Waiting to exhale
While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like...
Tim Powers
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Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip
Are there any direct lessons from president-elect Donald Trump’s recent win in the United States for Canadian political parties? Perhaps...
Apocalyptic or appealing? Conservative policies not slotting into Liberal trap
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has survived the Cotton Revolution launched by some members of his caucus—for now. Unsurprisingly—and as predicted...
Is the Liberal ‘Light Brigade’ following their leader into disaster?
With the Thanksgiving weekend approaching, there really are only a very few weeks—if not days—if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does...
It’s the prime minister’s ship, and everyone is just along for the ride
As summer winds down and we head into the Labour Day long weekend, there aren’t many signs that Prime Minister...
Remembering Chuck Strahl and his lessons of leadership
Chuck Strahl was a good man. An authentic character in a world of pretenders. Someone never intoxicated by Ottawa’s punch...
Hold the hypocrisy: Canadian leaders not practicing what they preach on political rhetoric
The aftermath of the assassination attempt on former United States president Donald Trump—officially the Republican nominee for his old job—is...
Snap out of it: hair-trigger elections won’t save you
Strategy can’t outplay the public’s deeply entrenched, times-up temperament. The snap elections in Britain and France are now done. The...
I know what political parties should do this summer
Parliament has recessed and summer finally is upon us. However, with a little more than a year away from an...
The minister who cried capital gains
The air of desperation around the Liberal government is growing more intense. For once, though, this isn’t another column about...
Never-changing playlist of political hits growing stale
The Victoria Day long weekend has come and gone. An election is still well more than a year away. To...
Poilievre’s clarion call to corporate Canada
Something astounding happened last week. No, it wasn’t all the nonsensical shenanigans in the House of Commons. That was performance...
The road to climate hell is paved with muddled messaging
Last week wasn’t a great one on the climate change front. If, like me, you know climate change is real...
Listen to those who’ve fought in the mental-health trenches on MAID
In recent weeks, both the Trudeau government and the federal Conservatives have stated that when it comes to mental health...
Apples to oranges
Are you tired of all the nasty in politics? Nasty for the sake of nasty, as if somehow that is...
Readying the spring-sitting scorecard
Parliament returns next week after the holiday break. While the prime minister was apparently crashing on the most expensive friend’s...
New year, old problems for Trudeau
Another new year begins with a controversy about a prime ministerial vacation. What is new is old again as we...
Carbon-pricing course change drives Liberals into another self-made mess
Last week, I was fortunate enough to be in France to attend the Rugby World Cup final. While in old...