Plain Speak
- The Conservative leader and his team have bought themselves time, but there’s still much work to do because waiting for the other guy to
- The Conservative leader and his team have bought themselves time, but there’s still much work to do because waiting for the other guy to
- The Conservative leader and his team have bought themselves time, but there’s still much work to do because waiting for the other guy to
- When it comes to dealing with the president and his pronouncements, follow the 24-hour rule when angry or upset.
- When it comes to dealing with the president and his pronouncements, follow the 24-hour rule when angry or upset.
- When it comes to dealing with the president and his pronouncements, follow the 24-hour rule when angry or upset.
- Will global dynamics further influence our ecosystem? What will bond us now, or divide us? These are weighty questions we can’t escape in 2026.
- Will global dynamics further influence our ecosystem? What will bond us now, or divide us? These are weighty questions we can’t escape in 2026.
- Will global dynamics further influence our ecosystem? What will bond us now, or divide us? These are weighty questions we can’t escape in 2026.
- OTTAWA—It was one year ago that federal politics changed dramatically. Then-deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland wrote her poison pen letter to
- OTTAWA—It was one year ago that federal politics changed dramatically. Then-deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland wrote her poison pen letter to
- OTTAWA—It was one year ago that federal politics changed dramatically. Then-deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland wrote her poison pen letter to
- It will not go unnoticed among those who move money around and make investments that the prime minister is currently not encumbered by the
- It will not go unnoticed among those who move money around and make investments that the prime minister is currently not encumbered by the
- It will not go unnoticed among those who move money around and make investments that the prime minister is currently not encumbered by the
- It’s good news, but the Conservatives' ultimate path to success still rests with the leader and his willingness to empower Steve Outhouse and others.
- It’s good news, but the Conservatives' ultimate path to success still rests with the leader and his willingness to empower Steve Outhouse and others.
- It’s good news, but the Conservatives' ultimate path to success still rests with the leader and his willingness to empower Steve Outhouse and others.
- The Conservatives did everything the wrong way in dealing with Chris d’Entremont's floor crossing, handing their political opponents a win.
- The Conservatives did everything the wrong way in dealing with Chris d’Entremont's floor crossing, handing their political opponents a win.
- The Conservatives did everything the wrong way in dealing with Chris d’Entremont's floor crossing, handing their political opponents a win.
- Resistance isn’t futile when it comes to the U.S. president, but it has to be clever and well calculated.
- Resistance isn’t futile when it comes to the U.S. president, but it has to be clever and well calculated.
- Resistance isn’t futile when it comes to the U.S. president, but it has to be clever and well calculated.
- The Conservatives’ focus vanishes as quickly as a former prime minister’s shirt on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara when they turn
- The Conservatives’ focus vanishes as quickly as a former prime minister’s shirt on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara when they turn
- The Conservatives’ focus vanishes as quickly as a former prime minister’s shirt on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara when they turn
- The government needs to realize the armchair play-calling about its aptitude or lack thereof in dealing with the U.S. is going to kick up.
- The government needs to realize the armchair play-calling about its aptitude or lack thereof in dealing with the U.S. is going to kick up.
- The government needs to realize the armchair play-calling about its aptitude or lack thereof in dealing with the U.S. is going to kick up.
- Newfoundland and Labrador voters will go to the provincial ballot box on Oct. 14, but all is quiet on the polling front.
- Newfoundland and Labrador voters will go to the provincial ballot box on Oct. 14, but all is quiet on the polling front.
- Newfoundland and Labrador voters will go to the provincial ballot box on Oct. 14, but all is quiet on the polling front.
- As Canada's senior women’s rugby squad heads into a World Cup final, the country can take a lesson from their passionate and disciplined approach.
- As Canada's senior women’s rugby squad heads into a World Cup final, the country can take a lesson from their passionate and disciplined approach.
- As Canada's senior women’s rugby squad heads into a World Cup final, the country can take a lesson from their passionate and disciplined approach.
- Given his pedigree, Ken Dryden was arguably the smartest person in every room he ever entered, but he never behaved that way.
- Given his pedigree, Ken Dryden was arguably the smartest person in every room he ever entered, but he never behaved that way.
- Given his pedigree, Ken Dryden was arguably the smartest person in every room he ever entered, but he never behaved that way.
