No evidence Vladimir Putin was behind U.K. assassination
Photo by the Kremlin The careful use of the words “likely” and “plausible” by world leaders reflects the fact that, to date, there is no hard evidence on who was…
Thomas Walkom
Mel Hurtig and the renaissance of economic nationalism
Image from Public Domain Mel Hurtig, the economic nationalist, is dead. The cause he championed is not. Hurtig died last week at 84. His passing was generally viewed, if at…
Stephen Harper has gone, but Harperism has not
Photo from Public Domain In conceding defeat Monday, Stephen Harper boasted that he had left his Conservative party in good shape. “When the next time comes, this party will offer…
Devastating election result requires Tom Mulcair’s NDP to again rethink its purpose
Photo by United Steelworkers For the New Democrats, Monday’s election was devastating. The party went from the 103 seats it had won in 2011 to 44. It share of the…
This election campaign wasn’t about the economy
Photo by Charlene Vickers When this election campaign began two months ago, the main party leaders pledged to focus on the economy. “Now is not the time for the kind…
Stephen Harper’s meanness may backfire
In politics, meanness can go only so far. Ontario’s Mike Harris Conservatives discovered that — albeit only after Harris had stepped down as premier. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s federal Conservatives…
Canada’s new citizenship bill a Trojan horse
The federal government’s new citizenship bill is a Trojan horse. It is presented as an attempt to reduce fraud and rationalize the process of becoming a Canadian citizen, both of…