Plain Speak
- 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.
- For now, it seems, there is a timeout on who is out and who is in to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.
- For now, it seems, there is a timeout on who is out and who is in to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.
- For now, it seems, there is a timeout on who is out and who is in to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.
- Senator George Furey’s retirement is a loss for the Senate and the Canadian public.
- Senator George Furey’s retirement is a loss for the Senate and the Canadian public.
- Senator George Furey’s retirement is a loss for the Senate and the Canadian public.
- In the next federal election, whenever it comes, stuff like this could matter.
- In the next federal election, whenever it comes, stuff like this could matter.
- In the next federal election, whenever it comes, stuff like this could matter.
- I see the emails from different groups I am involved with looking for volunteers and stand-alone volunteer help. They are more frequent than they
- I see the emails from different groups I am involved with looking for volunteers and stand-alone volunteer help. They are more frequent than they
- I see the emails from different groups I am involved with looking for volunteers and stand-alone volunteer help. They are more frequent than they
- What I witnessed last week in my little part of the world was two of the government’s rivals working hard to position themselves as
- What I witnessed last week in my little part of the world was two of the government’s rivals working hard to position themselves as
- What I witnessed last week in my little part of the world was two of the government’s rivals working hard to position themselves as
- It is important to remember the power for good that sport has. It is already built for driving optimism about potential, overcoming the odds, and building
- It is important to remember the power for good that sport has. It is already built for driving optimism about potential, overcoming the odds, and building
- It is important to remember the power for good that sport has. It is already built for driving optimism about potential, overcoming the odds, and building
- Given the moment we are in, David Johnston should have avoided putting his hand up to serve. But he also doesn’t deserve some of
- Given the moment we are in, David Johnston should have avoided putting his hand up to serve. But he also doesn’t deserve some of
- Given the moment we are in, David Johnston should have avoided putting his hand up to serve. But he also doesn’t deserve some of
- Moronic flamethrower rhetoric and talking points from all sides won’t do the job of properly figuring out what is best here.
- Moronic flamethrower rhetoric and talking points from all sides won’t do the job of properly figuring out what is best here.
- Moronic flamethrower rhetoric and talking points from all sides won’t do the job of properly figuring out what is best here.
- What happens here influences everything from inter-provincial relations, to the federal treasury, to the 2030 climate reductions emission plan, and beyond.
- What happens here influences everything from inter-provincial relations, to the federal treasury, to the 2030 climate reductions emission plan, and beyond.
- What happens here influences everything from inter-provincial relations, to the federal treasury, to the 2030 climate reductions emission plan, and beyond.
- Doug Ford’s wedding woes have been getting some attention, but it’s certainly not at the forefront of the news agenda, nor are Canadians’ economic
- Doug Ford’s wedding woes have been getting some attention, but it’s certainly not at the forefront of the news agenda, nor are Canadians’ economic
- Doug Ford’s wedding woes have been getting some attention, but it’s certainly not at the forefront of the news agenda, nor are Canadians’ economic
- The big cheques and the hopeful political communications that will flow in the days ahead can’t be enough to satisfy us.
- The big cheques and the hopeful political communications that will flow in the days ahead can’t be enough to satisfy us.
- The big cheques and the hopeful political communications that will flow in the days ahead can’t be enough to satisfy us.
- Canadians want politicians to pursue real solutions, not take things off the table simply because there is some political opportunity in posturing on a
- Canadians want politicians to pursue real solutions, not take things off the table simply because there is some political opportunity in posturing on a
- Canadians want politicians to pursue real solutions, not take things off the table simply because there is some political opportunity in posturing on a
- Former conservative staffer Asad Wali, who died on Jan. 12, enriched many lives and worked to make the country a better place.
- Former conservative staffer Asad Wali, who died on Jan. 12, enriched many lives and worked to make the country a better place.
- Former conservative staffer Asad Wali, who died on Jan. 12, enriched many lives and worked to make the country a better place.
- Broken might be taking it a bit far, but you’d be hard pressed to make a compelling argument that some of the nation’s biggest
- Broken might be taking it a bit far, but you’d be hard pressed to make a compelling argument that some of the nation’s biggest
- Broken might be taking it a bit far, but you’d be hard pressed to make a compelling argument that some of the nation’s biggest
- Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.
- Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.
- Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.
- From reports of Chinese police stations in Canada, to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act, to opportunism over Bill C-21, last week was a
- From reports of Chinese police stations in Canada, to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act, to opportunism over Bill C-21, last week was a
- From reports of Chinese police stations in Canada, to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act, to opportunism over Bill C-21, last week was a
- Neither FIFA nor Qatar would have lost a night’s sleep over Canada’s non-participation, while a generation of Canadian soccer dreams would have been wiped
- Neither FIFA nor Qatar would have lost a night’s sleep over Canada’s non-participation, while a generation of Canadian soccer dreams would have been wiped
- Neither FIFA nor Qatar would have lost a night’s sleep over Canada’s non-participation, while a generation of Canadian soccer dreams would have been wiped
- Give the government the gears on having no clear Canadian-Chinese strategy, question the prime minister on his past comments about accommodation with China—the list
- Give the government the gears on having no clear Canadian-Chinese strategy, question the prime minister on his past comments about accommodation with China—the list
- Give the government the gears on having no clear Canadian-Chinese strategy, question the prime minister on his past comments about accommodation with China—the list
- In the short term, the Liberals have given the Conservatives more ammunition to make the case that the current government is not just like
- In the short term, the Liberals have given the Conservatives more ammunition to make the case that the current government is not just like
- In the short term, the Liberals have given the Conservatives more ammunition to make the case that the current government is not just like
- 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
- 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
- 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
- OTTAWA—A month after being elected Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre appointed his shadow cabinet. Given aspects of my crusty disposition and length of time here
- OTTAWA—A month after being elected Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre appointed his shadow cabinet. Given aspects of my crusty disposition and length of time here
- OTTAWA—A month after being elected Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre appointed his shadow cabinet. Given aspects of my crusty disposition and length of time here
- OTTAWA—I hate to write about the trials and tribulations of Hockey Canada again, given I know good people, with good intentions, and of good
