coalition government

Coalitions haven’t always seemed like a bad idea to the PM

The 40th Parliament began with a moment of unprecedented democratic intrigue and may soon end similarly. The House returns this...

No matter the scandals that surround him, this prime minister is loud and proud

Apparently, coalitions haven’t always been a bad idea

Fewer respondents than four years ago are completely comfortable with the prospect of a Conservative majority government—34% in...

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...

Stephen Harper, December 2, 2008 . The Canadian people made a choice to elect the Conservative Party to govern, without the...

No sketch today on account of other responsibilities. In lieu, here’s today’s exchange of ironies between Jack Layton and John...

When Nanos polled a thousand Canadians in January 2009 about what should happen if that year’s federal budget was defeated, 49%...

On September 9, 2004—two and a half months after that year’s federal election —Stephen Harper appeared at a news conference...