In A Pickle
Stephen Harper, Tom Walkom writes in The Toronto Star, has managed to get himself in a pickle over Huawei Technologies: On the one hand, his free-market instincts tell him that…
Owen Gray
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Mark Twain knew what he was talking about. So did Upton Sinclair. Yesterday, The Sixth Estate suggested that the next self regulation debacle is going to be in the airline…
Policy By Stealth
A month ago, Allan Gregg spoke at the opening of Carleton University’s new Public Affairs Building. He writes in today’s Toronto Star: I never expected these remarks would “go viral.”…
We’ve Seen This Movie Before
Tim Harper writes this morning that Gerry Ritz’ handling of the tainted meat mess is part of an established pattern for the Conservative government: Ritz initially denied there was a…
Radicals At The Gate
Just as Stephen Harper radically remade the Conservative Party, Michael den Tandt suggests that Justin Trudeau and his inner circle plan to rebuild the Liberal Party from the ground up:…
No Gateway
Northern Gateway, Jeffrey Simpson writes this morning, is dead: Yes, regulatory hearings before the National Energy Board will continue until the NEB approves the project. And yes, Enbridge will keep…
Remember Walkerton
Tom Walkom writes in this morning’s Toronto Star that the ever widening meat recall is Stephen Harper’s “Walkerton Moment.” The tainted water scandal in that small Ontario town marked the…
Crumbling Castle
John Ivison reports that cracks are beginning to show in the Conservative Fortress. The backbenches are getting restless: Simply put, I think MPs on the government side of the House…
Engaging The Young
Today — when Justin Trudeau formally enters the Liberal leadership race — his mission, Lawrence Martin writes in the Globe, will be to shake up the system: At 40, Justin…
Losing Candidate Or Losing Party?
As Republicans bemoan the growing lead Barack Obama has over Mitt Romney in the polls, they are turning on Romney, calling him a bad candidate. That’s passing strange. Romney has…
Khadr Comes Home
The Conservatives aren’t happy about it, but Omar Khadr has come home. They have done everything in their power to avoid this outcome. John Ibbitson writes this morning: Not only…
Justin’s Time
Justin Trudeau has concluded that it’s now or never. He’s probably right. But we still need to know whether or not he’s the right choice. Andrew Coyne writes: We have…
The Waldorf Doctrine
Last night, in accepting the “Statesman of the Year Award” at the Waldorf Hotel, Stephen Harper proclaimed the core value behind Canada’s foreign policy. He clearly views the world in…
Following In Nixon’s Footsteps
On the day Stephen Harper will receive the Statesman of the Year award from the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, Yves Engler writes a Swiftian op-ed, suggesting that Harper should really…
An Interesting Number
Polls at this point aren’t much of a harbinger of anything. But a new poll by Abacus Data puts Stephen Harper’s negative numbers at 50%. One out of every two…
Coyne On Politics
Andrew Coyne is no Pollyanna. He does not expect much from politicians; and, he says, we should not be surprised by the state of our politics. For politics is rarely…
Creating His Own Reality
Some of the best and most insightful reporting on the Harper government has been done by Stephen Maher. Yesterday he wrote: Stephen Harper took a bold step forward this week…
Republican Contempt For The Working Class
Micheal Kingsley famously defined a “gaffe” as when a politician unwittingly tells the truth. And the truth behind Mitt Romney’s “47%” gaffe, Paul Krugman writes, is that Romney and his…