Too Late?
Michael Warren writes that Stephen Harper is rapidly approaching the moment where he will have to choose between himself and his party: The events that unfold in front of him…
Owen Gray
The Surveillance State
Stephen Harper claims that Bill C-13 is the bane of cyber-bullies. That’s true. But, Michael Spratt writes, the bill is much more than that: The government’s talking points notwithstanding, only…
"I Could Care Less"
That was Stephen Harper’s message to the Conservatives Halloween convention. This week — after watching their western numbers drop, after refusing to call witnesses to testify to the Senate Committee…
A Matter Of Self Respect
The Senate scandal has shredded Stephen Harper’s credibility. You would think that would cause a caucus revolt. But, Michael Den Tandt writes, it isn’t happening: I caught nary a whisper…
Much To Hide
This morning the CBC reports that, during the G8 and G20 summits three years ago, the Harper government was a “partner” with the National Security Agency. Together, they spied on…
Harper’s Credibility Gap
Stephen Harper has never been a man to admit a mistake. And now — confronted by the biggest mistake of his political career — he refuses to admit that the…
Going South
The damage keeps piling up. Yesterday the Conservatives won Brandon-Souris by a mere 391 votes. In Provencher, Vic Toews’ former riding, Liberal numbers went from 7% to 30%. And, Michael…
Time To Resign?
Over the weekend, Tom Walkom wrote that, if Stephen Harper were as smart as his enablers claim he is, he would declare victory and resign. Harper has achieved much of…
Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago, I was sitting in a high school geometry class in Montreal when the intercom came on, piping in a live radio report that John F. Kennedy had…
Cornering The Artful Dodger
The prime minister’s story, Andrew Coyne writes, hangs by a thread: The Prime Minister has hung onto that single thread even as every other part of his story has fallen…
It’s Hard To Miss The Pattern
Lawrence Martin writes that the Harper government can’t account for $3.1 billion and no one appears to be too upset about it: The money was initially targeted for public security…
At The Nadir
Rob Ford declared “outright war” on Toronto’s City Council yesterday — comparing his situation to Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait. Never mind that the analogy was inappropriate and stupid. Inappropriateness and…
The Facts Are Catching Up With Them
Haroon Siddiqui writes that, in the end, buffoonery won’t bring Rob Ford and Stephen Harper down. Eventually, the truth that they are not who they say they are will catch…
A Tale Of Two Economies
Last week, Jim Flaherty announced that Canada would run a surplus — just in time for the 2015 election. Scott Clark and Peter Devries suspect that Mr. Flaherty is playing…
Hollow At The Core
The Rob Ford Circus has laid bare the void at the centre of modern Canadian Conservatism. Michael Harris writes that the party — and what it stands for — has…
Making Accountability Real
At the beginning of the last century, the heyday of Progressivism, a new tool was given to voters — the recall election. The Rob Ford saga has many lessons. But…
Who Will Follow Harper?
Murray Dobbins writes that it’s easy to become obsessed with Stephen Harper. But whoever follows him could make things worse. After all, Paul Martin made Stephen Harper possible, just as…
The Price Of Integrity
One has to wonder what Nigel Wright really thinks of Stephen Harper. After all, in the prime minister’s estimation, Wright has gone from the soul of virtue to the source…
A Silver Foot?
Ann Richards, the late governor of Texas, claimed that George Bush the Elder was born with “a silver foot in his mouth.” Justin Trudeau runs the risk of being tagged…
Breaking Faith
Today we honour the dead. And that’s as it should be. “If ye break faith with us who die,” John McCrae wrote, “we shall not rest.” It’s easy to keep…