Calling Harper "Not Canadian" Makes Elizabeth May Ignorant

06.10.2013
Last Thursday Elizabeth May wrote an editorial for HuffPo Canada that has to be read to be believed, in which she expands on something...

Media Bites: The Secret Not-So-Boring Side of Canadian Politics

06. 6.2013
A large reason why Canadian politics often seems so boring is because Canadians (or at least our politicians) are usually too timid to...

Media Bites: Is the Media Being Fair to Rob Ford and Mike Duffy?

05.30.2013
Is the media being fair to Rob Ford? How about Mike Duffy? My conclusions? "Yes" to the first, "maybe" to the second. Bad guys unquestionably...

Media Bites: Are These Politicians Actually Journalists, or Vice Versa?

05.23.2013
In modern Canada, alas, that critical detachment between press and politics -- the notion that these two worlds are incurably hostile parties...

Media Bites: Why the Hippie Radicals - er, NDP - Lost in BC

05.15.2013
The Liberal Party of B.C. is not a brilliant outfit by any means. Much of its agenda is faddish and unscientific, and, if past performance...
Justin Trudeau's Pecs Don't Win My Respect

Justin Trudeau's Pecs Don't Win My Respect

05. 9.2013
Justin Trudeau's latest ad, in which the 41-year-old leader of one of the western world's leading political parties appears wearing the...
Media Bites: Choosing a Party Leader Should Be

Media Bites: Choosing a Party Leader Should Be "Un-Conventional"

04.15.2013
Nationalization, the belief that the government should occasionally seize control of private enterprise to better serve the "public good,"...
Liberal Leadership Showcase: A Spectacle Without Substance

Liberal Leadership Showcase: A Spectacle Without Substance

04. 7.2013
It's not fun being played, or being forced to indulge in other people's self-indulgent fantasies. So it's very hard to write about the...

Media Bites: The Original Sin of Canadian Politics

04. 4.2013
Without a meddling monarch to do the punishing, modern confidence voting has become little more than a shallow exercise in partisan opportunism....
Media Bites: Elizabeth May Is the Stonehenge of Canadian Politics

Media Bites: Elizabeth May Is the Stonehenge of Canadian Politics

04. 1.2013
It seems to me the world could use a single, unified theory of Elizabeth May. She's been part of this country's political scene for nearly...
For Barbara Amiel, Sex Crimes Are

For Barbara Amiel, Sex Crimes Are "Minor Vices"

03.28.2013
It's impossible to muster any emotion beyond gape-mouthed revulsion at Barbara Amiel's latest Maclean's column, a seething, meandering...
We Need Budget Cuts, Not Trims

We Need Budget Cuts, Not Trims

03.22.2013
Thursday's federal budget manages, but it does not lead. It was a gentle haircut for a couple obscure federal programs and a beautiful...
Media Bites: Will Tom Mulcair Ever Grow a Personality?

Media Bites: Will Tom Mulcair Ever Grow a Personality?

03.18.2013
Though we're now almost a year into the Thomas Mulcair reign, it's remarkable how difficult it remains to summarize the guy. Even by Canadian...

Media Bites: Garneau Was Always Miss Congeniality to Trudeau's Beauty Queen

03.14.2013
It took two days and five rounds of voting for the cardinals to elect Pope Francis; it will probably take about 15 minutes for the Grits...