Politics

July 13th 2012 - Politics - Macleans

Revealed: Stephen Harper is conservative. Really.

Revealed: Stephen Harper is conservative. Really.

A number of the Canadian commentariat have worked themselves into a lather saying that of the many bad things Stephen Harper’s Conservative government is, conservative isn’t among them. Or for some, of the many good things the Conservative government isn’t, conservative is…

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May 11th 2011 - Politics - Globe and Mail

Who really benefited from vote splits this election?

Who really benefited from vote splits this election?

Election night was tough for our friends in the Liberal Party. We know what that’s like. And so we can well understand why they and some of their apologists have been tempted to try to de-legitimize the key election outcomes…

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February 25th 2011 - Politics - Globe and Mail

Get ready for the political Stampede

Get ready for the political Stampede

The chute is open and Albertans are strapped in for what promises to be a wild ride. But this ride will be in the political, not rodeo, arena because politics in Alberta is about to mimic one of our famous…

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August 31st 2010 - Politics - Financial Post

Scrap the Long Form

Scrap the Long Form

It is impressive that so many think tanks and NGOs can get worked up over an esoteric issue such as shifting from a mandatory to a voluntary long-form census. While no one questions the value of information to form good…

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