Tom Parkin

Tom Parkin: Far from a ‘road map for government’, past throne speeches from the PM have been packed with promises for things that never happened

Tom Parkin: The party has never been more relevant as it pushes the government in its pandemic responses. What have the Conservatives done lately?

Tom Parkin: Canada has quietly tolerated trade attacks, tariffs and border trouble. But rising Middle East tensions present a more immediate threat.

Tom Parkin: The NDP leader said he’d never prop up a Conservative government. It was the right thing to do—and a play that will strengthen his hand.

Tom Parkin: With two unpopular party leaders, expect the coming election campaign to be heavy on the overwrought rhetoric and negativity

Tom Parkin: Admit mistakes. Call an inquiry. Ask for forgiveness. This is the only way forward and anyone who is truly loyal to the PM will tell him this.

Tom Parkin: The response to the SNC-Lavalin scandal presents some risks for the Tories and a possible opening for Jagmeet Singh’s NDP

Tom Parkin: Andrew Scheer is pinned down with a Max Bernier problem. And Jagmeet Singh is finally freed to take on the struggling Liberals.

Tom Parkin: If Jody Wilson-Raybould was standing in the way of a company that was considered by Ottawa to be too big to fail, she had to go

Tom Parkin: The warning signs about Huawei and the Liberals’ starry-eyed approach to China were clear. This extradition mess could have been avoided.

Tom Parkin: The PM has warned the next election will be nasty. So why has he said nothing—not even a tweet—about a Liberal candidate’s race-based attack?

Tom Parkin: It goes beyond the discourteous delays in calling a byelection, and seems to point to even more petty efforts to undermine the NDP leader