General1 + 1 < 2Any thoughts the coalition partners have of continuing the charade and running a slate of candidates in January’s february...
GeneralSoaking the PublicIt took an American to finally make the obvious comparison: If private political financing is good enough for a liberal like...
GeneralA quick oneFirst time I heard this song it was in the auditorium of Lisgar collegiate, performed by a great band called The Hint. They also...
GeneralLongest Undefended Border in the WorldAbout a month ago, Ian MacLeod r eported on a talk given by Chris Sands at an intelligence and security conference in Ottawa:...
GeneralThe Upside of The MadnessWhile everyone was staring at their televisions yesterday waiting for the PM to emerge from Rideau Hall to tell us all whassup, I...
GeneralThe Harper DoctrineI’m trying to piece together Harper’s theory of democratic legitimacy in a minority situation in Canada, given the existence...
GeneralTwo Concepts of LegitimacyI think it might be useful at this point to introduce into our conversation a distinction employed by Campbell Sharman in his...
GeneralShouts and Murmurs"The highest principle of Canadian democracy is that if one wants to be prime minister, one gets one’s mandate from the Canadian...
GeneralTen more on The MadnessThis is from Peter Loewen. He sent this last week while I was away, so it is a touch dated. I present this for interest and...
GeneralClub of Rome, revisitedMetal prices fall further than during Great Depression The price of key industrial metals has fallen further over the last four...