Not Flying the Unfriendly Skies: The Media-Free Conservative Campaign Tour
With an election call expected this Sunday, the Conservatives have devised a way they hope will increase Pierre Poilievre’s chances...
Don Newman
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What’s Next? The Road to the Federal Election
He had most of the money and most of the endorsements and when the votes were tabulated, it turned out...
Ford Snags Third Majority, with Trump as Running Mate
While Donald Trump’s disruption act has sown undeniable geopolitical discord, economic upheaval and political chaos, it has had had different...
All Politics is Provincial: Doug Ford’s Washington Week
After visiting Washington in an unusual detour from a provincial election campaign, Ontario Premier Doug Ford returned to earth at...
Let’s Not Let the Crisis of Donald Trump go to Waste
“Never let a good crisis go to waste,” Winston Churchill quipped during the Second World War. Now, it is time...
Canada’s Quest for Clarity from America’s First Bully President
“We don’t negotiate with bullies.” That was the mantra repeated over the weekend by many Canadian politicians as they unveiled...
Poilievre’s Trumpian Aversion to the Value of Intelligence
Pierre Poilievre wants to remain in the dark. At least that’s what he’s doing by continuing to refuse the top-secret...
Ford Makes his Early Call, with an Assist from Trump
Doug Ford has found an excuse for an election. And he has Donald Trump to thank for it. On Friday...
All-Candidates Bulletin: Dealing with Trump II Requires a Whole New Skill Set
The race for the Liberal leadership and contest to be the next prime Minister of Canada is down to two...
Beyond ‘Axe the Tax’: Where’s the Poilievre Plan?
The conventional wisdom in Ottawa these days is that Justin Trudeau’s imminent departure as prime minister and leader of the...
Trudeau Clears the Fog
Justin Trudeau has now announced that he will step down as leader of the federal Liberal Party and Prime Minister...
Covering Jimmy Carter
I first met Jimmy Carter in December 1974, almost 50 years to the day of his death, at 100 years...
Bracing for a Foggy Political Holiday Season
Pierre Poilievre says he wants something he knows will not be granted. Jagmeet Singh says he will do something but...
Freeland’s Bombshell
On the day she was supposed to deliver the Fall Economic Statement the Liberals hoped would ignite their comeback leading...
Justin Trudeau Should be Making a List…of Retaliatory Tariffs
While Santa is busy making his naughty and nice list, Justin Trudeau should be compiling one of his own –...
Trudeau Shouldn’t Repeat his Father’s Mistake
The recent results in the Montreal byelection in La Salle-Emard-Verdun where the Liberals lost by fewer than 300 votes to...
Jagmeet Singh Just Traded Policy for Politics
For his sake, I hope federal New Democratic Leader Jagmeet Singh doesn’t receive a letter from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre...
A Budget for a Disenchanted Base
One day fourteen years ago, after speaking to what was then called Ryerson University in Toronto, I was walking down...
Mulroney’s Passing and the Progressive Conservative Dream
The death of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on February 29th marked the passing of an era. It also marked...
Don’t Bet on an Election in 2024
There could be an election in Canada in 2024; the possibility is there but it is not likely to happen...