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AKIN: Accountability key to health-care reform in Canada
In election after election going back a decade or more, Canadians have told pollsters the state of Canada’s health- care system is one of their top priorities.
PALMER: Clark's first legislative session as premier cut short by closure
Motion to end business Thursday backfires as Opposition pulls fast one
MACDONALD: Memo to Layton: leave language and the constitution alone
It is precisely because Quebecers don't want another referendum that Jack Layton and the NDP won 59 Quebec seats in the House of Commons.
STEPHENSON: Harper, Dexter singing same Senate tune
Premier Darrell Dexter and Prime Minister Stephen Harper are very different leaders with very different political philosophies.
IVISON: Ask Canada about Senate reform
The Senate is held in such disrepute that senators never know whether to shout "present" or "not guilty," according to an old Parliament Hill joke.
WARREN: Clear sailing for Tories
Canada's longest-serving minority government (two Parliaments, over five years, tipping Pearson's record by a few days) may be followed by Canada's longestserving majority government (12 Parliaments,...
GARDNER: Why politicians should experiment more, not less
Reading through the policy platform of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, it's immediately apparent that PC Leader Tim Hudak loves families -mentioned 90 times in 44 pages -as much as he hates...
GRAY: Tim Hudak and the Common Nonsense Revolution
Former U.S. President George W. Bush had a disconcerting Fview about debt. Don't pay it. Let the next guy cover it. And with Tory Leader Tim Hudak's Changebook platform, Ontarians could get a taste...
KINSELLA: New? Democratic? Not Canada’s NDP
The New Democratic Party — neither new nor democratic. It’s true. Did you know the New Democrats have been calling themselves “new” for half a century? In the U.S., they might get jail...
YAFFE: Harper's credibility on Senate reform damaged by his actions
Patronage appointments of three loyal Conservatives undermine respect for the party and for the red chamber
MACPHERSON: What Layton's selling to Quebec, the rest of Canada may not buy
somebody should tell Smilin' Jack Layton that the federal election campaign ended four weeks ago.
FLANAGAN: Some day, the opposition will thank Mr. Harper
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s budget is about to cancel the quarterly allowances for political parties. While critics accuse the Conservatives of wanting to bankrupt their opponents, the...
MARTIN: Are the NDP more Bloc than the Bloc?
With the demolition of the Bloc Québécois, election day was supposed to be a nice day for federalism.
KHEIRIDDIN: Stuck between a Bloc and a hard place
Federal political parties have an exasperating tradition of saying one thing in Quebec, another in the rest of Canada; and unfortunately, the NDP is proving to be no exception.
SCHNEIDEREIT: NDP in la-la-Layton land on Quebec sovereignty question
Federal NDP Leader Jack Layton and his party are playing with fire on the Quebec sovereignty issue.
STEPHENSON: It’s wrong to force taxpayers to fund federal political parties
A hue and cry will go up when federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s new budget proceeds with a plan to axe the $2-per-vote subsidy to federal political parties.
COHN: Tim Hudak, Tim Horton and Mike Harris
What would a Tim Horton government look like? The question came to mind after a jittery Tory backbencher flubbed his lines in the Legislature Monday, confusing Progressive Conservative Leader Tim...
MACPHERSON: Missing Tommy Douglas pages a mystery
For a man who died more than 25 years Fago, Tommy Douglas is getting a lot of press.
Officials crack down on Wal-Mart camping
St. Albert, Alta., bylaw officers could soon be cracking down on big box stores that allow people to park RVs in their lots to camp overnight.
Canada left out rise in oil sands pollution from UN report
The federal government has acknowledged that it deliberately excluded data indicating a 20% increase in pollution from Canada’s oilsands industry in 2009 from a recent report on climate change that...
Canada Post union readies members for possible strike
The union representing Canada Post workers has told its members to prepare for a strike amid stalled negotiations with the Crown corporation.
Pages missing from intelligence file on Tommy Douglas
Dozens of pages from a decades-old intelligence file on socialist icon Tommy Douglas have mysteriously disappeared.
New passport rules planned after Canadians stranded
Passport Canada is developing new guidelines for matching people to their travel documents after two Canadians were stranded overseas, their government refusing to believe their claims about who they...
SOLBERG: Turn off the taps
I’m confused. Why is it that getting your personal spending under control is called being thrifty while controlling government spending is being cold hearted?
KINSELLA: Grit party president must go 1
Now that Bob Rae is leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, he can get right down to work. First order of business: Fire the party’s president, Alf Apps.
