OttawaThree and a half hours to goWhile Pat Martin seems to think there’s going to be an election, the Canadian Press reports the government side has reached out to...
OttawaThe Layton intrigueHow many of the NDP leader’s demands does the federal budget have to meet to ensure its passage?
OttawaThings we can learn from Jack Layton’s fatherTwo new adverts from the NDP. Second spot is here .
CanadaDoes Layton have the nerve?Getting the NDP onside is Harper’s best bet to save the government, but Layton sounds far from conciliatory
BooksThe people’s preacherHow Tommy Douglas honed his political skills behind the pulpit of a small-town church
GeneralCoyne v. Wells on whether the Liberals really want an electionA video podcast with Andrew Coyne and Paul Wells
GeneralTime for a new political partyThe only thing that can pull federal politics from its death spiral is a new option—a coalition of the serious
UncategorizedThey can’t all stand for the little guyRemember when "permanent campaign" was just a figure of speech? Ah, lost innocence of youth.
Ottawa’The Special Committee for Democratic Improvement’The NDP has tabled a motion, to be debated tomorrow, that calls for a referendum on abolishing the Senate and a study of...
OttawaWe remain torn over hypothetical optionsWhen Nanos polled a thousand Canadians in January 2009 about what should happen if that year’s federal budget was defeated, 49%...