OttawaNecessary partisanshipChristopher Beam picks apart the No Labels movement. His argument that it’s the incentives that have to change could be...
OttawaThe In-and-Out electionThe 2006 election campaign that brought Stephen Harper to power on a promise of new accountability continues to raise questions of...
OttawaHow to respond to Don CherryBrian Topp notes both Don Cherry’s latest ranting and Patrick Muttart’s recent observations and casts forward to a progressive...
OttawaGoverning as sportLast year . "For anyone who believes that our governments should be honest, open and accountable, this is a travesty. But it’s...
NewsIndependence DayAfter two decades under house arrest, peace activist Aung San Suu Kyi is free, and her quiet fight for democracy begins again
OttawaDemocracy’s not deadI don’t agree with everything Andrew Potter says here —I think there are legitimate complaints to be made about how our system...
WorldA dictator in the making?Fresh from victory against the Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka’s president is taking steps to stay in power indefinitely
Ottawa’I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man’s bosom’Peter Wehner notes the difference between civility and weakness.
OttawaOur democracy runneth over (II)Rob Silver calls for the outing of misleading sources. Alex Panetta points out what Canadian Press did five years ago when it felt...
OttawaOur democracy runneth overA Globe story —about democratic reform legislation, mind you—citing unnamed government officials is contradicted by an...