Justin Trudeau went along but hasn’t gotten along
Andrew MacDougall: While the PM has said what people want to hear on the world stage, it hasn’t led to action. Canada’s impotence is complete.
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Stephen Harper
The retirement age in Canada is too low—and that’s a growing problem
Peter Shawn Taylor: The Liberals reversed a plan to push the eligibility age for retirement benefits to 67. It goes against global trends and economic reality.
Why does Stephen Harper have Trump’s back?
Stephen Maher: The former prime minister’s willingness to speak up for the U.S. president is misguided—and a little bit too angry
Why is Saudi Arabia still getting Canadian-made weapons?
Stephen Maher: Politicians have failed to act, even in the face of the sickening slaughter in Yemen. The killing of Khashoggi might change that.
Canadian taxpayers’ secretive $2.6-billion gift to Chrysler
Jason Kirby: Canada vowed that bailout loans to failing automakers in 2009 would have strings attached. Surprise, surprise: they did not.
On carbon taxes, Liberals should take Stephen Harper’s advice
Andrew MacDougall: Trudeau’s plan will hurt many a pocketbook, and there is a real danger in scoffing at legitimate concerns and criticism
Stephen Harper says the world needs more Stephen Harper
Paul Wells: In his new book, the former PM offers a prescription to the conservative movement in the age of Trump—a little of this, a little of that
Stephen Harper has some ideas about conservative populism
But his description of a clash between the interest of cosmopolitans and plain folks misses the real fault lines in today’s politics
Adventures in better government with Doug Ford
Paul Wells: Thanks to a politician who’s in no mood for fine print, the notwithstanding clause is now in the toolkit of any impatient government
Who belongs in the party of Maxime Bernier?
Stephen Maher: Bernier is unlikely to lead a party that seeks to govern, but many conservatives will find his ideas and his sales pitch refreshing