UNICEF yesterday issued a report saying that 800,000 children had been forced to flee their homes in northern Nigeria thanks to Boko Haram. The report was released to mark the 1-year anniversary of the abduction of 219 schoolgirls from …
Read MoreWell, we’ve gone and done it. After 43 years, Britain has voted to “take back control” and leave the European Union. The question on everybody’s lips in the United (for now) Kingdom this morning is …
Read MoreOh, the irony. A Brexit vote that was meant to repatriate democratic accountability back to British shores has instead thrown the very question of accountability up in the air. A clear majority of the British people …
Read MoreHere's a pro-tip for all you budding politicians: don't call a press conference and then invite the media to punch you in the face. It's bad for business. When former Liberal MP Scott Andrews called a …
Read MoreIn light of today's loosening of beer sale rules in Ontario, I want to tell you a story. Imagine there's a place - a magical place - where the government didn't hold a monopoly over the …
Read MoreI don't know, and neither does Natalie Bennett, leader of the UK Greens, who gave one of the worst political interviews of all time this morning. Give it a listen, and squirm as she tries to …
Read MoreMemo to Canadian Parliamentarians: you’re doing it wrong. If you want to see what a proper Parliamentary dust-up looks like, Google your friends in the Korean and Taiwanese legislatures. Now, that’s how you scrap. In comparison, …
Read MoreIf Liberal skills negotiating limousine and photo contracts are any indication, the Chinese are going to end up owning Canada following Justin Trudeau’s maiden voyage there next week. I’m not saying Liberal ministers are naive, but …
Read MoreTwo majority governments. Two fiscal plans. Each tabled in a House of Commons. Anyone looking for other similarities between the recently-unveiled budgets of Canada and the United Kingdom can stop there. The differences, on the other …
Read MoreTrying to attract votes from the left and right can open you up to blows from all sides. Here's my column on the challenges facing Justin Trudeau from this weekend's Ottawa Citizen. Photo by Joe Pacione / CC BY-NC 2.0 / …
Read MoreLet me tell you a story. Now there's something you never hear when policy wonks set out to sketch their thoughts on whatever policy they want to use to govern our lives. I wish they …
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