Ottawa’A bunch of self-serving exaggeration’Canwest is presently running a five-part—only five?—series on the decline of our politics. The first part was entitled, " How...
OttawaDepth is no small matter in this caseThis week’s magazine piece—already the subject of several nasty letters to this writer—is now online . Note. Headline changed...
Ottawa’Assuage the bitterness’Interesting point from a New York Times story on whether Barack Obama’s arrival will change the debate in Washington. "It’s...
OttawaBarack Obama’s first present for the Prime MinisterOmar Khadr ? Update . Oddly enough, as Kady points out to me in an email, Mr. Harper’s first gift to the new president is the...
Ottawa’Incentivizes’The best thing about any new interview with Michael Ignatieff: discovering new words you didn’t previously know existed. Update...
OttawaLowered expectationsFrom the Globe’s interesting take on Jim Flaherty’s current situation: “Thanks for having the courage to do this,” the last...
OttawaGoodbye Shrugging DionFrom CP’s write-up on the new Nanos poll. Nevertheless, Nanos said the poll indicates Harper, "who’s had a bit of a free ride"...