OttawaThe first major foreign policy challenge of the Baird eraThe Harper government apparently won’t second Barack Obama’s parameters for Middle East negotiations. The Atlantic’s Jeffrey...
OttawaThe chamber of second chancesJeff Jedras counts 11 defeated Conservative candidates in the Senate.
OttawaAnd now a word from Brad WallNoted democracy advocate Brad Wall laments for Stephen Harper’s latest Senate appointments. Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is...
OttawaSenate appointments: "There oughtta be a law"John Geddes on why the ’patronage chamber’ is an affront to democracy
OttawaConsolation prizesStephen Harper, a champion of an elected senate, has quietly appointed three Conservatives—Josee Verner, Larry Smith and Fabian...
OttawaThis year’s modelsWelcome to live coverage of this morning’s cabinet shuffle, wherein we find out which backbenchers we have to pretend to take more...
OttawaThe popular mandateI ran these sorts of numbers a few years ago, so, for the sake of argument, here are this year’s election results as a measure not...
OttawaCut it in half and no one would noticeAs we wait for Stephen Harper to appoint a new cabinet , it is worth recalling a point I’ve made before : we have, and will...