Canadian Politics
One year ago today… Rallies for Canada
Today marks the one year anniversary of our Rallies for Canada from coast-to-coast-to-coast. We organized these during the week that turned this country’s polit
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Foreign Affairs and Defence
Universal or selective human rights?
This week, the Prime Minister is in China to supposedly thaw relations he has been criticized for frosting since the years he was in opposition criticizing the
Parliament of Canada
The Colvin emails
For your information, here are the emails from Richard Colvin, former deputy head of mission in Afghanistan regarding the his version of events surrounding the
Parliament of Canada
The Afghan detainee document dump
After the break, a number of documents about the Canadian Afghan detainee story
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BREAKING: Liberal Party of Australia chucks Turnbull, caucus elects Abbott
In a caucus revolt triggered by (former) leader Malcolm Turnbull embrace of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Australia
Canadian Policy
Amy Goodman sort of inadmissible to Canada?
This story piqued my interest in my news scans over the past few days. Amy Goodman, who most of my right-of-centre co-travellers would consider a bit fringe whi
Climate and Environment
Hockey sticks and email leaks: Dr. Ross McKitrick responds to the “Climategate” story
Dr. Ross McKitrick is a professor of environmental economics at the University of Guelph and is a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute. His work with Stephen M
Parliament of Canada
Ujjal Dosanjh on getting to the truth on Afghan prisoners
Some diplomats are more credible than others according to Dosanjh? On Twitter, we learn of Mr. Dosanjh’s opinion of Richard Colvin’s testimony: “Colvin was abso
Parliament of Canada
Alex Atamanenko and civility in Parliament
(Now updated with the full exchange) Who’s to blame for the current incivility in Parliament? If you ask Don Newman, it’s Preston Manning. Let’s just say that I