Published on: Tuesday, May 30th, 2017
Four years ago, British Columbia served up a political surprise that turned out to be a sign of things to come in national politics. Defying all the polling and predictions,...
Published on: Saturday, May 27th, 2017
Andrew Scheer’s job used to be about forcing bickering politicians to behave themselves in the Commons. Maybe that’s why a slim majority of Conservatives ultimately decided the former Commons Speaker...
Published on: Friday, May 26th, 2017
Many Conservatives will walk out of the Toronto Congress Centre on Saturday with dreams of 2019 victory dancing through their heads. That’s not an unreasonable hope. But the next leader of...
Published on: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017
It isn’t exactly an American-style brawl over “rigged campaigns” — not nearly as sexy as Russian dabbling in a U.S. presidential election — but Canada’s Conservatives increasingly seem to be...
Published on: Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
Rona Ambrose is leaving federal politics as a great example of just how far an intelligent, progressive, feminist woman can climb in the current Conservative Party of Canada. Funny —...
Published on: Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
The Clinton family may soon become a whole new literary genre. At the rate they're going, the clan may soon rate its own section in public libraries. Even as books...
Published on: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent out a lot of emails last week, each one sounding more needy than the last. Now we know why: The latest Elections Canada fundraising reports...
Published on: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
Future historians may have a hard time explaining why citizens in a populist mood are putting powerful families in high office these days. Anti-elite Americans opted to be governed by...
Published on: Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
Two versions of Rona Ambrose have been on display this week. On Parliament Hill, the Opposition leader has been throwing darts at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for everything from his...
Published on: Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
Justin Trudeau recently stopped answering questions in the Commons from Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. It’s a small but significant break from the unwritten protocol of the House which says party...
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