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.
Andrew Scheer
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.
Oct 27, 2019
Abandoning 'social license' was a dumb idea for Alberta's oilpatch
David J. Climenhaga
If Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is serious about helping Alberta's fossil fuel industry, he'll need to adopt the NDP's social license strategy.
Oct 22, 2019
Trudeau should now work with NDP and Greens on a progressive agenda
Karl Nerenberg
To give his weakened party a greater measure of legitimacy, Trudeau might want to govern in such a way that takes into account all progressive voters, not just those who voted Liberal.
Oct 22, 2019
Andrew Scheer snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
David J. Climenhaga
If Jason Kenney is heading back to Ottawa -- as long rumoured in the event Andrew Scheer should lose, which he now has -- the Liberals should take him seriously.
Oct 21, 2019
The party that wins the most seats doesn't always form the next government
David J. Climenhaga
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is making up parliamentary conventions to suit himself, and Albertans are likely to be angry no matter the outcome of today's federal election.
Oct 19, 2019
Could Andrew Scheer really lose his seat this election?
Alex Cosh
If there is any riding in this year's federal election that warrants strategic voting by left-leaning electors, surely it's the Conservative leader's district of Regina-Qu'Appelle.
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