Category Archives: Columns

It looks as though the federal Tories and Ontario Grits are finally going to bite the bullet on government spending. The problem is, the bullet might bite back.
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The elaborate American system of primaries, caucuses and straw polls certainly gives voters, and the politically committed, a thorough look at the ideas and characters of candidates … if any.
They may not like what they see. But you don’t have … Continue reading →

To many observers, especially mainstream journalists, the news that a right-wing weirdo is polling well among Republicans is a non-story. They consider any Republican a right-wing weirdo unfit for office except “moderates,” a code word for closet liberal Democrats.
But Texas … Continue reading →

Another year is upon us, snarling and scratching, and we’re no better prepared than a year ago. Stand by to tweet or something equally shallow.
For a taste of things to come, consider the announcement that interim Liberal leader Bob Rae … Continue reading →

Canada’s provincial health ministers clearly aren’t mistaking Jim Flaherty for one of Santa’s elves after hearing the stocking full of gold they get every year won’t bulge quite so splendidly after 2016. Neither am I.
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