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Jul 26, 2017  Jagmeet Singh is the self-styled candidate of connections and emotionKarl Nerenberg Jagmeet Singh entered the NDP leadership race months after the four other candidates, yet there is polling and anecdotal evidence that he already has higher, and more positive, name recognition. |
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Jul 19, 2017  Niki Ashton is a veteran MP -- and also the youth candidateKarl Nerenberg NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton describes herself as an intersectional feminist -- and as the candidate of youth and of the left. |
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Jul 12, 2017  Guy Caron brings economic expertise and Quebec knowledge to the raceKarl Nerenberg NDP MP Guy Caron has two distinct advantages in the party's leadership race: he is the only Quebecer in the race and the only one who can lay claim to being a professional economist. |
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Jul 5, 2017  Charlie Angus's journey from punk rock to activism to politicsKarl Nerenberg Charlie Angus is perhaps best known as a passionate and articulate advocate in Parliament for Indigenous people. He wants to create a discourse that will cross the many lines of division in Canada. |
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Jun 23, 2017  The year that was for the Trudeau government, as it approaches middle ageKarl Nerenberg Is the Trudeau government merely Harper-lite or is it a beacon of democratic, humanistic internationalism? Based on its record this past year, and at the mid point in its mandate, it is neither. |
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Jun 19, 2017  When it comes to respect for Parliament, Trudeau is uncomfortably like HarperKarl Nerenberg A year ago, the Trudeau Liberals were still new to power, and yet they seemed to be slipping into the arrogant habits for which they had fervently criticized their Conservative predecessors. |
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Jun 9, 2017  Corbyn nearly topples May in U.K. election with 'revenge of the young' voteKarl Nerenberg If nothing else, Thursday's U.K. election proves that it is not electoral poison for a party and a leader to take a clear, left-of-centre stance, one that includes expansion of social benefits. |
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May 28, 2017  Andrew Scheer is Stephen Harper with dimplesKarl Nerenberg The Conservatives chose Andrew Scheer as a compromise, supposedly inoffensive candidate, as they did Joe Clark in 1976. But Scheer would mean a return to Harper policies Canadians rejected in 2015. |
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May 26, 2017  Conservatives choose a new leader; NDP hears from all six leadership candidatesKarl Nerenberg It will be a big weekend in Canadian federal politics. The Conservatives will get a new leader, while the NDP leadership candidates will debate each other in Sudbury. |
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Apr 14, 2017  Trudeau to make pot legal while cracking down on impaired drivers and pushersKarl Nerenberg The Liberal government finally introduced its pot legalization legislation, which contains many law-and-order measures to placate the many who are concerned about the impact of legal dope. |
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Mar 30, 2017  Conservative lead in national poll shows need to change voting systemKarl Nerenberg Conservative leadership candidates advocate extreme right policies -- should Trudeau reconsider electoral reform? |
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Mar 21, 2017  Yukon Supreme Court case will set a key precedent for all First NationsKarl Nerenberg Yukon First Nations took the territorial government to court over its betrayal of a commitment to protect the Peel watershed. The case will establish a precedent for many other Indigenous groups. |
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Mar 16, 2017  Academics urge an extractive industry ombudsperson. Will Trudeau listen?Karl Nerenberg During the last election campaign, the Trudeau Liberals promised an ombudsperson to keep tabs on Canadian extractive industry companies operating abroad. They have not yet acted on that promise. |
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Mar 13, 2017  Leadership debate showcases NDP unity and a feisty spiritKarl Nerenberg While the 14 Conservative leadership candidates squabble and attack each other, the four NDP aspirants agree on most issues. |
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Mar 10, 2017  NDP leadership candidates must present concrete and bold ideas at Sunday's debut debateKarl Nerenberg The first NDP leadership debate takes place on Sunday. There are four strong, experienced candidates. Their task will be to demarcate the party on the political map. |
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Mar 1, 2017  NDP leadership candidate Peter Julian 'just a regular guy' with lots of ambitious policiesKarl Nerenberg The first-to-declare NDP leadership candidate tells rabble that the party lost touch with the grass roots last time. If he is chosen leader, Julian pledges that will not happen again. |
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Feb 23, 2017  Trudeau fears Trump's ire if he were to label the U.S. unsafeKarl Nerenberg Canada and the U.S. have an agreement which states both countries are safe for refugees. If that was once true, it is not today. But Canada fears retaliation if it were to call a spade a spade. |
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Feb 10, 2017  Trudeau's do-nothing approach to electoral reform risks Canada's futureKarl Nerenberg The PM's warning that an extremist party could gain some seats in parliament under a proportional system ignores the fact that the extreme right can win a majority under the current system. |
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Feb 2, 2017  Trudeau provides weak justification for breaking electoral reform promiseKarl Nerenberg Trudeau calculates that he can get away with breaking his electoral reform promise. Maybe so. Many who encouraged strategic voting for him are now bitterly disappointed. They should have known better. |
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Jan 31, 2017  Trudeau should rescind safe country status for U.S., and all othersKarl Nerenberg Amnesty has suggested rescinding the status of safe third country for the U.S. The government should go further and scrap Harper's safe designated country of origin provision. |
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Jan 30, 2017  Quebec massacre shows that Canada must stand up to TrumpKarl Nerenberg It appears the attack in Quebec City was motivated by hatred of Muslims. That should be a wake-up call to all Canadians. |
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Jan 25, 2017  Does a Canadian federal party leader need to speak French?Karl Nerenberg There are serious candidates or potential candidates for the leadership of both the Conservatives and the NDP who do not speak French. Does that make sense in 2017? |
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Jan 24, 2017  Canadian marchers push back against Trump; politicians get on his trainKarl Nerenberg Trump's rhetoric about helping the forgotten people turns out to mean cutting taxes and regulations for the 1%. Canadian Conservatives embrace him while Liberals try to get along. |
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Jan 19, 2017  Françoise David, co-founder of Québec Solidaire, helped turn political debate away from sovereigntyKarl Nerenberg Françoise David, who founded the progressive Quebec party Québec Solidaire, has retired from politics, saying she is too tired to carry on. |
