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One More Sacred Cow
2016-03-26 12:33
The Liberals' budget has slain one sacred cow -- the notion that deficits are intolerable. Scott Clark and Peter Devries write that there is one more cow to be dispatched -- the idea that St… Read More
The Bright Lights Aren't Burning
2016-03-25 13:13
We in the West were appalled by this week's terrorist attacks in Brussels. At almost the same time, there was an attack in Ankara. Micheal Harris writes:Just before ISIS operatives set off b… Read More
Not A Comforting Thought
2016-03-24 11:25
The conventional wisdom seems to be that, if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off against each other in November, Hillary will win. Gerry Caplan isn't so sanguine. He writes:Hillary Cli… Read More
The 2016 Budget
2016-03-23 12:49
Reaction to yesterday's budget has been predictable. On the Right, Andrew Coyne writes that the budget is "one for the 1970's to address problems from the 1980's." On the left, Andrew Jackso… Read More
Forward, Not Backward
2016-03-22 11:51
The Conservatives are looking for a new leader. But they have a lot of work to do before they hold a leadership convention. Hugh Segal writes that the last election proved how barren the par… Read More
Like The Morning Dew
2016-03-21 13:15
In the last election, Justin Trudeau ran as the Protector of the Environment. That claim took a serious hit last week when his government approved the Woodfibre LNG plant near Squamish, Brit… Read More
2016-03-20 10:17
Tuesday is budget day. The deficit, Justin Trudeau tells us, is about job creation. Carol Goar reminds her readers that job creation is about quality as well as quantity:This truth never pen… Read More
Trumping Free Trade
2016-03-19 14:16
There's not much to like about Donald Trump. But, Tom Walkom writes, Trump may bring a new perspective to the present conventional wisdom on Free Trade:As journalist Thomas Frank noted this… Read More
2016-03-18 12:36
 The Trudeau government has vowed to "fix" Bill C-51 -- the bill which the Harper government claimed guaranteed Canadians national security. But that guarantee came with a price: the Ca… Read More
2016-03-12 13:18
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2016-03-05 14:55
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2016-03-03 13:00
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2016-02-24 13:06
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2016-02-22 12:51
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2016-02-21 11:26
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2016-02-20 14:23
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2016-02-19 13:44
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2016-02-09 14:22
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2016-02-06 14:53
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2016-02-04 14:09
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2016-02-03 13:14
                                     http://www.civiceducationva.org/a21.htmlSusan Delacourt wr… Read More
2016-02-02 14:35
There is a difference, Gerry Caplan writes, between a mere Member of Parliament and a Great Parliamentarian. Great Parliamentarians respect the institution. Members of Parliament are like th… Read More
2016-01-27 13:38
"History doesn't repeat itself," Mark Twain wrote, "but it rhymes." This week, in the House of Commons and in Quebec, politicians were replaying golden oldies. Susan Delacourt writes:Here wa… Read More
2016-01-26 13:11
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2016-01-24 11:15
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2016-01-21 12:30
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2016-01-18 16:28
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2016-01-10 11:06
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2016-01-05 15:01
 The Rwandan Massacre haunts us to this day. Gerry Caplan writes:In all the years I’ve been consumed with the Rwandan Genocide, I’ve rarely met a Canadian who didn’t… Read More
2016-01-04 18:44
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2006-06-07 11:16
The Harperites have always insisted that their principal virtue is competent economic management. But, recently, Christopher Flavelle has been making the point that their record tells a diff… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Taken separately, both are worthy pursuits. But, when combined with the catalyst of romance, they are an explosive compound. Consider the case of Dimitri Soudas and Eve Adams. Tim Harper wri… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In his most recent column at ipolitics, Michael Harris recounts observations from people who have had to deal with Stephen Harper:“You have to appreciate Orwell to get a feel for Harpe… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Dimitri Soudas is gone. According to Paul Wells, it was not a graceful exit:Tonight, Hand-Picked Dimitri has become Ass-Kicked Dimitri, having resigned (CP’s first version) or been fi… Read More

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