Canadian Conservatives

Columnists

Oct 29, 2019

Canada's Conservatives: Republicans or Tories?

In election 2019, the Conservatives ran a campaign mimicking U.S. Republicans: presenting themselves to voters as a low-tax, anti-government party, comfortable with a social conservative agenda.

Columnists

Aug 9, 2019

In Canadian politics, true right-wing populism is a nonstarter

Rick Salutin

Elsewhere in the world, right-wing populism is having a moment. But in Canada, you can't do outright denial or ridicule, à la Trump or Bolsonaro.

Blog

Jan 5, 2016

Why Canada's belligerent Conservatives are likely praying for peace in the Persian Gulf

David J. Climenhaga

Tension between predominantly Shia Muslim Iran and predominantly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia has the potential to wreck Canadian conservatives' only election game plan.

Podcast

Sep 18, 2015

Interview with Dr. Michael Stevenson on Refugee Health

Migrant Matters

Can we trust the offer of the Harper Government to support refugees? Please listen to this audio to learn how the Harper Government is supposedly aidinging the existing refugees.

Podcast

Sep 19, 2015

Interview with Dr. Michael Stevenson on Refugee Health

Migrant Matters

Can we trust the offer of the Harper Government to support refugees? Please listen to this audio to learn how the Harper Government is supposedly aidinging the existing refugees.

Blog

Jun 2, 2015

Goodbye and see you soon, Peter MacKay

Stephen Kimber

While it may be premature to pen Peter MacKay's political obituary, it's never too early to assess his accomplishments -- and otherwise -- to date.

Blog

Mar 11, 2015

Harper is not really a Canadian Conservative

Karl Nerenberg

Harper has strayed far from the Canadian Conservative tradition of Borden, Diefenbaker and Mulroney. His style is more that of Richard Nixon with a touch of the old Soviet Union!

Photos

Jan 27, 2015

In 2015, will we throw Harper out?

Ralph Surette

Harper's been distracting us with propaganda and manipulation. This federal election, will we finally smarten up and throw him out?

Columnists

Jan 26, 2015

Next election puts Canadians to the test: Will we throw Harper out?

Ralph Surette

Thanks to the Harper government's expertise in propaganda and manipulation, the rodent-like gnawing at democratic process and our legal structure has been under the radar. Are we going to catch on?

Blog

Nov 14, 2014

Why the economy sucks, in one chart

Toby Sanger

If everything is in place according to the Conservatives' economic ideology -- balanced budgets, low taxes, low interest rates, free trade, low wage growth -- why does the economy suck?

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