In 1940, the brilliant Canadian scientist George Laurence began an audacious experiment. Following on the discovery of nuclear fission in 1939, Laurence build a prototype nuclear reactor in a room at the National Research Council …
Read MoreThe winter-spring parliamentary session that paused in mid-June for the summer break was remarkable for its intense partisanship, minimal progress on the government's legislative agenda and loud controversies over relatively minor issues that ultimately went …
Read MoreNational political campaigns in the era of the 24- hour news cycle are all in the moment. They rage from one end of the country to another, fuelled by bickering war rooms, gotcha moments and …
Read MoreI'm the leader and I want discipline. That's clear. Stéphane Dion, March 27, 2008 When he made that plaintive call earlier this spring, Stéphane Dion was responding to the latest melt- down of his Quebec wing. Once …
Read MoreIn the past 13 years, conservatives in Canada have endured an incredible odyssey. It's a trip that took them from a successful national government based on a creative pan-Canadian coalition, to disintegration into two factions …
Read MoreIn the past 13 years, conservatives in Canada have endured an incredible odyssey. It's a trip that took them from a successful national government based on a creative pan-Canadian coalition, to disintegration into two factions …
Read MoreIn April 1963, Washington Post publisher Phil Graham delivered a speech to the overseas correspondents of Newsweek ina London, which continues to be quoted today: So let us today drudge on about our inescapably impossible task of providing …
Read MoreWith the two leading contenders locked in a virtual tie and “fighting to the death within the margin of error,” as one observer recently put it, a minority government after the October 21 federal election …
Read MoreWith the polls pointing to a very tight election race and the increased possibility of a minority government, it’s useful to review Canada’s experience with minorities over the last six decades, to explore how they …
Read MoreIt is amazing how the passage of time changes perceptions. For those of us coming of age and political awareness in the Canada of the 1960s, Canada's 10 decade was a period of brutal and …
Read MoreConservative leader Andrew Scheer deserves a second chance. He did not fail to score on a “breakaway on an open net” in the recent campaign. Majority wins by a first-time leader — the kind Justin Trudeau …
Read MoreFraming the ballot question is the most important task of any party leader in a national election. Is it “time for a change” or time to “stay the course”? Should voters “give real change a …
Read MoreThe recent argument over the potential provincial costs of implementing the federal government's omnibus criminal justice bill has prompted some initial evaluations of federal-provincial relations in the Stephen Harper era. So, after six years of …
Read MoreCanadian federalism has always been a work in progress. The reason is that as federal states go, Canada is a relatively complex one. The British North America Act created a set of complex balances within our …
Read MoreWhen Manitoba's rookie premier Greg hosts the annual meeting of the Council of the Federation this summer, he may be in for a bit of a surprise. The friendly and productive sessions of the past …
Read MoreIn the past 13 years, conservatives in Canada have endured an incredible odyssey. It's a trip that took them from a successful national government based on a creative pan-Canadian coalition, to disintegration into two factions …
Read MoreIn the past 13 years, conservatives in Canada have endured an incredible odyssey. It's a trip that took them from a successful national government based on a creative pan-Canadian coalition, to disintegration into two factions …
Read MorePlease stand by. We are experiencing technical difficulties. The Canadian political system is currently adjusting to majority government after three inconclusive elections and seven long years of fractious minorities. The pace of both politics and …
Read MoreIt is one of the enduring conceits of Canadian Liberals to allege, from time to time, that Canadian Conservatives are thirsting to impose American-style conservatism on this country. Actually, the Liberals are on to something …
Read MoreIt is one of the enduring conceits of Canadian Liberals to allege, from time to time, that Canadian Conservatives are thirsting to impose American-style conservatism on this country. Actually, the Liberals are on to something …
Read MoreThe inherent problem with anthologies of interviews and columns is that the passage of time may render them stale-dated irrelevancies. It's therefore a good idea for the anthologist to provide some context to remind the …
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