- Participants and volunteers in the 2025 Canada Games gave us a great example of what a motivated civil society does for and with each
- Participants and volunteers in the 2025 Canada Games gave us a great example of what a motivated civil society does for and with each
- Participants and volunteers in the 2025 Canada Games gave us a great example of what a motivated civil society does for and with each
- Just in the last week, we have seen three examples of a more-plodding type of politics, proving the old-school has some life in it
- Just in the last week, we have seen three examples of a more-plodding type of politics, proving the old-school has some life in it
- Just in the last week, we have seen three examples of a more-plodding type of politics, proving the old-school has some life in it
- The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
- The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
- The noise about the PM’s blind trust can turn people off from politics, particularly those in sectors where they were compensated commensurately for their
- When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
- When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
- When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
- A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
- A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
- A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
- Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible
- Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible
- Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible
- The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.
- The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.
- The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.
- The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our
- The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our
- The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our
- The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
- The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
- The party should get trusted people who weren’t central to the campaign to review everything, and recommend whatever they think is necessary to go
- Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
- Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
- Don’t give up, relationships matter, hubris is still a killer, and be careful what you wish for.
- OTTAWA—You reap what you sow. I have always loved that statement because it is so absolutely true. Over the years, through good fortune, I
- OTTAWA—You reap what you sow. I have always loved that statement because it is so absolutely true. Over the years, through good fortune, I
- OTTAWA—You reap what you sow. I have always loved that statement because it is so absolutely true. Over the years, through good fortune, I
- OTTAWA—Bay du Nord? If you don’t know what Bay du Nord is now, you will almost certainly know by next week when the federal
- OTTAWA—Bay du Nord? If you don’t know what Bay du Nord is now, you will almost certainly know by next week when the federal
- OTTAWA—Bay du Nord? If you don’t know what Bay du Nord is now, you will almost certainly know by next week when the federal
- OTTAWA—Many, many years ago, when I was a young political staffer, I had to travel to Alberta to get then-Progressive Conservative premier Don Getty
- OTTAWA—Many, many years ago, when I was a young political staffer, I had to travel to Alberta to get then-Progressive Conservative premier Don Getty
- OTTAWA—Many, many years ago, when I was a young political staffer, I had to travel to Alberta to get then-Progressive Conservative premier Don Getty
- OTTAWA—The NHL trade deadline came and went this past week with some notable transactions. But nothing topped the deal between the Liberals and New
- OTTAWA—The NHL trade deadline came and went this past week with some notable transactions. But nothing topped the deal between the Liberals and New
- OTTAWA—The NHL trade deadline came and went this past week with some notable transactions. But nothing topped the deal between the Liberals and New
- OTTAWA—The Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership race is beginning to take full flight. Some key rules for the contest were announced last week, and
- OTTAWA—The Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership race is beginning to take full flight. Some key rules for the contest were announced last week, and
- OTTAWA—The Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership race is beginning to take full flight. Some key rules for the contest were announced last week, and
- OTTAWA—What anxious and challenging times we live in. From the two-year long pandemic, to the recent occupation of Ottawa, to—potentially the most frightening of
- OTTAWA—What anxious and challenging times we live in. From the two-year long pandemic, to the recent occupation of Ottawa, to—potentially the most frightening of
- OTTAWA—What anxious and challenging times we live in. From the two-year long pandemic, to the recent occupation of Ottawa, to—potentially the most frightening of
- OTTAWA—If you live in Ottawa now, you are emotionally strained, exhausted, and fed up. As we near the end of the third week of
- OTTAWA—If you live in Ottawa now, you are emotionally strained, exhausted, and fed up. As we near the end of the third week of
- OTTAWA—If you live in Ottawa now, you are emotionally strained, exhausted, and fed up. As we near the end of the third week of
- OTTAWA—Give credit where credit is due. It is not something that happens much anymore in our political ecosystem, and frankly it should. My preaching
- OTTAWA—Give credit where credit is due. It is not something that happens much anymore in our political ecosystem, and frankly it should. My preaching
- OTTAWA—Give credit where credit is due. It is not something that happens much anymore in our political ecosystem, and frankly it should. My preaching
- OTTAWA—An open letter to the Conservative caucus: The vast majority of you are well meaning, decent, and enthusiastic public servants. You always do the
- OTTAWA—An open letter to the Conservative caucus: The vast majority of you are well meaning, decent, and enthusiastic public servants. You always do the
- OTTAWA—An open letter to the Conservative caucus: The vast majority of you are well meaning, decent, and enthusiastic public servants. You always do the
- OTTAWA—Parliament returns on Jan. 31 for what could prove to be an eventful sitting. As we all work to slog through winter, our federal
- OTTAWA—Parliament returns on Jan. 31 for what could prove to be an eventful sitting. As we all work to slog through winter, our federal
- OTTAWA—Parliament returns on Jan. 31 for what could prove to be an eventful sitting. As we all work to slog through winter, our federal