MULGREW: Harper government's anti-crime package unnecessary
Crime rates have long been in decline, tougher punishments don't deter offenders, and U.S. proves imprisoning social problems too expensive
GARDNER: The trouble with 'decisive' leadership
During the election campaign of 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave a speech and took questions while standing before a backdrop emblazoned with two words over and over: "Leadership. Certainty....
RADWANSKI: Hudak’s platform offers Premier’s priorities – without McGuinty
Change for the sake of change. That, roughly, is Tim Hudak’s estimate of what Ontarians want in this year’s provincial election. So on Sunday, the Progressive Conservative Leader unveiled a...
REID: Liberals can’t afford to refight old battles
Recently, the rather novel argument was advanced in these pages that Michael Ignatieff’s historic defeat in 2011 was the fault of Paul Martin.
PALMER: Reducing the HST comes at a price
As Premier Christy Clark answered questions about her proposed rescue package for the harmonized sales tax, the pivotal moment in the defence-cum-explanation happened when a reporter asked about the...
BRICKER: Toward more creativity in Canadian politics
In 1965, John Porter published his seminal book on the workings of Canadian Society, The Vertical Mosaic.
RILEY: Too little too late still too much for Alberta
People looking for trouble on the fed-prov front - and there are always some - generally point to Quebec, where the anticipated election of a Parti Québécois government promises a new round of...
GARDNER: I completely agree with Harper ... circa 1996
I've been writing a lot about the indefensible concentration of power in the hands of the prime minister and for my troubles I have been called a Harper-hater, a Liberal shill, a hypocrite, and...
SALUTIN: The Harperization of Yiddish
The most jarring phrase, to my ears, during the recent election, was: “Many people say Stephen Harper is a mensch.” I heard it on a radio panel about rising Jewish support for Harper.
CUTHAND: Penashue appointment key to better relations
History was made in Canada two weeks ago when the new Conservative cabinet was sworn in.
Stop 'tax-on-tax' at the pumps: Taxpayers Federation
Motorists already feeling the pinch at the pump are being reminded Thursday how much of the cost is actually tax.
Montreal's dealings with its AG "inappropriate": Fraser
Sheila Fraser’s findings as Canada’s auditor-general may have irritated public servants in a number of government departments over the years, but she’s ending her decade in the job without the...
Khadr denied clemency
Convicted terrorist Omar Khadr won’t get any time shaved off his eight-year prison term after the convening authority for military commissions on Thursday denied a request to cut his sentence in...
Layton announces team of critics
NDP Leader Jack Layton announced his team of critics Thursday morning in Ottawa, mostly keeping his veteran MPs in their previous roles but giving 20 newcomers a chance to shine.
Survey ranks Canada as No. 3 country for entrepreneurs
A new survey suggests Canada is one of the top three places in the world to start a business, with a culture that admires its entrepreneurs and the risks that they take.
YAFFE: Rae faces difficult task of keeping Liberals front and centre
Party has to maintain visibility while rebuilding its organization, rethinking its platform and improving its fundraising techniques.
MACPHERSON: Quebec's government-in-waiting looks incompetent, unprincipled
It is not advisable for a 62-year-old adult to behave in public like a petulant child, especially if the adult in question is the head of a government-in-waiting, not to mention the would-be head of...
SIMPSON: Save resource money for the future? Nah, says Alberta
Dead on arrival. Such is the fate that awaits the report from a blue-ribbon panel on Alberta’s future.
COHEN: Foreign Affairs isn't what it once was
When Maclean's named John Baird "Parliamentarian of the Year" last June -an honour conferred upon him by his colleagues in the House of Commons -it left some annoyed and incredulous, including his...
HEPBURN: A lesson on the Senate from Britain
While they ate lunch last week in the main dining hall in New College at Oxford University in England, most students were focused almost exclusively on their final exams.
COHN: Fingerpointing over HST vote-buying goes both ways
If you listen to the governing Liberals, Tim Hudak is a “reckless” rookie politician who is steering Ontario toward financial ruin: The Tory leader's latest campaign promises, released just ahead...
Canada among 10 most peaceful countries
WASHINGTON—Canada ranks for the first time among the world’s Top 10 most peaceful nations in a new global security assessment released Wednesday.
Federal budget to be tabled June 6
The federal budget will be tabled in the House of Commons on June 6, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has announced.
Outgoing AG issues call to arms on climate change, aboriginal poverty, aging population
OTTAWA — Auditor General Sheila Fraser is leaving her post with a blunt warning for the federal government: Canadians need to be told much more about the looming costs of the aging population,...
