Coyne v Wells: Mario, McGuinty and menswearIn which Wells looks like he just stepped out of GQ, and I look like I just got out of jail. We discuss Mario Dumont’s possible...
Coyne vs. Wells: Special largely-provincial edition!Wherein Andrew and I discuss politics in the two largeliest provinces, Ontario and the Québécois nation. It’s here . Go have...
Ruby Dhalla and the ethics commissioner: looks like a dead endRuby Dhalla and her lawyer suggest new layers of complexity and even conspiracy in the story of allegations about caregivers her...
There are but two things we can all agree onThe following statement from Liberal whip Rodger Cuzner was greeted with a standing ovation from both Liberals and Conservatives...
The Oliphant Curiosity Shoppe: PCO correspondence analyst "pick list" of boilerplate repliesOkay, so as ITQ may have mentioned in passing before, one of the many unexpected delights of taking a brief sabbatical from the...
Here’s the sort of news that really turns my crankBranford Marsalis has a new drummer , after playing with the mighty Jeff "Tain" Watts at every opportunity since 1982. He’s Justin...
Hans Eichner at the endI was happy to be back on the back page of Maclean’s, where my column used to find its perch, with a contribution to our trademark...
Lennon, McCartney, Harper.Elsewhere in the spring issue of Hello!, an entirely fascinating interview with the Prime Minister. No really. Speaking...
So not an entirely bad week thenAccording to Hello! magazine’s newly published analysis , there are two certifiably beautiful people in Ottawa. One is the...
The Lynch mobOh come on, somebody had to use that pun. L. Ian MacDonald says the wrong man has been let go ; John Ivison hears a fascinating...