It’s a long way from Ottawa to Battle River-Crowfoot. Born and raised in Calgary, Conservative leader Pierre Poilieivre has for over 20 years represented the…

Donald Trump and his MAGA colleagues have decided to do more than abandon America’s fight against climate change, more than formalize climate denial as the…

The federal Conservatives’ fealty to Pierre Poilievre is puzzling to some. The man never caught on with Canadians, never achieving a decent popularity even when…

Canada’s 45th General Election is over and my reaction is mostly relief. A few short months ago, I was expecting our country would follow the…

Conservative boss Pierre Poilievre is noted for his iron control of his caucus. Does this make him an authoritarian? It’s important to know as he’s…

When proportional representation (PR) is presented as an alternative to our badly flawed first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system, defenders of the status quo invariably fall back…

Until a few days ago I had never heard of the organization Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. And then suddenly it had become an issue…

That headline is one I thought I would never write. “Conservatives, the party of the poor”—you must be joking. But that, in fact, is what…

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…

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”…

Angus Reid recently reported a survey of Canadians' attitude towards our federal political leaders, and it was not good news for the Conservatives new head…

What is the political contest about in this country. Conservatives vs. progressives? Conservatives vs. Liberals? Or men vs. women? A recent survey by the Angus…