The long reach of the long-form censusStatistics Canada documents show how, and by who, the long-form census was used.
Run by childrenIn a wider conversation with CBC radio last week about his impending departure, Liberal MP Keith Martin noted the incredible power...
The Backbench Top TenOur weekly, and wholly arbitrary, ranking of the ten most worthy, or at least entertaining, MPs, excluding the Prime...
This week has three sketchesOur weekly look back at all we saw and heard. Monday. Transparent contradictions Tuesday. Why bother? Wednesday. Just laugh it off
Pinky swearLawrence Cannon assures that Canada will withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014. Given the precedent in this regard, this almost...
Easier said than doneThe enduring riddle of opinion polling and the relationship between what people say they want and what people actually want is...
Rights and Democracy: The twilight struggle of transparency and accountabilityOn Nov. 4 I wrote to Stéphane Bourgon, the new communications director for Rights and Democracy, quoting his own words back to...
What if the United States ends up with a carbon tax?The American and Canadian administrations are apparently in agreement that the two countries need to harmonize their carbon...
’Defence policy if necessary, but not necessarily defence policy’Randall Wakelam wonders about what we’re doing and where we’re going.