Mar 23, 2020
Canada prepares to vote on COVID-19 measures while U.S. president decries socialism
Karl Nerenberg
Canadians have little appetite for political sniping in the current health crisis -- even Conservatives are now playing nice.
Andrew Scheer
Mar 2, 2020
Can Canada's Conservatives resist temptation to try to sabotage the accord with the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs?
David J. Climenhaga
It's not too late for Conservatives in Ottawa and Edmonton to do the right thing and not attempt to sabotage Sunday's agreement.
Feb 24, 2020
Are the federal Conservatives a national government in waiting or a separatist bloc? Andrew Scheer must decide
David J. Climenhaga
If Andrew Scheer is unprepared to deal with the separatist contagion in his caucus, the Conservative Party of Canada will be dismissed as nothing more than a Prairie province bloc.
Feb 19, 2020
The politics of the Wet'suwet'en crisis are thorny and dangerous
Karl Nerenberg
For some federal politicians, the crisis engendered by the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs' refusal to allow a natural gas pipeline through their territory is also an opportunity.
Feb 16, 2020
Check your white male privilege Andrew Scheer
Pam Palmater
Scheer's ill-informed comments serve only to cause confusion and apprehension in the public, instead of offering thoughtful solutions that would bring everyone together.
Dec 15, 2019
Maxime Bernier also done like dinner after Andrew Scheer's resignation
David J. Climenhaga
Had he not left the Conservative party in 2018, Bernier would be a prime candidate for the party leadership after Scheer's departure.
Dec 12, 2019
Scheer's departure means social conservatism is on the defensive
Karl Nerenberg
The Conservative party leader's resignation signals that in Canada, opposition to same-sex and reproductive rights is now an out-there, fringe position, well beyond the mainstream.
Dec 12, 2019
Now that Andrew Scheer is done like dinner, what will Jason Kenney do?
David J. Climenhaga
Jason Kenney will run for Andrew Scheer's job. You'll know this is true if all of a sudden you don't hear much more about Alberta's non-negotiable demands from Confederation.
Dec 10, 2019
Kenney's holiday flight to Ottawa with his entourage isn't about a 'fair deal'
David J. Climenhaga
No one visits Canada's capital just before Christmas expecting to get any business done with the government.
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.
Pages
