Craig Scott did not enjoy the Throne Speech
’Tradition is one thing, insulting farce another’
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The many bonfires of Paul Desmarais
Peter C. Newman explores the lingering legacy of a Canadian billionaire
The information commissioner’s speech from the throne
’The health of Canadian democracy is at stake’
Conservatives are masters of distraction
Fred DeLorey’s fundraising letters are Exhibit A
John Boehner: Voice of the Beltway
Can Speaker John Boehner’s back-room pragmatism see him through the Republican party’s sea change?
The government’s pro-consumer policies: What makes sense and what doesn’t
Mike Moffatt shares his scorecard
Stephen Harper asks the GG to read him a bedtime story
And the government will live happily ever after
Dissecting what the Throne Speech said about energy
What does polluter pay mean?
Throne speech: Seize Canada’s moment, and suffocate it
A breathtaking spout of free-associating bloviation