OttawaFundamental disconnectsMichael Ignatieff tries to draw a line between adversaries and enemies. I always have a hard time wrapping my head around the idea...
OttawaFrom the magazineSeveral weeks ago, I asked NDP MP Megan Leslie and Conservative Michelle Rempel if they might sit down for a joint interview. They...
OttawaOccupy ParliamentNoting the campaign against Irwin Cotler and the general state of the House, former Liberal MP Glen Pearson challenges this...
OttawaOf love and politics and lifeJonathan McLeod notes Jack Layton’s use of the word "love." Mr. Layton used the l-word in his first statement last month...
GeneralThe Liberals’ wake and some parting remarksThe final humiliation: a cash bar Last week the Liberals gathered the night before what would be their final caucus meeting with...
Ottawa’We are all judged by it’Glen Pearson eulogizes the 40th Parliament and wishes better for its successor.
OttawaThe meaning of honourGlen Pearson considers what it is to be honourable. Bruce Anderson considers recent events from a political perspective.
OttawaJim Travers, 1948-2011Toronto Star columnist Jim Travers passed away yesterday at the age of 62 and after nearly 40 years in journalism. Last...