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Canadian Politics An election’s coming and the PM’s treading water – where’s a Russian to blame now that we need one? It was a year ago Friday that the government of Canada
Geopolitics Has anyone thought about the impact regime change in Venezuela will have on Alberta’s oilpatch? It won’t be pretty! In the stampede by Canadian politicians of all ideologi
Alberta Politics Seriously, what’s the good of an effective carbon tax if it’s politically impossible to implement? Recent political developments in France and Alberta, th
Alberta Politics Colourful former Wildrose MLA Joe Anglin finds another windmill to tilt at, for Freedom Conservative Party Last observed pursuing a claim against Alberta’s Chie
Alberta Politics As Edmonton and Ottawa awake to Jason Kenney’s (un)diplomatic funny business, stuff starts hitting the fan Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney and two of his M
Canadian Politics U.S. and Canadian right-wing politicians march in lockstep as they dismiss facts as conspiracy, disagreement as criminality Apparently infected by the decline of political discour
Canadian Politics What’s the appropriate response to Riyadh’s diplomatic hysterics? How about reopening our embassy in Tehran? Is there an appropriate response by Canada to the bizar
Geopolitics Will Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic tantrum provoke a moment of cognitive dissonance for Canada’s ‘ethical oil’ crowd? Saudi Arabia has given the Canadian ambassador 24 hours
Canadian Politics Stephen Harper’s Paris speech to Mojahedin-e Khalq: No laws were broken; appropriate interests were served; get over it! Many readers would be offended if someone were to sugge
Canadian Politics Do we need a Canadian version of the Logan Act to put a stop to dangerous freelance diplomacy? Most observers of Canada-U.S. politics and the two coun