Another No
A week after the premiers invited Stephen Harper to their next meeting on the economy, he rejected the invitation — again. He does G8 and G20 summits. And he certainly…
Owen Gray
Harper and Quebec
Tim Harper warns in today’s Toronto Star that — if the betting is right, and Jean Charest calls an election today — Ottawa could be radically transformed. If the Parti…
To Jerusalem — Via New York and Toronto
The Globe and Mail reports that Mitt Romney’s foreign policy has Canadian roots. Dan Senor, who has accompanied Romney on his tour of Israel, was born in New York but…
Into The Fire
Stephen Harper — that shrewd political strategist — has maneuvered himself into the hands of the Parti Quebecois. He has vowed to stay out of the upcoming provincial election. But…
Those Lesser Mortals
While it may be true that Alison Redford and Christie Clark are having a strong and public disagreement, at least they can sit around the same table and talk. And…
The Irony! The Irony!
Joseph Conrad was not noted for his sense of humour. But, if he were writing Heart of Darkness at the beginning of the 21st century, instead of at the end…
Glorifying War
Yves Engler writes this morning that the Conservative government is preparing to go to war: By setting up overseas bases and increasing the military’s size, the Conservatives are preparing for…
Show Her The Money
Andrew Coyne, in this morning’s National Post, accuses B.C. premier Christy Clark of engaging in political extortion: Clark’s real weapon is political: the opposition of much of the B.C. public…
Harper and Mammon
Michael Harris weighs in this morning on China’s bid to buy Nexen Energy. Five years ago, he reminds his readers, China was — in Stephen Harper’s lexicon — the devil’s…
The Heat’s On
Thomas Homer Dixon writes this morning that the hot weather we have endured over the last decade has taught us something about crop yields: In the past few years, agricultural…
21 Trillion
That’s the number of dollars the super rich have hidden in off shore tax havens, according to a recent report written by James Henry for the Tax Justice Network: Mr…
Putting Us In a Box
Michael Behiels writes that if Canadians expected to see any federal-provincial conferences during the Harper regime, they should give up on the idea — for two reasons: First, Stephen Harper…
European Caricatures
The Conservatives have spent a lot of time and energy berating Europe. Stephen Harper, Jim Flaherty and Pierre Polievre have all suggested that the Europeans are inept bumblers. The latest…
Something’s In The Air
In his review of Stephen Harper’s first year of majority rule, John Ibbitson wrote that the prime minister had been “unbound.” And the passage of the government’s omnibus budget bill…
In The Wake Of MOUS
Michael Harris writes this morning that Stephen Harper suffers from MOUS — Master of the Universe Syndrome. Harris lists the symptoms of the disease: Here are the main symptoms of…
People, Not Policy
On last Sunday’s talk shows, Ed Gillespie claimed that Mitt Romney had retired “retroactively” from Bain Capital. In response, Dana Milbank wrote in the Washington Post: Retroactive retirement! It was…
Taking Sides
The Globe and Mail reports this morning that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s proposal to overhaul Canada’s banking dispute settlement system “looks suspiciously like a gift to the country’s big banks.”…
Omar Khadr And The Harperites
Nothing encapsulates what the Harper government is all about more than its refusal to allow Omar Khadr back into Canada. Certainly the government’s reaction puzzles the Americans.The Canadian Press reported…
Now That’s Interesting
Gordon Gibson floats a truly interesting idea in this morning’s Globe and Mail. He suggests that the antidote to our political polarization, which Stephen Harper has worked so hard to…
Worshiping At The Altar of Greed
Modern conservatives have worked very hard to make Greed sound reasonable. Thus, when Tim Hudak released his latest policy proposal last week, it was wrapped in the language of “reason.”…