Canadian Politics

March 2011

The New Solitudes

March 12, 2011August 20, 2020 - by Erna Paris

Canada was once defined by the schism between English and French. Today, our divide is increasingly ideological. Can it be bridged?

December 2010

Auditing the Auditor General

December 12, 2010April 17, 2020 - by John Gray

After almost ten years on the job, Sheila Fraser is preparing to step down. Her tenure was not without its controversy, but no one in Ottawa any longer questions her toughness

May 2010 / Politics

No-Account

May 12, 2010April 14, 2020 - by Christopher Flavelle

Harper may be fond of kicking watchdogs, but he isn’t the first Canadian leader to skirt accountability

April 2010

The Shout Doctrine

April 12, 2010April 15, 2020 - by Mark Kingwell

What happens when political debates escalate into a culture of arguments, attack ads, and anonymous Internet assaults? A Parliament effectively shut — and shouted — down

January/February 2010

The Stranger Within

January 12, 2010April 15, 2020 - by Ron Graham

Who is Michael Ignatieff? Why does he want to run the country? And does he have what it takes, not only to defeat Stephen Harper, but also—first things first—to bring peace to his own party?