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- Commentator and writer Rex Murphy, who died on May 9, was the gold standard of no-holds-barred analysis.
- Commentator and writer Rex Murphy, who died on May 9, was the gold standard of no-holds-barred analysis.
- Commentator and writer Rex Murphy, who died on May 9, was the gold standard of no-holds-barred analysis.
- While business has generally been complacent in political marketing, others have filled the void and taken greater control of the agenda.
- While business has generally been complacent in political marketing, others have filled the void and taken greater control of the agenda.
- While business has generally been complacent in political marketing, others have filled the void and taken greater control of the agenda.
- Though not a politician, Bob Cole arguably had a more potent pulpit than many a frontbencher in the House of Commons.
- Though not a politician, Bob Cole arguably had a more potent pulpit than many a frontbencher in the House of Commons.
- Though not a politician, Bob Cole arguably had a more potent pulpit than many a frontbencher in the House of Commons.
- 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.
- 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
