Plain Speak
- The Liberals are getting to a place where they need to decide if they are going to stumble into an election walloping, or do
- The Liberals are getting to a place where they need to decide if they are going to stumble into an election walloping, or do
- The Liberals are getting to a place where they need to decide if they are going to stumble into an election walloping, or do
- The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister,
- The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister,
- The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister,
- During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.
- During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.
- During the lead up to former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s funeral service, the strength and decency of his family were striking.
- Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its
- Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its
- Canadians have been lectured by the Liberal government on carbon pricing, but rarely has the message been properly co-opted with a reminder of its
- A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too
- A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too
- A functioning, healthy sport system is more important than ever in a time when the deliberate division of people and communities is far too
- 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 wore so many hats, but I bet he would take great joy in being known as a loving father and husband.
- Brian Mulroney wore so many hats, but I bet he would take great joy in being known as a loving father and husband.
- None of us is winning—and the planet certainly isn’t—when commentary veers all over the climate road.
- None of us is winning—and the planet certainly isn’t—when commentary veers all over the climate road.
- None of us is winning—and the planet certainly isn’t—when commentary veers all over the climate road.
- While we must absolutely be guided by physicians, mental health experts, researchers, and ethicists, among others, it is vital in these discussions to be
- While we must absolutely be guided by physicians, mental health experts, researchers, and ethicists, among others, it is vital in these discussions to be
- While we must absolutely be guided by physicians, mental health experts, researchers, and ethicists, among others, it is vital in these discussions to be
- A winning strategy out East seems to include flushing the words ‘Liberal’ and ‘Liberal Party’ until the national mood on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- A winning strategy out East seems to include flushing the words ‘Liberal’ and ‘Liberal Party’ until the national mood on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- A winning strategy out East seems to include flushing the words ‘Liberal’ and ‘Liberal Party’ until the national mood on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- The prime minister’s resilience, the opposition’s strategy, the U.S. election, and the Canadian economy make for interesting watching between now and June.
- The prime minister’s resilience, the opposition’s strategy, the U.S. election, and the Canadian economy make for interesting watching between now and June.
- The prime minister’s resilience, the opposition’s strategy, the U.S. election, and the Canadian economy make for interesting watching between now and June.
- Broadbent and Chrétien were politicians in a time when political theatre was more about the showcasing of one’s attributes than about muting them in
- Broadbent and Chrétien were politicians in a time when political theatre was more about the showcasing of one’s attributes than about muting them in
- Broadbent and Chrétien were politicians in a time when political theatre was more about the showcasing of one’s attributes than about muting them in
- If you are the prime minister, what you do is viewed from many different lenses, some of them highly partisan and critical.
- If you are the prime minister, what you do is viewed from many different lenses, some of them highly partisan and critical.
- If you are the prime minister, what you do is viewed from many different lenses, some of them highly partisan and critical.
- Having a place like the new national suicide crisis help line, 988, where you can call or text when your mind is a desperate
- Having a place like the new national suicide crisis help line, 988, where you can call or text when your mind is a desperate
- Having a place like the new national suicide crisis help line, 988, where you can call or text when your mind is a desperate
- If you always plow ahead like a bull in a china shop, you are going to break a lot of glass and leave a
- If you always plow ahead like a bull in a china shop, you are going to break a lot of glass and leave a
- If you always plow ahead like a bull in a china shop, you are going to break a lot of glass and leave a
- Success for them now is surviving the next month, not sermons or sanctimony—two things the prime minister and deputy PM need to be leery
- Success for them now is surviving the next month, not sermons or sanctimony—two things the prime minister and deputy PM need to be leery
- Success for them now is surviving the next month, not sermons or sanctimony—two things the prime minister and deputy PM need to be leery
- According to a recent Abacus Data poll, only 13 per cent of respondents said the policy changes on carbon pricing will make them more
- According to a recent Abacus Data poll, only 13 per cent of respondents said the policy changes on carbon pricing will make them more
- According to a recent Abacus Data poll, only 13 per cent of respondents said the policy changes on carbon pricing will make them more
- The carbon-price carveout is either undermining a sought-after legacy, or not yet providing the political rewards that Liberals hoped for from a change of
- The carbon-price carveout is either undermining a sought-after legacy, or not yet providing the political rewards that Liberals hoped for from a change of
- The carbon-price carveout is either undermining a sought-after legacy, or not yet providing the political rewards that Liberals hoped for from a change of
- Instead of winning votes in one region and getting applauded for responding to regional concerns, the Liberals have set off a national bidding war
- Instead of winning votes in one region and getting applauded for responding to regional concerns, the Liberals have set off a national bidding war
- Instead of winning votes in one region and getting applauded for responding to regional concerns, the Liberals have set off a national bidding war
- Christine Sinclair reminds us all that hard work, strong performances woven with humility, and selflessness are admirable things.
