Chris Alexander

5 ways Trump has already poisoned Canadian politics

Suddenly Canadian politicians are making claims of vote rigging, calling others ‘losers’ and complaining about ‘fake news’. Sound familiar?

What made sparks fly at the Conservative leaders’ debate

At the Conservative debate, friction came over carbon taxes, values screening, farmers and trade, and the value of being an MP

The Tories approach a point of no return

This week’s debate over ‘Islamophobia’ highlights the need for the Tories to root out the fringe forces rapidly dumbing down their party

The Conservative Party leadership debate that didn’t matter

Who ‘won’ the second French debate of the Tories’ leadership race? It’s immaterial. The real campaign is about to begin.

Conservative leadership candidates who shouldn’t be named

Scott Gilmore on the contenders, the clones and the clowns in the Conservative leadership race

Chris Alexander on diplomacy, Trump, and leadership hopes

Our interview with the former MP and Conservative leadership hopeful who helped launch that doomed ‘barbaric cultural practices’ tip line

Q&A: On ‘selfless’ Gurkha guards, after 14 were killed in Kabul

Former ambassador Chris Alexander on the devotion of Nepali Gurkha guards, after 14 are killed in Afghanistan

Tories didn’t cherry-pick religious minority refugees: ex-minister

To determine which refugees were most needy, Chris Alexander says his government had to ‘set some priorities’

Election night’s biggest winners and losers

By its very nature, election day sees candidates fall into two camps: winners and losers. Here were the ten most significant or surprising ones.

Chris Alexander’s very bad day: A golden boy falls, but for how long?

Right now he represents Conservative failures. One day he may run the party.

The Conservatives, the party for the manly man? Hardly.

Scott Gilmore grew up learning that real men voted Tory

Red tape, paperwork and the Syrian refugee crisis

Michael Petrou takes a closer look at the Canada’s role in the story of Alan Kurdi and his family