Bob Rae has been named as the interim leader of the federal Liberal party
OTTAWA - Bob Rae is predicting a bright future for liberalism in Canada as he takes on the daunting task of rebuilding the shattered federal Liberal party.
BoC should raise interest rates to curb inflation: OECD
The Bank of Canada should raise lending rates in order to curb creeping inflation, says a new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
YAFFE: All eyes are on the new official Opposition
With a new Parliament set to start next week, voters are about to find out how a bigger, bolder NDP will change the face of federal politics.
MACDONALD: Layton's big challenge: managing his caucus
Jack Layton has problems - the ones that go with success. As he meets his new 103-member NDP caucus on Parliament Hill again this morning, he's coming to terms with the reality that it's nearly...
RADWANSKI: Hudak borrows from Harper’s playbook to explain his health care policies
Tim Hudak has now spoken at some length about his plans for health care. Don’t expect him to make a habit of it.
HEBERT: PM can calm fears in Quebec
Under the auspices of Jack Layton’s NDP, Quebec will re-enter Parliament next month under the federalist flag for the first time in two decades. However, the onus for turning the May 2 truce into a...
STEPHENSON: AG should put NDP’s feet to fire on inspection list
The provincial Labour and Advanced Education Department could use a visit from Sparky the Fire Dog to learn a few lessons about fire safety.
WALKOM: Reading the tea leaves on McGuinty’s jail closings
If Dalton McGuinty doesn’t read the Lucknow Sentinel, he should. There is something going on in southwestern Ontario that doesn’t bode well for the Ontario premier and his Liberals.
GOAR: One budget with two egos on the line
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has roughly a week to finish drafting his seventh budget. Then it’s off to the translators and printers for delivery in early June.
Halton Hills set to become outlet capital
The race is on to open what is being billed Canada’s first outlet shopping centre in this town about an hour’s drive from Toronto
Watch for dividend hikes as big banks report
Royal Bank of Canada and National Bank of Canada may be among lenders that boost dividends when they begin reporting higher second-quarter earnings Wednesday
NDP caucus set for two-day meeting
The new NDP caucus, which is 103 MPs strong, will meet face to face for the first time in Centre Block. (Sun News)
Top officer denies culture of silence in G20 case
The head of the Toronto Police Association says it is "absolutely absurd" to suggest officers conspired to protect colleagues accused of breaking a man's shoulder at a G20 protest.
Layton returns to Commons with mandate to 'fix Ottawa'
New Democrat Leader Jack Layton said his party's new role as official Opposition comes with a mandate to "fix Ottawa because Ottawa is broken."
Canadians trail only Aussies in quality of life: Study
Canadians have a "better life" than anyone in the western world except — by a narrow margin — Australians, according to a new analysis released Tuesday.
HST ‘letter’ challenges arguments against tax
UBC law student Chris Thompson has produced a YouTube video that aims to combat claims made on Bill Vander Zalm’s FightHST website
Crazy Liberal idea (interim leader edition)
The very least we can hope for is to publicly hear what the two fine candidates plan to do if selected
Layton’s budget wish: ‘Lift every single senior out of poverty’
NDP Leader gathers his 102 MPs for their first caucus meeting as Official Opposition
KINSELLA: Punk sellouts?! Now that's offensive
Since I am the only person in this newspaper — and, possibly, the world — who has been a member of a punk rock band while simultaneously advising a prime minister, my editors believe I am...
D'ALIESIO: Recount confirms Tory win in Etobicoke Centre
A Toronto Conservative candidate who had the backing of a high-profile constituent – Mayor Rob Ford – has been confirmed the victor in a recount in Etobicoke Centre.
GORDON: Keeping Quebec voters’ loyalty will be tall order for NDP
Guests on the semi-circular set of Tout le monde en parle, Radio-Canada’s enduring and wildly popular Sunday-night gabfest, typically enter by descending a white central staircase.
SPENCE: SMB minister is cut out for the job
At last, a heavy hitter in the small business portfolio.
TAYLOR: Then there’s the one about Baird’s new job
As someone who has little time for television viewing, I have never thought it worth investing in cable TV. Thus it is only during my frequent travels that I have access to the numerous specialty...
WATSON: Who pays the highest taxes? Surprise!
Poor single moms in Canada pay both the very lowest and very highest taxes in the country.
