Sep 16, 2019
In campaign's first week, party leaders hone their message and style
Karl Nerenberg
Scheer wants to present a reassuring and non-threatening face to voters; Singh stays on message; and May speaks her mind.
Karl Nerenberg
Karl Nerenberg joined rabble in 2011 to cover news for the rest of us from Parliament Hill. Karl has been a journalist and filmmaker for over 25 years, including eight years as the producer of the CBC Radio show "The House." In his work, he has dealt with a great variety of subjects: from civil war in Central America, to the crisis in South Africa's Apartheid system. During his time at CBC, and its French language counterpart, Radio-Canada, Karl directed and wrote numerous documentaries and long-form television reports for such programs as "Le Point" and "Actuel" and "The Journal." Karl also founded and, for five years, edited the magazine "Federations: What's new in federalism worldwide." Karl has been awarded a Gemini award, a Best International Reportage Series award (from "la Communauté des televisions francophones"), and a CBC Radio Award for Best New Series (for "C'est la vie"), among others. In 2010-2011, he wrote, produced and co-directed (with Malcolm Hamilton) "Never Come Back," a documentary on the Roma communities in Canada and in Europe. Karl can be reached at [email protected]
Sep 11, 2019
Trudeau kept some important promises but broke many big ones
Karl Nerenberg
Now that we're in a new election campaign, it might be instructive to look back and see which promises the Liberal government kept.
Sep 4, 2019
NDP can successfully fight back after New Brunswick defections
Karl Nerenberg
History teaches that parties can survive all kinds of internal strife and turbulence to do quite well when the voting actually starts.
Aug 14, 2019
Canadian health care will be front and centre in both Canadian and U.S. elections
Karl Nerenberg
Many Canadians perceive our system to be more socialized than it actually is, because they think of health care only as doctors' visits and hospitalization.
Jul 25, 2019
High rents put housing out of reach in most Canadian cities -- new report
Karl Nerenberg
The big takeaway is that a society cannot count on the private sector alone to provide rental housing. The government must play a major role.
Jul 22, 2019
Elizabeth May says the Greens could prop up a Conservative government
Karl Nerenberg
Before voters take her seriously, the Green leader must be frank and clear about what her newfound willingness to partner with the Scheer Conservatives would mean in practice.
Jun 24, 2019
New generation of Quebecers resists Legault's discriminatory law
Karl Nerenberg
Although the CAQ's Law 21 has been passed, the battle is not over.
Jun 21, 2019
NDP links environment with economic justice to head off Green challenge
Karl Nerenberg
The NDP has released its full set of election campaign commitments early, in the hope that those policy proposals will become a key part of the national conversation leading up to the October vote.
Jun 18, 2019
Canada has a long history of ignoring reports like that of the MMIWG inquiry
Karl Nerenberg
The hullabaloo over the inquiry's use of the word genocide has obscured its broader message, and that is more than a pity. It is a tragedy.
May 23, 2019
It's time to change the way we think about parliaments where no party has a majority
Karl Nerenberg
Canadians may not be ideologically conservative, but, when it comes to innovations in and novel ideas for the political process, we are highly risk averse.
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