Despite all the changes that have occurred in science, medicine, technology and culture, political discourse and most interpretations of political developments in Canada are stuck in the old left-centre-right conception …
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In 1867, when Canada was born, our founding fathers created two unions – a political union by uniting the participating colonies under a federal constitution, and an economic union by …
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When the people of the United Kingdom voted last June on whether or not to exit the European Union, London, the capital city, was surprised by the result. While the …
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An analogy from the oil patch and an illustration drawn from Western Canadian politics have something to teach us about understanding and responding to upsurges in “populism” – a subject …
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The British economist John Maynard Keynes is frequently referenced by politicians who want to provide an intellectual justification for increasing public spending and running chronic deficits. Towards the end of …
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Preston Manning tirelessly championed the cause of democratic and political reform throughout his impressive career as one of Canada’s great visionaries. A reformer at heart, Mr. Manning is right at …
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Conservative-oriented political parties in Canada are now out of office federally and in eight of the 10 provinces. This has generated much hand-wringing on the right and a flood of …
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