Gusher of Liberal spending won't put out the fire in this dumpster
The goal of Budget 2024(opens in a new tab) was simple enough: Put out the raging fire in the dumpster...
Don Martin
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The doctor Trudeau dumped has a prescription for better health care
She has the right to hold a grudge, but declines to take any cheap shots. Dr. Jane Philpott(opens in a...
Trudeau's seeking shelter from the housing storm he created
For the fourth day in a row, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a cabinet contingent of potted palms in tow...
The carbon tax coalition saves Trudeau from a loss of confidence
The political math never added up to an election this spring. When one party is salivating for it, one is...
How a beer break may have doomed the carbon tax hike
The countdown is on. It’s 17 days until the next potential capitulation by a government trying to plug the drain...
Pierre Poilievre's road to apparent victory will soon start to get rougher
He may be peaking too soon. Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives appear to be on cruise control to a rendezvous...
The Trudeau lessons from Brian Mulroney's legacy start with walking away
Justin Trudeau should pay very close attention to the legacy treatment afforded former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who died on...
ArriveCan debacle may be even worse than we know from auditor's report
It’s been 22 years since a former auditor general blasted the Chrétien government after it “broke just about every rule...
Despite his horrible year, Trudeau's determined to roll the dice again
You can’t help but admire the audacity of his hopes as Justin Trudeau’s horrible year ends. The prime minister faced...
Why Danielle Smith is my political newsmaker of the year
Her mouth runs habitually rogue, her policies are often renegade and her connection to Ottawa is all resistance all the...
Greg Fergus risks becoming the shortest serving Speaker in our history
It takes considerable effort to botch the job of Speaker in the House of Commons. For an hour a day...
With Trudeau resignation fever rising, a Conservative nightmare appears
With speculation on the rise that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will follow his father’s footsteps in the snow to a...
For squandering their hard-earned income tax, we owe our kids an apology
It was the best of times during the worst of times for this besieged-from-every-direction Liberal government. Its bi-annual work of...
As much as Poilievre wants it, he will not get his election wish for 2023
It’s been 100+ hours of brutal aftermath since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned carbon pricing from a national principle into...
It's flip-flop or die as Trudeau retreats on universal carbon pricing NOW PLAYING
Panic has set in. With this week’s flip-flop lifting carbon pricing for heating oil until 2027 (pushing increases beyond the...
Trudeau frolics with unicorns amid the pounding drums of war
There’s a parallel Canadian universe that exists only on Justin Trudeau’s social media feed. It’s a place somewhere over the...
Looking beyond Trudeau to the 'Conservative Rewind'
If there’s any fun to be had in contemplating a future with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, it’s what will change...