Canada’s New Democratic Party (NDP) long ago abandoned the radical roots of its founding ancestor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation which, famously, pledged in 1933 that “No CCF Government will rest…
I have been confirmed as a voting delegate from Ottawa Centre for the upcoming Ontario Liberal Party annual meeting in Toronto, and I will be voting against a leadership review.…
I have been confirmed as a voting delegate from Ottawa Centre for the upcoming Ontario Liberal Party annual meeting in Toronto, and I will be voting against a leadership review.…
I miss Justin Trudeau. Seriously. I desperately wanted him to lead the Liberals to an all-time election catastrophe. After ten years of running this country into the ground, the least…
“You can hear him. The man is teary-eyed.” I speak, of course, of Rick Bell, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s favourite political commentator. I hope Mr. Bell will forgive me for…
To paraphrase that great orator, U.S. President Gerald Ford: our long national nightmare is (almost) over. Ford was speaking after the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974. But Watergate was…
At a time when the country that has been our best friend, ally, and international partner for longer than we have been a country has decided that we are now…
At a time when the country that has been our best friend, ally, and international partner for longer than we have been a country has decided that we are now…
“I know Canadians are famous for being nice. Thoughtful. Decent. Those are great qualities in human beings. But in a knife fight with Donald Trump, none of them matters”—Bradley Tusk,…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Rebecca Solnit writes about the many warnings and precedents which foretold California's current wildfires - and the importance of recognizing the cost of…
The announcement of Justin Trudeau’s resignation plan yesterday leaves Alberta’s United Conservative Party with the conundrum of what to do about the timing of the Edmonton-Strathcona by-election, in which Alberta…
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jeremy Appel reports on a new study showing that Alberta has both avoided developing the capacity to manage tailings pond spills, and misinformed…
You can argue on the timing, but what Justin Trudeau did today was both difficult and needed. It will take time to fully judge his legacy. There was much good.…
You can argue on the timing, but what Justin Trudeau did today was both difficult and needed. It will take time to fully judge his legacy. There was much good.…
“In the most dangerous of times, those who escape and survive generally know people whom they can trust. Having old friends is the politics of last resort. And making new…
Following up on yesterday's post, the NDP's decision to advance a non-confidence vote obviously reflects a different path than the one which seemed promising to me. And there's at least…
There's little doubt that Chrystia Freeland's resignation from the federal cabinet (with associated spillover effects) has managed to earn the notice of even those largely disconnected from politics. And while…
1. Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister to the Liberal caucus and the Liberal caucus appoints an interim leader. 2. Justin Trudeau resigns as Prime Minister…
1. Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as Prime Minister to the Liberal caucus and the Liberal caucus appoints an interim leader. 2. Justin Trudeau resigns as Prime Minister…
The Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa surely isn’t the only Canadian venue with more than a whiff of panic in the air these days. Consider the likely conversation in Premier…
