Dec 21st, 2010
In the recent issue of Inroads Journal, political scientist Reg Whitaker compared the minority government that Lester Pearson led to that of Stephen Harper. He said: “Pearson employed...
Dec 19th, 2010
It’s a good time to debunk the biggest Stephen Harper myth there is: “We are good economic managers”. Repeating a lie does not make it true.
Dec 14th, 2010
Three distinct and unrelated groups made important public statements today about the Canadian health care system. All of them represent a meaningful effort at stimulating a thoughtful discussion....
Dec 13th, 2010
Time to really be tough on crime, not just talk about it.
Dec 12th, 2010
Last week, the House of Commons passed a non-binding motion that calls for a legislative ban on all tanker traffic off British Columbia’s ecologically sensitive north coast. All Conservatives MP’s...
Dec 9th, 2010
Tomorrow is Human Rights Day. The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the...
Dec 7th, 2010
Let's restore civility to conversations about the future of our country.
Dec 6th, 2010
Twenty one years ago today, I was studying at McGill University. On that day I vividly recall twenty or so of us watching Radio Canada’s live coverage in horror as the carnage was...
Dec 3rd, 2010
Statistics Canada released its quarterly jobs report today. The underlying story is one of overall weakness in Canada's labour force. The unemployment rate fell three-tenths of a point to 7.6 per...
Nov 25th, 2010
In a speech in Toronto yesterday, Bob Rae, the Liberal party of Canada’s foreign affairs critic, ripped into Stephen Harper’s foreign policy as simplistic and dangerous. He said that said the...
