Politics and its Discontents

In his column today , Rick Salutin offers a withering assessment of the NDP that I fear is all too accurate. In a phrase, what most ails t...

While I personally don't see anything on the horizon to resurrect the fortunes of the federal NDP, Avi Lewis thinks he has a winning ...

Yesterday, KirbyCairo wrote another of his thought-provoking posts, this one on the current plight of the federal NDP and its search for ...

Regular readers of this blog will know that I have no particular use for Rex Murphy. Yet last night I found myself in total agreement with h...

Two posts I recently wrote were highly critical of both Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair for their apparent embrace, for political purpo...

I know that I am but one of millions who long for the day the Harper regime is electorally deposed. That day cannot come soon enough. Yet, a...

Noted recently is the widespread criticism that both Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair have earned by either their silence or their very ...

For those interested in a broader public policy discussion than has been permitted by our political 'leaders' thus far, the NDP no...

I am well past the age where I expect very much from our politicians, especially given the current level of disengagement among the Canadian...

I am long past the age where I expect very much from politicians of any stripe. While it is easy to target (and I frequently do!) the Harper...

Checking my Twitter feed this morning, I came upon a link to a story appearing in Sun News, an organization for which I usually refuse to ...

Given the widespread support that the the NDP Leader of the The Official Opposition is enjoying these days, it is hardly surprising to...

My favorite columnist, Rick Salutin, has a brief video on The Star website in which he asserts that the NDP and the CBC are no more leftist ...