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The Harper government is apparently eager to cap increases to health transfers after 2016 and is apparently willing to argue that...

The Conservative backbencher abandons the government’s free speech defence.

Speaking with reporters after QP yesterday, Irwin Cotler was asked if he would advise somebody to get into politics. At Huffington...

Climate change can wait

While allowing that "all reasonable people would agree that attempting to sow confusion in the minds of voters as to whether or...

Stephen Gordon invokes the law of revealed preference to explain Canada’s withdrawal from Kyoto.

The Liberals have released figures documenting what they believe to be Mr. Harper’s abuse of power . By their reckoning, 21...

Chris Selley sees Jason Kenney’s argument as a matter of values, not practicalities .

Japan, India and Tuvalu add their concerns . Critics in Australia are using the Harper government’s decision to scorn the...

France is unimpressed . China too . The Guardian , New York Times and CNN take note. John Ibbitson says we should all be...