Mulroney was a fearless giant in federal politics
Whenever Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney—who won a landslide majority in 1984 and another majority in 1988—got up to speak in the House, you could almost hear a pin drop. The man knew how to deliver a speech. In his deep baritone voice, he delivered some monumental ones, usually punctuated by self-deprecating jokes and […]
‘Flexing some legal muscle’: info watchdog takes Blair to court as DND eschews access law
The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to follow the law.
For Mulroney, it was family and country first
Brian Mulroney wore so many hats, but I bet he would take great joy in being known as a loving father and husband.
Brian Mulroney: a centre-right, would-be unifier left behind in an era of divisive right-wing extremism
A truly progressive conservative, Mulroney inherited the democratic tradition of brokerage decision-making in the public interest.
Brian Mulroney was unforgettable
Over a career of encounters, Andrew Caddell recalls the generosity, humanity, and humour of the recently deceased former prime minister.
Paying the price for a false promise of prosperity
The supply-side neoliberal economic thinking favoured by the likes of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher is driving today’s shifting political winds towards left-wing populism.
‘Believe the polls’ is the message for Trudeau Liberals from Durham byelection, say some seasoned political players
The next election is not scheduled until October 2025, and political dynamics could be very different at that time compared to now, says Dan Arnold, a former senior strategist for the Liberal Party.
ArriveCan fallout gives Liberals a ‘very black eye,’ as public pressure builds on government to resolve mess, say politicos
The political repercussions from ArriveCan ‘will not play well, and ‘will not go away,’ according to Aaron Wudrick, who called the issue ‘symbolic’ of other Liberal ethical and transparency challenges.
Casting the Conservatives in a MAGA light over Ukraine can backfire on Trudeau and Canada
Demonstrating our resolve to support Ukraine despite any outcome following the next Canadian election will evade the catastrophic foreign policy decision to make Canadian military funding to Ukraine a politicized issue.
Liberals shut down House Ethics Committee debate over whether to study Winnipeg lab leak documents: ‘this is not our committee’s mandate’
The Conservatives will need the NDP’s support to pass a motion to undertake a study of the Winnipeg lab leak documents, but NDP MP Matthew Green says the study should happen at the Canada-China Committee instead.
