Young voters are calling the shots now
Young Canadians can be forgiven for being a bit confused by the latest…
Max Fawcett
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We need more Canada, not less
As part of its weeks-long pre-budget rollout, the Liberal government has sent…
Danielle Smith’s latest attempt to own the libs will cost Alberta
“Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I am willing to make.” That’s the…
Justin Trudeau should say yes to a carbon tax showdown
Pierre Poilievre and the provincial premiers are spoiling for yet another fight over…
Doug Ford is dumbing down Ontario
There’s fierce competition in the unofficial race for Canada’s most dangerous…
Is it time for a Liberal-NDP merger?
Canadian progressives are slowly coming to terms with the idea, or perhaps even…
Pierre Poilievre’s climate policy is a joke
There’s a growing irony in the carbon tax increase falling on April Fools’ Day…
Nobody really cares about renters
Canada’s renters are finally getting their moment in the political sun. After…
Pierre Poilievre has a Doug Ford problem
Pierre Poilievre’s pledge to get rid of housing “gatekeepers” was a nifty piece…
The carbon tax is dead. Climate policy doesn’t have to be
How did the Trudeau government’s signature climate policy turn into…
We need more Wab Kinews
It’s not easy to be hopeful about politics right now. Whether it’s the return of…
Can Naheed Nenshi win over the NDP?
It started as a race to replace Rachel Notley as the leader of the Alberta NDP.…
Pierre Poilievre plays politics with Paul Bernardo
With a double-digit lead in the polls and projections of a massive (and…
Oilsands companies want Pierre Poilievre to save them
It’s been nearly two years since the Pathways Alliance, a consortium of Canada’s…
Pierre Poilievre bites his tongue on Bitcoin
For the first time in recorded memory, Pierre Poilievre is holding his tongue.…
Earth to millennials: Pierre Poilievre is playing you on housing
Credit where it’s due: Pierre Poilievre has talked a good game about housing ever…
Pierre Poilievre’s freedom isn’t very free
Just over two years ago, Pierre Poilievre kicked off his campaign for the leadership…
Truth, lies and emissions caps
He might be trailing in the polls and on his way to an epic electoral defeat, but…
Canada needs a wealth tax
After the City of Edmonton and its taxpayers gave him hundreds of millions of…
The Trudeau Liberals need to be better at doing politics
There’s a litany of potential explanations for the disastrous drop the Trudeau…
Danielle Smith is still dreaming when it comes to oil’s future
Alberta’s UCP government may like to pretend it sees the world differently than…
Pierre Poilievre has some explaining to do about Ukraine
There are dumb political hills to die on, and then there’s the one Pierre Poilievre…
It’s not too late for electoral reform
On Wednesday, the House of Commons voted against a motion calling for the…
Danielle Smith just sold out the LGBTQ community. Who’s next?
Danielle Smith may be the leader of a conservative party, but her core beliefs…
The provinces are trying to break Canada
Of all Pierre Poilievre’s familiar slogans, there’s one that stands above the rest:…
In praise of tough decisions
It was two years ago that a convoy of truckers, conspiracy theorists, and…
Danielle Smith’s dangerous dance with Tucker Carlson
I swear, I didn’t want to write about this. Much as it may shock some of my…
How Justin Trudeau can still win
The odds of a Justin Trudeau comeback seem to just keep getting longer. With…
Like it or not, we live in Trudeau’s Canada now
Whether it’s his socks, his propensity for taking selfies or his willingness to…
Rachel Notley is done with Alberta politics. Is Ottawa next?
After nearly a decade as Alberta NDP leader and four years as its first…
Danielle Smith’s attacks on wind and solar cold comfort for Albertans
It’s one of the oldest political maxims in the book: Never let a good crisis…
If Trump is re-elected, Canada will pay a high price
In his first official campaign speech of this most consequential of U.S.…
Pierre Poilievre doesn’t care about freedom of the press
Pierre Poilievre, champion of the free press? It wasn’t on my 2024 bingo sheet either,…
The West’s gentle fall is a bad omen
It used to be the case that a gentle fall was a welcome blessing to most…
Poilievre’s “debtonation” is much ado about nothing
In his ongoing attempt to become the Jordan Peterson of elected officials, Pierre…
What Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump have in common
Everything that happens in the United States eventually makes its way to Canada,…
Poilievre breathes new life into Trudeau’s chances
He’s not dead yet, folks. After months of increasingly dire public opinion polls,…
Alberta’s emissions cap freakout is a tell
As premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith has made it abundantly clear that she’s…
The CBC needs to start Pierre-proofing itself
The CBC is facing an existential crisis unlike anything it’s ever seen. The…
Young voters are done with Justin Trudeau
Max Valiquette must love a challenge. The 50-year-old marketer and branding…
The UN climate conference doesn’t matter — and that’s OK
Economic inflation is clearly on the decline, but we’re about to witness…
Pierre Poilievre’s mouth just opened the door to a Liberal comeback
If Justin Trudeau finds himself celebrating a political comeback for the ages…
Trudeau’s days off? The media needs to get serious
When in doubt, blame the media. That’s long been a strategy deployed by…
Danielle Smith’s fossil-fuelled fantasy won’t end well
If Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ever gets tired of politics, she has a long…
Justin Trudeau just axed his own carbon tax
For months now, Pierre Poilievre has hammered the Liberal government with his…
Petulance is the point for Pierre Poilievre
Justin Trudeau is in deep, deep trouble. Based on recent polling, which continues to…
The totally serious case for Alberta independence
It’s late in the year for fireworks, but we’re about to see the biggest display of…
