If the prime minister’s team thought an early election could move the Liberals into majority territory, the uncertainty in Newfoundland may give them pause.

Public-sector employers are under more pressure from voters to even the odds for women and minorities; not so for the private sector. Their veil of secrecy needs to be lifted.

Quebecers will band together to promote French and governments need to have their back. But not at the expense of francophones in the rest of Canada.

Whatever happens in the RCMP action, Senator Mike Duffy considers this public pursuit of justice the cornerstone of his time in Parliament. He's set to retire from the Senate on May 27, 2021.

Voters are always happier in the spring and the economic fallout won’t yet be felt.

When the law is an ass, it should be amended.

The Governor General’s appointment, while generally time-limited, is always 'at pleasure,' which means the office-holder can be let go at any time.

Last week’s world conference was an opportunity to refocus global attention on the long-term challenges we face if the planet fails to curb coastal erosion and land degradation.

The American claim to 'exceptionalism' and its history of support for democracy around the world has been delivered a severe blow.

Without Alfonso Gagliano in Quebec and Ron Irwin in Ontario, Jean Chrétien’s almost unprecedented majority three-peat would never have happened.

By procuring almost one-quarter million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the government will be able to start distribution immediately so that frontline workers and the vulnerable elderly will get protection.

The anti-gay and anti-choice views that formed the basis of his campaign for the Conservative leadership were bad enough.

When leaders act in a polarizing manner, they will breed polarization in the general population. 

Putting Canadian jobs first would also ensure that when it comes to vaccines, we are not at the back of the line.

I've travelled south and am currently coviding in 30-degree temperatures on the sunny beaches of Mexico. To be clear, we left home two weeks before the government issued an anti-travel advisory to all seniors last week.

The silence hovering over the Republican Party after Donald Trump's loss may be working in Washington, but in the rest of the world, it's exposing the country’s claim to democracy as a sorry charade.

Donald Trump's failings and disgraces as president haven't shaken his core supporters, but they likely lost him his second term.

Hopefully, Quebecers will not fall for this blatant attempt to rewrite history.

Two confidence votes, two near misses in two weeks prepares voters for the fact that an election will come sooner rather than later.

Even if Donald Trump is defeated on Nov. 3, and that is by no means a certainty, the differences that mark our two countries will only continue to grow.

If elected on Nov. 3, Kamala Harris is literally a step away from the president’s job. Her boss is already 77 years old and has mused about serving one term. Maybe that is why she is always smiling.

The COVID-19 story could spawn sympathy for the president. More likely, it will simply reinforce Donald Trump’s disastrous response to a world pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 of his fellow citizens.

In a minority situation, an election can happen at any time if parties clash on spending priorities. But these are not ordinary times. In the middle of a pandemic, even getting to the polls is complicated.

She was the half that made Jean Chrétien whole.