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 four sketchesOur weekly look back at all we saw and heard. Monday. A matter of principle Tuesday. Derek from Toronto and other expressions of...
The Vaughan referendumThree by-elections are now reportedly expected to see votes next month, perhaps most notably the riding of Vaughan—a Liberal...
The Ottawa Political Industrial ComplexIn August, the Sun reported the findings of a "secret government survey." A day later, a CBC report , citing the government agency...
What’s the difference?Here again is what Jack Layton said four years ago. Here now is what Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who favours the complete...
Our two dadsWith a short introduction from yours truly, our excerpt of John Ralston Saul’s new book, Lafontaine & Baldwin , is now available...
Immigration and human rightsThere would seem to be the potential makings of a complicated debate within the government’s latest proposals for immigration...
The open eraThe Liberals have now set out their open government agenda , which would, in addition to restoring the long-form census, include...