UncategorizedGlobe and Mail, or Cut and Paste?In January, the Globe and Mail appointed longtime editor and correspondent Sylvia Stead its first “public editor”. What say we...
OttawaSelling a dead parrotDan Gardner invokes Monty Python to explain the Conservatives’ carbon tax farce.
OttawaThat noise means it’s workingResponding to the lament of Peter Van Loan, Dan Gardner praises political gridlock.
OttawaThe cost of crimeBruces Foster and Ravelli argue the government is pursuing crime from the wrong angle. Dan Gardner notes one potential absurdity...
OttawaDebating justice reform: maybe it’ll have to happen in courtResponse to the government’s omnibus crime bill has been fascinating to watch. Thoughtful observers, like Dan Gardner over at the...
OttawaWhat does it all mean?Tim Flannery, an honorary pallbearer at Jack Layton’s funeral, arrives at a conclusion similar to that arrived at by Michael Valpy...
OttawaHonouring a parliamentarianDan Gardner suggests a fitting tribute to Jack Layton would be the completion of a guiding document for our democracy.
OttawaThey talk to you like you’re an idiotDan Gardner considers the way politicians talk. Dan’s column could be paired with a column Elizabeth Payne wrote recently in...
OttawaHow this worksChris Selley posts the context for the latest clipped quote to appear in an attack ad. A couple months ago I posted the article...