Richard Madan
8 posts on Richard Madan from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Ignatieff wonders wistfully, “why won’t he call me?”
Post-QP scrums today: Richard Madan, CTV: Mr. Ignatieff, just to pick up on something else you said earlier, why don’t you pick up the phone yourself, call the…
George Smitherman dismisses federal Liberals on claims of Tory infrastructure skew
A little birdie told me that George Smitherman, Ontario’s infrastructure minister, just dismissed federal Liberal claims that infrastructure dollars are…
Dion was an unexpected gift, but Ignatieff was an original Tory prospect
During the Liberal convention in December of 2006, Bob Rae was seen by Conservative strategists as the most fearful prospect that the Liberals had on offer to…
Bombshell: PM Ignatieff may hike the GST in the future
In a one-on-one interview today with Citynews’ Richard Madan, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff said that he won’t take a GST hike off the table in dealing with…
Dion will implement carbon tax even if there’s a recession
After a joint address to the Empire Club and Canadian Club yesterday, Stephane Dion faced reporters. The exchange between Richard Madan from City and Dion was…
Announcing Google Power Readers Canada
I pleased to announce today, the launch of a new way of connecting with Canada’s political party leaders and the journalists that are covering the election…
Stephane Dion does the weather
Richard Madan of CityNews hands the green screen over to Dion and the Liberal leader forecasts the future. Most meteorologists have trouble predicting…