- Christine Sinclair reminds us all that hard work, strong performances woven with humility, and selflessness are admirable things.
- Christine Sinclair reminds us all that hard work, strong performances woven with humility, and selflessness are admirable things.
- Times like these require smart, wise, experienced, and attuned leadership, which the various political players are delivering. Let's hope it can be sustained.
- Times like these require smart, wise, experienced, and attuned leadership, which the various political players are delivering. Let's hope it can be sustained.
- Times like these require smart, wise, experienced, and attuned leadership, which the various political players are delivering. Let's hope it can be sustained.
- In dealing with Canadians’ concerns over grocery costs, the Trudeau Liberals once again find themselves misfiring messages.
- In dealing with Canadians’ concerns over grocery costs, the Trudeau Liberals once again find themselves misfiring messages.
- In dealing with Canadians’ concerns over grocery costs, the Trudeau Liberals once again find themselves misfiring messages.
- A recent Abacus Data survey found the federal Conservatives had a nine-point lead over the Liberals in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A recent Abacus Data survey found the federal Conservatives had a nine-point lead over the Liberals in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A recent Abacus Data survey found the federal Conservatives had a nine-point lead over the Liberals in Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A resignation is often framed by strategists as a loss to be avoided at all costs. The thinking on this needs to change and
- A resignation is often framed by strategists as a loss to be avoided at all costs. The thinking on this needs to change and
- A resignation is often framed by strategists as a loss to be avoided at all costs. The thinking on this needs to change and
- Symbolically, a sense of losing is becoming a metaphor for the Liberal leader.
- Symbolically, a sense of losing is becoming a metaphor for the Liberal leader.
- Symbolically, a sense of losing is becoming a metaphor for the Liberal leader.
- Though no government will be won or lost at the Quebec gathering, Conservatives should prepare for the inevitable challenges they will face at the
- Though no government will be won or lost at the Quebec gathering, Conservatives should prepare for the inevitable challenges they will face at the
- Though no government will be won or lost at the Quebec gathering, Conservatives should prepare for the inevitable challenges they will face at the
- No one should write off Justin Trudeau or the Liberal Party, but neither should the Liberals be so naïve as to just dismiss recent
- No one should write off Justin Trudeau or the Liberal Party, but neither should the Liberals be so naïve as to just dismiss recent
- No one should write off Justin Trudeau or the Liberal Party, but neither should the Liberals be so naïve as to just dismiss recent
- The late former senator is being so fondly remembered today because he stands out as having been an authentic figure in a political environment
- The late former senator is being so fondly remembered today because he stands out as having been an authentic figure in a political environment
- The late former senator is being so fondly remembered today because he stands out as having been an authentic figure in a political environment
- We are too far away from an election to emphatically state that the Liberals' Atlantic fortress will fall, but it is corroding now and
- We are too far away from an election to emphatically state that the Liberals' Atlantic fortress will fall, but it is corroding now and
- We are too far away from an election to emphatically state that the Liberals' Atlantic fortress will fall, but it is corroding now and
- Hockey Canada still has work to do, and new challenges will of course emerge. But they have made a brilliant move by appointing Kathy
- Hockey Canada still has work to do, and new challenges will of course emerge. But they have made a brilliant move by appointing Kathy
- Hockey Canada still has work to do, and new challenges will of course emerge. But they have made a brilliant move by appointing Kathy
- The early-summer challenges thousands of families are facing have political potency and recast issues in a different light.
- The early-summer challenges thousands of families are facing have political potency and recast issues in a different light.
- The early-summer challenges thousands of families are facing have political potency and recast issues in a different light.
- Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.
- Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.
- Everyone will be trying to win the summer as we get closer to an election, and the stakes for each party are getting higher.
- With recent polling indicating Canadians are looking for change, the Liberals may need to explore different messages and messengers.
- With recent polling indicating Canadians are looking for change, the Liberals may need to explore different messages and messengers.
- With recent polling indicating Canadians are looking for change, the Liberals may need to explore different messages and messengers.
- Despite some public pronouncements, I can’t imagine anyone in political Ottawa wants Johnston to step aside. Then, they’d have to talk policy and solutions.
- Despite some public pronouncements, I can’t imagine anyone in political Ottawa wants Johnston to step aside. Then, they’d have to talk policy and solutions.
- Despite some public pronouncements, I can’t imagine anyone in political Ottawa wants Johnston to step aside. Then, they’d have to talk policy and solutions.
- Channelling anger is easy. Showing us more about how you would diffuse the anger and deliver good governance would be welcome.
- Channelling anger is easy. Showing us more about how you would diffuse the anger and deliver good governance would be welcome.
- Channelling anger is easy. Showing us more about how you would diffuse the anger and deliver good governance would be welcome.