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It's always sketchy to criticize the price tag when it comes to defending troops in the field, but this figure leaps out at me: Canada...

Ignatieff took a great deal of heat over his carbon-tax idea, despite the support of environmental experts. It was assumed that the idea wa...

Two things about polls, you can't always trust them and the devil is in the details. The EKOS poll has been lauded as pure sunshine fo...

The tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive : The opposition has offered to sideline one of its own MPs so that Prime Minist...

Beyond the tough talk about standing firm and ultimate victory, the reality of Afghanistan is increasingly distancing itself from the rhetor...

Harper snubs European Union, and adopts the Bush theory of isolationism : OTTAWA — Stephen Harper has surprised and annoyed European Union l...

If there is one thing Ignatieff needs it's to change the channel and get away from the constitutional debate. If there is one way to ke...

We now live in a society where every tragedy or misfortune becomes an exercise in the blame game. All too often the government becomes the ...

If anyone wants to see an Environment Minister squirm and generally look incompetent, I highly recommend a viewing of Rona Ambrose's app...

It's too early to draw any conclusions, and I think it important to maintain some level of skepticism, but I don't share the "a...

Some interesting commentary on what Layton's manoeuvers in parliament mean : Environmentalists are nervous about NDP Leader Jack Layton...

Several American publications have a story, detailing the Harper slide : Canadian Conservatives who hitched their wagons to the White House ...

Hard to see the negative in this development : Prime Minister Stephen Harper has agreed to an NDP demand to put his Clean Air Act before a C...

If Layton is forced to table a non-confidence motion on Thursday, I think the Liberals should support it. From a moral point of view, this ...

There's a new sheriff in town. Scarrrryyy.

I don't care if Harper spins. I don't care if Layton sees political opportunity. What I do care about is achieving some environmen...

Clearly, the time has come for Canada to withdraw from the Kyoto talks and let serious nations continue their work. Canada is now poised to...

Interesting interview with Kennedy in The Hill Times. I would like to focus on this comment, as it relates to his perceived weakness in Fr...

On the surface, investing in the Afghan security forces is something I applaud. However, when the allocation insults your intelligence, it ...

Historical precedent would suggest a relative pause in insurgent activity over the coming Afghan winter. The fact we now hear talk of ...