The people spoke
Establishment’s preferences were swept aside
Let’s just call it the Charlottetown syndrome.
You’ll recall the Charlottetown accord, the illegitimate constitutional child of the Meech Lake...
Liberals stray from the path
Classic liberalism was abandoned
SALEM, Oregon—I tell my Republican friends here the ongoing tragedy of modern-day liberalism is so few professed Liberals today are really...
Taking care of business
Organization “building bridges” to improve economic climate
I’m over at the elegant Palliser Hotel sitting with Alice Gardner-Boreta, James Rowling and Brian Sinclair of the...
Canada’s conscience
Prime Minister Harper won’t take the easy way out on foreign policy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is forging a foreign policy for our nation with...
Grits cease bashing U.S.
Liberals’ leadership candidates sized up
American colleagues ask which Liberal leadership candidates would be best for the U.S. should Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives lose...
Grim outlook for Grits
Party in disarray poses little threat to Conservatives
There’s an extra bit of a bounce in my steps these days.
That’s because the federal Liberals,...
Capital persuasion
Taking a stand wins Calgary boy respect in Ottawa
I’m over at East Side Mario’s at Sunridge Mall chatting with Pierre Poilievre, a former Henry...
Accountability eludes Senate
They haven’t a clue of fate that awaits
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is quietly doing an end-run around the nation’s unelected senators, but they are...
Straight goods
U.S. consul speaks frankly about borderline issues
I’ve always found Canadian diplomats and top government officials tight-lipped and evasive, while U.S. diplomats and top government...
Liberal record tells the story
Anti-Israel stance impossible to deny
The Liberals still feign outrage over Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s contention their party elite is anti-Israel.
This feigned outrage stems...
Lesson of Hungary
Revolt gave West chance to topple Soviets 50 years ago
Fifty years ago around this time, my tiny home in Britain was crammed full with...
Dinning set us back on course
Leadership contender proved his worth
I can say many things about the character of Progressive Conservative leadership contender Jim Dinning.
One of the foremost is...
Right comes full circle
Political tome reads like a thriller
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is definitely his own man.
As was Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day.
So was Reform...
MP underestimated
Intellectual Anders wears his conservatism on his sleeve
I tell Calgary West’s Rob Anders he is undoubtedly the most successful MP that constituency has ever...
Seeing red over Che togs
Cult ‘hero’ cold-blooded executioner
I walk into a store on Stephen Avenue Mall and start browsing through the various knickknacks on display.
Then I stalked—not...
