A surprising Abacus Data poll says the Liberals would vault from their third-place doldrums into a statistical tie with the Harper Tories atop the polls with Justin Trudeau as leader, leaving Mulcair's NDP eating red dust. Don't believe it. This poll shows he's cute, people have heard of him and the lad can punch. But not that he's the stuff political dreams are made of. Click here to read the rest.
Happy Canada Day. We don’t care if Quebec leaves. Click here to read the rest.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May wants the government to say how happy we are. I'll pass. But her private member's Bill C-436 - the Canada Genuine Progress Measurement Act - is at least an interesting mistake, more than a lot of politicians ever manage. Click here to read the rest.
Jim Flaherty thinks we’re financial idiots. What a coincidence. Click here to read the rest.
Looks like we won’t have Bob Rae to kick around anymore. After much agonizing by columnists, he announced Wednesday he wouldn’t run for the leadership of a Liberal Party we may not have to kick around much longer either. Frankly I’m glad to see him go. But not, please, on account of his advanced age. Click here to read the rest.
Thomas Mulcair's attacks on Canada's energy industry may not make much political sense. But they're certainly bad economics. Click here to read the rest.
Hey Presto, it's the magic of government. Coming soon to an Ottawa bus near you, convenient high-tech electronic payment. Or not. Click here to read the rest.