Jan 28, 2020
Can Peter MacKay save the Conservative Party of Canada?
David J. Climenhaga
Liberal strategists likely fear a return of Jason Kenney to federal politics more than Peter MacKay winning the Conservative party leadership race.
Stephen Harper
Jan 17, 2020
Mysterious career changes announced in Alberta and British Columbia
David J. Climenhaga
File under unsolved political mysteries: career changes by Stephen Harper, Preston Manning and Andrew Weaver. Whatever can they mean?
Jan 9, 2020
With no embassy in Tehran, Canada has little influence over response to plane crash
David J. Climenhaga
In the wake of yesterday's air tragedy in Iran that took the lives of at least 63 Canadians, all Canadians want answers to what caused Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS 752 to crash.
Aug 9, 2019
Stephen Harper's still in the game -- and looking to score
It's easy to imagine that former prime minister Stephen Harper is still writing the conservative playbook. The clues are everywhere, as Harper makes stops on his tour of the rubber-chicken circuit.
Jul 7, 2019
Stephen Harper's proposed restrictions on bitumen exports caused no uproar. So why the fury at Justin Trudeau?
David J. Climenhaga
The principal thing that is different at this moment is simply this: there's a Liberal government in Ottawa.
Jun 14, 2019
Who's pulling the strings in the Conservative Party?
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer may be on show. But he's not the man -- or men -- orchestrating the moves of the Conservatives.
Oct 15, 2018
Analysis: Courts must uphold Indigenous rights when the Crown denies them
Karl Nerenberg
Making a distinction between the executive and legislative branches, the Supreme Court recently ruled the federal government doesn't always have to consult Indigenous people. The distinction is flawed
Sep 25, 2018
Our record of Liberal-Conservative governments in Canada
Whether Liberal or Conservative in name, once in government, both parties have regularly adopted each other's main policies.
Jul 6, 2018
Stephen Harper's Paris speech proves that nations have no permanent allies--or enemies
David J. Climenhaga
Will the day come when it is acceptable for a Canadian Conservative politician to give a speech to a "freedom rally" put on by ISIS? Never say never!
Jul 4, 2018
Independence Day is a moment for Canadians to recommit to being different from the U.S.
David Climenhaga
We're not sorry! Independence Day 2018 demands from Canadians polite restraint, even chilly reserve, toward our neighbours.
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