Canadian Politics
Stephen Lewis dead at 88
Stephen Lewis has died at 88. Three generations of the Lewis family have shaped the Canadian left. His passing, days after his son Avi won the NDP leadership,…
Brian Mulroney
23 posts on Brian Mulroney from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Conservative Party of Canada
Ralph Goodale is hilarious
The latest from the Regina Monologues, “The most costly Cabinet in Cdn history would be the best place for Treasury Bd Tony Clement to start chopping.…
Canadian Media
CBC vandalizes Wikipedia too
One of the stories raging in the Canadian blogosphere today is the Toronto Star’s Wikipedia edit of Rob Ford’s Wikipedia page linking readers to a parody site…
Parliament of Canada
A sample of articles about the history of prorogation in Canada
Page 1 (Drummondville Spokesman – May 27, 1930) has a bit of a parallel to today’s prorogation. The PM wanted to set a new direction with a new budget and new…
Canadian Politics
This week, Conservatives fought back
Good week for Conservatives, don’t you think? I hear that Brian Mulroney did pretty well too! Q: Why is Michael Ignatieff still in Canada? A: Because Ruby…
CBC
CBC Ombudsman findings on Krista Erickson and those planted questions
Main findings/opinions from Vince Carlin: “In my reading of policy, both written and unwritten, Ms. Erickson clearly did go “over the line” in allowing the…
Conservative Party of Canada
The Death of Oily – the tragic premature demise of an almost Canadian icon
It was the first brillantly sunny pre-summer weekend of June. Joggers in Ottawa hit the river parkway and canal while sun-bathers converged on Parliament Hill.…
Canadian Media
History as viewed through a different sort of lens
On the so-called “Cadscam”, some reporters are re-writing history. Consider the following from an article by Lawrence Martin, a senior reporter for the Globe…
Parliament of Canada
Mulroney letters to Szabo
Here’s the first letter drafted from former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney’s lawyer to the Chair of the Ethics Committee of Parliament Paul Szabo. MBM Letter…