COHEN: Foreign Affairs isn't what it once was
When Maclean's named John Baird "Parliamentarian of the Year" last June -an honour conferred upon him by his colleagues in the House of Commons -it left some annoyed and incredulous, including his...
'My house is gone. We'll rebuild': Slave Lake evacuee
Dozens of Slave Lake evacuees were given an escorted bus tour of their fire-ravaged town Monday.
NDP caucus set for two-day meeting
Opposition leader Jack Layton rode a surge of support to a promotion on election night and now his team will splash the orange wave in a bigger and better meeting room on Parliament Hill.
Canada seeking two terror suspects: report
A report out Monday claims Canada is seeking help from Pakistan to find two former Manitobans wanted on terror charges. (Sun News)
No clemency for Khadr, says U.S. Supreme Court
Convicted terrorist Omar Khadr won't get any time shaved off his eight-year prison term. (Sun News)
Royal couple drawn to P.E.I. by Anne: report
Anne of Green Gables is being credited for bringing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Prince Edward Island this summer.
CBC probe highlights drug company conflicts
The Public Health Agency of Canada is looking to make public any potential conflict of interest involving its expert advisers following a months-long CBC/Radio-Canada probe into the anti-viral drug...
Slave Lake evacuees optimistic after touring burned town
Some of the 7,000 people who fled their homes before a wildfire ravaged Slave Lake, Alta., have set off in buses to get their first direct look at the damage.
New liquor laws coming to Ont. this summer
Ontario Attorney General Chris Bentley says there's 'overwhelming' public support for the province to relax its liquor laws and the provincial government will do so this summer.
Illinois outlines $7M Great Lakes asian carp plan
Officials outlined a series of projects Monday to pinpoint how far Asian carp have advanced toward the Great Lakes and remove as many as possible from a Chicago waterway that leads to the lakes.
No official word on Thrashers move to Winnipeg yet
It looks like hockey fans in Winnipeg will have to wait for an official announcement on the possible relocation of the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers to Manitoba's capital.
Feds poised to impose sanctions on Syrian regime
Canada is poised to slap sanctions on members of the Syrian regime, CTV News has learned.
Apocalypse pushed back to Oct. 21, preacher says
A Christian radio host who predicted the apocalypse would come last Saturday, now says he made a mistake and it will occur on October 21.
U.S. House panel disputes Alberta oilsands pipeline
A dispute over a plan to send oil from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast moved to Capitol Hill on Monday, where a House panel debated whether to speed a decision by the Obama administration.
Quebec police officer dead, woman injured in condo
Quebec's provincial police force says a 45-year-old male officer died from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, after he apparently shot a 33-year-old woman in the leg.
Harper Conservatives ‘hypocrites’ on oilsands: Alberta
As Ottawa prepares to regulate Alberta’s oilsands, the Stelmach government says it’s “very concerned” about federal intervention and is accusing the Harper Conservatives of...
Bus tours provide 'closure' to Slave Lake residents
After days of trying to be strong, it was the sight of his Alberta neighbourhood in ruins that finally reduced Dave Derkoch to tears.
More troops coming as Quebec deals with higher flood levels
As the waters of Lake Champlain and Quebec’s Richelieu River rose to an all-time high on Monday, Premier Jean Charest said the Canadian Forces presence was being doubled to help citizens deal...
TransCanada defends pipeline project in Washington
Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. courted its U.S. congressional allies — and confronted its foes — on Monday amid an effort by Republicans to pass legislation forcing the Obama...
Canadians can’t complain: Better Life Index
Country ranks at or near top in terms of quality of life, accoridng to a new measure by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Canada ranked worst of G7 nations in fighting bribery, corruption
Transparency International rebuke delivered as Prime Minister attends global economic summit
NDP’s Horwath gaining popularity in Ontario
16 per cent of voters now say she would make the best premier, a new poll says
Solid Americas strategy would reap big rewards for Canada
Ottawa must commit resources and efforts, starting with a push to secure stability and growth in Mexico
Canada's ties to Mexico: A deeper understanding is needed
With so much riding on relationship with our NAFTA partner, Canada needs a top-tier institution, arm's length from government, to help us tighten bonds with Mexico
Canada set to impose sanctions on Syria
Baird to present recommendations for punitive measures to new cabinet committee on national security
Autistic people see symmetry better, study finds
Researcher says difference in perception is linked to the well-known symptoms of autism - such as fixation on specific objects
Recount confirms Tory win in Etobicoke Centre
Ted Opitz won former Liberal stronghold by just 26 votes, Elections Canada says
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