemies or hostile institutions, or by picking fights with individuals…
Who Smells Best
It’s not just Andrea Horwath’s Dippers who are acting out of character. Tom Walkom writes that, in this election, all of Ontario’s political parties are not to be found at…