No Bosom Buddies
You might think that, if Pierre Poilievre becomes prime minister, Doug Ford would be ecstatic. Martin Regg Cohn writes that such is not the case: By rights, these two right-wingers…
Owen Gray
The Bond Is Breaking
David Ignatius writes that the relationship between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu is pretty tense: As the war in Gaza grinds on, President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
The War In Gaza
Protests against the war in Gaza are growing. Michael Harris writes: Political leaders who can no longer hear the people are usually on their way to defeat. That is one…
Caveat Emptor
Groucho Marx used to quip, “Who you gonna believe — me or your own eyes?” These days, believing what you see with your own eyes can be problematic. Consider this…
Easy Marks
Millennials, we’re told, are shifting their votes to Pierre Poilievre. Max Fawcett writes that Poilievre is playing them for fools: Credit where it’s due: Pierre Poilievre has talked a good…
Brian Mulroney
I never voted for Brian Mulroney. The Neo-Conservative Era — which he ushered in with Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan — to me always seemed wrong-headed. I agreed with John…
The Question
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Donald Trump’s claim for complete immunity. What’s important, Jennifer Rubin writes, is how the court has framed the question: The court determined…
Time For A Walk In The Snow?
Michael Harris has supported Justin Trudeau pretty consistently. Now, he writes, it’s time for Trudeau to go: Nothing is clearer in Canadian politics than that the next federal election is…
A Fraud
Pierre Poilievre is a piece of work. Linda McQuaig writes: So let me get this straight. Pierre Poilievre is going to make life more affordable for Canadians. Yet he’s going…
More Damage
The damage from the ArriveCan debacle is spreading. Once again, the Trudeau government is paying the price. Michael Harris writes: Apart from the Canadian public, the obvious loser in the…
Misinformed
Danielle Smith believes that the future is in oil. Maax Fawcett writes that she is misinformed: Alberta’s UCP government may like to pretend it sees the world differently than Saudi…
They’re Shafting Ukraine
American Republicans and Canadian Conservatives are shafting Ukraine. Michael Harris writes: The politicians whom the Ukrainian president trusted to have his back in his country’s existential struggle against Russian invaders…
Proportional Representation Now
This week, the House voted down a resolution to establish a citizens’ council to study proportional representation. Max Fawcett writes: On Wednesday, the House of Commons voted against a motion…
The Irony Behind Conservatism
Modern Conservatives don’t conserve anything. Max Fawcett writes: Of all Pierre Poilievre’s familiar slogans, there’s one that stands above the rest: Canada is broken. There’s no shortage of irony there,…
Trump And The World
Where Donald Trump goes, chaos follows. With that in mind, Max Boot speculates what foreign policy would be like in a second Trump term: Every president but one since Franklin…
Lies And Damned Lies
Tucker Carlson came to Alberta because, he says, he wants to liberate us. Timothy Caulfield writes: RIGHT BEFORE he was fired from Fox News last spring, the prime-time host Tucker…
The Perfect Storm
We now have a perfect political storm. Susan Delacourt writes: Two sharply divergent views of those convoy protests, two opposite rulings from judges. Not surprisingly, each side will now be…
Trudeau And Trump
Justin Trudeau has made his feelings about a second Trump presidency pretty clear. Susan Delcourt writes: On the one hand, it isn’t surprising that Trudeau would be open about his…