’In the medium term’The prepared text of Jim Flaherty’s speech in Fredericton is here . The economic update is here . With the latest "adjustment for...
Does Peter Penashue have anything to say for himself?Last week, the Intergovernmental Affairs Minister seemed to say that he’d have something to say today, but it now doesn’t seem...
Six degrees of Barack ObamaA few years ago, the NDP consulted with some of Barack Obama’s campaign organizers. And Michael Ignatieff could claim friends and...
Tease the day: We just can’t ignore a sexy, gross scandal, can we?Just waiting for what happens next in the continuing saga of David Petraeus
Why isn’t the fall economic update delivered to the House?Jim Flaherty will apparently deliver his fall economic update to a luncheon crowd in Fredericton tomorrow. Last year, he delivered...
’A carbon tax should be atop the list’The Washington Post advises American lawmakers to consider a carbon tax. In December 2008, Stephen Harper acknowledged that he...
The farce and Western alienationWhile reviewing Mary Janigan’s Let the Eastern Bastards Freeze in the Dark, Richard Warnica suggests the Conservatives’ carbon tax...
Fundamental change on immigrationThe Prime Minister talks to the Globe about his government’s immigration reform. The Harper government’s usual modus operandi is...