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…
Reform Party
9 posts on Reform Party from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Digital Politics
Call and answer
I like Warren Kinsella. One of the reasons I like him is because he went for my open question, brought in the other side to weigh in, and now this allows us to…
Conservative Party of Canada
Obama sets example for Canada
The election of Barack Obama is historic in many ways, most significantly in the progression along the troubled history of race in the United States. On…
Canadian Media
History as viewed through a different sort of lens
On the so-called “Cadscam”, some reporters are re-writing history. Consider the following from an article by Lawrence Martin, a senior reporter for the Globe…
Climate and Environment
The Green Paradox
On the topic of greenhouse gases (GHGs), I think that the Conservatives will have more success cutting Canada’s output of them than the Liberals ever did. This…
Parliament of Canada
Only one vote so far…
A whip, in a legislature, is the member of a party who is responsible for ensuring member attendance at votes, for handing out offices, standing committee…
Parliament of Canada
Senator-elect to serve in the Senate!
I was in question period yesterday to see a bit of Canadian history unfold. Mr. Kevin Sorenson (Crowfoot, CPC):Mr. Speaker, as part of our campaign promise for…
Conservative Party of Canada
On this day in history…
…a woman named Deb Grey became the first elected Reform party MP. On March 13th, 1989 Grey was elected by the constituents of the federal riding of Beaver…
Canadian Politics
That time when I met Elizabeth May
This week I also met Elizabeth May. The leader of the Green Party was in high spirits that day despite Garth Turner’s betrayal of everyone (conservatives,…