Protecting publicly funded health care is shaping up as a last-ditch stand
Holding off the push toward private care will take measurable results.
Ignoring Danielle Smith is Justin Trudeau’s best strategy as she tries to bait him into a fight leading up to Alberta election
‘The heat in the federal-provincial arena has to do with who’s coming up for re-election and who’s not,’ says pollster Nik Nanos, whose poll recorded the lowest scores on the federal-provincial relationship in 16 years.
Growing discontent between feds and provinces
Passing a Meech Lake-like constitutional accord would be the only way to save the country from disintegrating.
The Notwithstanding Act: a proposal for reform
Whether the notwithstanding clause was necessary or wise was questionable from the beginning, but it was the price of reaching agreement on the Charter.
Anglade’s resignation a sad end for a leader with wasted potential
Her first mistake may have been in listening to her advisers, who, astonishingly, recommended the Quebec Liberal Party become more nationalist.
Conservatives look to raze Liberal stronghold in Newfoundland and Labrador
The Conservative Party has won just two seats in five elections over Newfoundland and Labrador’s seven ridings since 2008.
Inuit community supports Mary River Iron Mine expansion, says Baffinland
I was born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and I am proud to work for Baffinland because, unlike the Nov. 3 opinion piece in The Hill Times by Paul Okalik and the WWF which promoted unsubstantiated claims, fear-mongering and misinformation, we focus on facts, science, Inuit, Qaujimajatuqangit, and the truth. Okalik’s piece’s entire premise is based […]
Is a blue wave headed for the Rock?
OTTAWA—Over the last few weeks, I have been home in Newfoundland and Labrador more frequently. No, it is not because I am plotting some political run myself, but some illness and death in the family meant more time on the Rock. It being home, federal politics is both a fascination and a source of much […]
Opposition parties can’t ignore Liberal ‘own goal’ in Nova Scotia shooting inquiry, but must show ‘discipline,’ says NDP strategist
Given Justin Trudeau’s track record of standing by his ministers, Bill Blair may keep his job despite allegations of political interference, says Liberal strategist Elliot Hughes.
Proportional representation is the little engine that couldn’t
KAMOURASKA, QUE.—It is a predictable result of any Canadian election. The instant the polls close and the results are known, every pundit within howling distance of the legislature or parliament tears apart the first-past-the-post system. So, in the last few weeks, the Quebec media has been filled with commentary about the need for proportional representation […]
