Lorne Gunter — I figure any party truly intent on reforming government has the first two years of its first mandate to implement major changes — four years, tops. After that, it becomes “the government.” It becomes the thing it was trying to change.

Paul Sullivan — I believe. Do you? Do you believe that Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is not playing politics?  That he sincerely believes Justin Trudeau should give back the $20K plus expenses he was paid for smiling beatifically upon the…

Monte Solberg — Justin Trudeau was unequivocal a week ago when he asked if Sen. Mac Harb should be allowed back into the Liberal caucus if he repaid the, umm, “overpayment” of Senate expenses. He said “absolutely,”…

Dan Mader — Mid-way through its mandate, the Harper government faces its most serious challenge since the opposition attempt to form a coalition in late 2008. The last few weeks seem to have brought nothing but bad news, with a Senate…  

Paul Adams — Much of the conversation about reforming the Senate has revolved around two things: the problems with the existing body and the difficulties of changing it. That’s tempted a lot of people, including me, to wonder whether abolishing…

Sun Media — Consider the sad lot of the Canadian taxpayer, from sea to sea. In Ottawa, there’s the Senate expense scandal that only gets curiouser and curiouser, and therefore more bruising. We now know from the Senate…

Dan Leger — Stephen Colbert put it well: “If you’re doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide from the giant surveillance apparatus the U.S. government’s been hiding.” Comedians excel at putting complicated situations in perspective.

Michael Harris — You know the world is in trouble when Barack Obama starts sounding like Stephen Harper. The Spymaster-in-Chief. James Clapper, Obama’s director of National Intelligence, is a desperate liar caught with pants down, shoes off…

Tim Harper — Shawn Atleo spent much of last week marking the fifth anniversary of Stephen Harper’s apology for the residential schools system that took such a physical and emotional toll on this country’s aboriginals.  

Scott Taylor — It has been interesting to watch the U.S. reluctantly goad itself toward a military intervention in Syria. In the spring of 2011, when the uprising first began, former secretary of state Hilary Clinton was among the first to champion…