My latest: my take on the French debate
The French-language debate: Brian Lilley and I watched so you didn’t have to. Some of my Kinsellian debate rules: people don’t watch debates to have their minds changed – they…
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My latest: godless
What would Jesus do? Well, if He ran Elections Canada, He probably wouldn’t do what Elections Canada is doing this year. Which is conduct advance polls on some of the…
My latest: Warren’s war room rules
The first rule of fight club: don’t talk about fight club. The second rule of fight club: don’t talk about fight club. The third rule: if you break the first…
Jew hatred gets worse – and gets organized
WASHINGTON – Marc Ginsburg shakes his head. “These kids wouldn’t know the difference between Gaza and a bagel,” the former Ambassador says. Ginsburg, a Clinton administration appointee, is asked if…
Sunday campaign down day: advice about media and politicos
It’s another campaign down day! The parties get a break, and so do I (well, except for the Kinsellacast, coming soon). So, here instead, is more wisdom from my book…
My latest: rallies, polls, debates and more
Pierre Poilievre is winning with his rallies. Mark Carney is winning with the pollsters. What’s really happening? Well, Greg Lyle is an old friend. He has a poll out with…
My latest: a big day on the campaign trail
Before the tariffs hit, before Donald Trump kicked off his three-ring circus in the White House lawn, my genial colleague Brian Lilley suggested I come with him to see the…
My latest: why did the Liberals abandon Israel?
“Demographics.” Back in the Fall, former NDP leader Thomas Mulcair told a story about a revealing exchange with Melanie Joly, then as now the inexplicable choice for Global Affairs Minister…
My latest: now what? What next?
Mark Carney looks grave. “The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over,” the Prime…
My latest: you’re a traitor!
Traitor. The Cambridge dictionary folks define it thusly: “A person who is not loyal or stops being loyal to their own country.” Anyone who commits high treason is considered a…
My latest: Election 2025 SWOT!
Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. SWOT, it’s called, in corporate strategy sessions. What are our internal strengths and weaknesses? What are the external opportunities and threats? In the federal general election…
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This is unexpected. Wish my folks were still here to see it.
My latest: will the real Mark/Pierre please stand up?
What are they really like? When you are a political staffer – like this writer was, back in the Palaeolithic Era – you get that question a lot. People find…
Ten reasons Poilievre could still win
Justin Trudeau – finally, blessedly – is gone. Mark Carney, the charisma-free zone who takes showers in three-piece suits, is the Selected Prime Minister. The polls suggest he could soon…
My latest: ten reasons Carney could win
All the polls show the same thing. The race has tightened up. The big Conservative lead has vanished. The Liberals are competitive again. Could Mark Carney win? Of course he…