What was Stephen Harper up to in 2004?
Coalitions haven’t always seemed like a bad idea to the PM
coalition government
The week ahead
The 40th Parliament began with a moment of unprecedented democratic intrigue and may soon end similarly. The House returns this...
The Commons: Stephen Harper, ever undaunted
No matter the scandals that surround him, this prime minister is loud and proud
What was Stephen Harper thinking in 1997?
Apparently, coalitions haven’t always been a bad idea
’The next election will be a choice between a coalition government ... or a stable Conservative majority government’
Fewer respondents than four years ago are completely comfortable with the prospect of a Conservative majority government—34% in...
Idea alert
Brian Topp figures it’s time we figure out what the rules of our parliamentary democracy are. It’s an idea that Peter Russell, the...
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
Stephen Harper, December 2, 2008 . The Canadian people made a choice to elect the Conservative Party to govern, without the...
We can’t all just get along
No sketch today on account of other responsibilities. In lieu, here’s today’s exchange of ironies between Jack Layton and John...
We remain torn over hypothetical options
When Nanos polled a thousand Canadians in January 2009 about what should happen if that year’s federal budget was defeated, 49%...
What was Stephen Harper thinking in 2004?
On September 9, 2004—two and a half months after that year’s federal election —Stephen Harper appeared at a news conference...