September 19th 2023 - Politics - The Line

A successful convention is a key step on the path to victory

A successful convention is a key step on the path to victory

To win, you now need to plan, and run, a flawless campaign. One of the most underrated events of the rise of Stephen Harper to prime minister was the founding convention of the Conservative Party of Canada in March 2005….

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May 29th 2023 - Alberta - The Line

Why I won’t vote in this election

Why I won’t vote in this election

I won’t choose between bad and worse, and don’t make me say who is which As an outspoken conservative critic of United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Danielle Smith, the Alberta election has put me in a bit of a quandary….

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May 1st 2023 - Alberta - The Line

Jared Wesley and Ken Boessenkool: Danielle Smith is not a conservative

Jared Wesley and Ken Boessenkool: Danielle Smith is not a conservative

Her politics amount to libertarian-laced populism, directly opposed to the sort of principled, incrementalist politics Albertans have had before. To be conservative … is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to…

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March 22nd 2023 - Politics - The Line

Johnston is the wrong man for the job

Johnston is the wrong man for the job

The former Governor General is too independent for what ought to be a partisan appointment The appointment of David Johnston as Special Rapporteur to investigate allegations of Chinese interference into our electoral processes has been the subject of significant criticism….

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January 24th 2023 - Economics - The Line

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: Macklem can’t afford another bad call

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: Macklem can’t afford another bad call

We urge the governor to avoid leaping to overly rose-coloured conclusions. “I have put a lot of emphasis today on the things we don’t know.” — Stephen Poloz, November 3, 2014 “So we expect that inflation is going to remain…

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