The Evolution of Andrea Horwath’s Vision for the NDP

At last, the best season of the year is here! The sun is shining, birds are singing, the chipmunks are mating, and, all around Ontario, political party volunteers are furiously canvassing empty houses whose hab...

Canada is More Than Quebec, Mr. Trudeau

During the first season of the classic TV show, Gilligan’s Isle—a series about seven people trapped on a desert island—the theme song introduced the cast as: “Gilligan, the Skipper too, a Millionaire and his wi...

God Save the Queen: A Day to Celebrate?

God Save our gracious Queen, long live our Noble Queen, God Save the Queen. Send her victorious, happy and glorious, Long to reign over us! God Save the Queen   See, I know it. At least the verse ...

Justin Trudeau on Abortion: I <3 Party Discipline

  "Party discipline has become absurdly over-used." So said Justin Trudeau in the plank of his platform entitled Democratic Reform: Trusting Canadians. "I have made it clear that future candidate...

I, Big Shot

You don’t have to tell Stephen Harper that these are troubling times.  He knows.  Bad stuff is happening all over the place, particularly in Ottawa.  In the latest polls, his party and personal brand trail the ...

Low Expectations: A Novel By Thomas Mulcair

  Last week, Thomas Mulcair launched a scathing attack on Justin Trudeau and accused him of being unable to relate to the country's middle-class citizens due to his affluent upbringing under the auspi...