Opinion General

— OPINION — As Conservative Party of Canada political fortunes began to founder during the federal election campaign, the CPC began floating a message that Stephen Harper was “not perfect” and that the election was not really about him. Instead, the Conservative Party seemed to content itself with the messaging that the election was really...

Richard II of England was surrounded by greatness, both generational and concurrent. His predecessor Richard I was known as "the Lionheart," and whatever his true failings he is known to posterity as a brave king and legendary warrior. His namesake Richard III was the last English king to die on the battlefield and the last...

Much like most children born between the years of 1980 and 1990, the first experience I ever had with Playboy magazine came to me through my father. Of course, I like to think my experience is unique if only because my father is a minister and the specific picture to which I so fondly refer...

The election polling business is in shambles. Not just because of cell phones - although that's part of it - but because of caller ID and an unwillingness of people to answer unknown callers. There are programs to reach cell numbers but even if someone answers, the pollster can't pin it to a riding. The...

"CANADA UNDER STEPHEN HARPER HAS SLIPPED A LONG WAY FROM THE VISION OF HOPE THAT IT ONCE WAS" “What the F*ck Is Going on up in Canada?” The headline from the Esquire story caught my eye, as it might any Canadian. It’s not often that we come across an interest in Canada from our Big...

You could call them a sign of the times: Every election, campaign placards shoot up in droves, and every election, some end up torn, stolen or used as a canvas for budding artists who specialize in moustaches and male genitalia. Even though it’s an expected hallmark of election season, it still gets to me. It’s...

'BY CONTRAST TO THE LIBERALS AND THE NDP, THE CONSERVATIVES ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD TO CANADIANS.' Back in June I wrote about the split on the left, how it was the mirror image of the split in the right that existed back in the 90s, and why that meant a Conservative victory on October 19....