OttawaMore on "house arrests": stats and storiesWhy does the tough-on-crime legislation stop judges from sentencing house arrests?
OttawaWhy not trust judges on "house arrest" sentences?Back in the fall of 2007, two very drunk men, who had previously been romantically involved, were arguing outside a Winnipeg...
CanadaBob Rae has 646 days to fix the Liberal partyThe interim leader must be rousing, but leave room for the real leader to wow them in 2013
OttawaBeyond the rubble: after the 9/11 anniversary, security and imaginationThat the attacks didn’t seem to change American life has troubled many commentators
OttawaFlaherty in for a fight over fiscal restraintPrime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has prided itself on being a player at the highest levels of international economic...
OttawaCrosby makes his point, if anybody’s listeningThe most interesting moment from Sidney Crosby’s news conference this afternoon—at least, to me—isn’t getting prominent...
OttawaLooking back on the summer’s big art shows: Caravaggio, Pollock and their citiesAt first blush, the two big art shows in Canada this summer—the National Gallery’s Caravaggio and his Followers in Rome...
CanadaThe real Jack LaytonAn activist and an intellectual, Layton was the rare politician whose passion came from deep within
BooksWho cares about libraries?Canadians apparently. Far from being under siege (except in Toronto), they’re thriving—and experimenting.
OttawaThat old deficit war re-revisited: the tale of the taxesHow much can a government afford to cut spending if economic growth is tepid? It’s a question Finance Minister Jim Flaherty must...