Columns
Requiem for the regulators
Last week the CRTC, the government body that regulates radio, television and telecommunications in this country, got its hooks into Plenty of Fish, the…
Columns
29 posts in Columns from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Columns
Let Ottawans use Uber if they wish
To conjure up the metaphor of the buggy-whip maker is to make a point about how the introduction of new technology to an industry has made old products…
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Politicizing the PM’s security detail
Every year or so, there’s an article in Canadian newspapers describing the complexities of the Prime Ministerial security detail. Many articles make a snide…
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Dalton McGuinty resigns
This week, Dalton McGuinty called it quits after nine tired years as Premier of Ontario. The announcement came as a surprise to all as the details came in two…
Canadian Business
CNOOC bid presents imperfect conservative decision-making
Some political issues are black and white, many others aren’t so perfectly distinguishable. The Conservative Party in Canada has had a long history of its…
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Canadian history (pre-1982)
Today marks the bicentennial anniversary of the beginning of hostilities during the War of 1812. The war between the Americans and British for what is now…
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Christy Clark’s missed opportunity
Tom Mulcair has had a busy week. In his first real outing on the national stage on any policy issue of pan-Canadian importance he chose to entangle energy,…
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Charest should dig in, and then call election
Quebec politics are always interesting, and sometimes detestable. The past few months have proven this again to be true. Quebec students are marching in the…
Columns
Mr. Obama, it’s the economy, stupid
Why is this significant? Jobs, the economy and the political base. Both Canada and the United States would benefit tremendously if the Keystone pipeline…