Brian Mulroney—a consequential leader
I liked Brian Mulroney. He was just full of that rascally Irish charm. And a rascal he certainly was. Taking envelopes with large sums of…
… a Bill Longstaff blog
I liked Brian Mulroney. He was just full of that rascally Irish charm. And a rascal he certainly was. Taking envelopes with large sums of…
Canada is a very free country, but unfortunately not a very democratic one. Not when our electoral system consistently gives us governments that most of…
Once again this business of swearing an oath to the monarch has popped up in Parliament. It’s one of those issues that never dies but…
I believe Justin Trudeau has made quite a decent prime minister, certainly at least a major improvement over his predecessor. The only important disappointment for…
With the big victory for the NDP in the Manitoba election on Tuesday, the western provinces are now bookended by social democratic governments. In between…
Recent polls show that Donald Trump and Joe Biden are tied in this very early stage of the 2024 presidential race. Each has just over…
A recent Angus Reid Institute survey of Canadians’ approval (or disapproval) of their provincial governments’ performances was full of surprises while bereft of optimism. Angus…
In December 2003 the Progressive Conservative Party merged with the Canadian Alliance (formerly the Reform Party) to become the Conservative Party of Canada. The “progressive”…
What do I know about Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre? He hates our prime minister. He loves cryptocurrency. If he's elected PM, he will fire the…
The last century saw the greatest revolution in this country’s history. I refer to the mass migration from country to town. At Confederation, about 80…