Bye-bye, oil sheiks of the Middle East
Jim Wilson/The New York Times The rural state of North Dakota is famous mainly for its rough weather. Its largest city, Fargo, is best known to outsiders as the title of a noir movie in which a body is...
View ArticleThe Dutch, oil and Thomas Mulcair
Stephen Gordon considers the question of Dutch Disease. The appreciating Canadian dollar has little to do with the decline in manufacturing; employment has been declining worldwide for decades. Changes...
View ArticleThomas Mulcair and the Premiers
The NDP leader is scolded by Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. “Here’s someone who wants to be a national leader, who, for the sake of politics, I think, would risk the economic advantage of the...
View ArticleDutch Disease and everything after
The NDP points to the Alberta budget to support Thomas Mulcair’s position that the high dollar has hurt the manufacturing sector. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has concerns, but Mr. Mulcair rejects...
View Article‘Gut instinct is no good’
Considering recent violence and crime policy, Ralph Goodale praises the approach of Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. In September of last year, the Saskatchewan government announced a policy entitled...
View Article‘This is the kind of country we are. You cover it.’
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall rips the Harper government over its refusal to fund the treatment of a cancer-stricken refugee. “It’s unbelievable that some of the decisions that have been taken...
View ArticleThe Commons: Should the federal government pay for a refugee claimant’s...
The Scene. Ralph Goodale stood with right hand in pocket, a piece of paper in his left hand, to read the indictment against his former assistant. “Mr. Speaker, the government’s decision to deny health...
View ArticleThomas Mulcair on cap-and-trade
As part of last week’s conversation with the NDP leader, I asked a few questions about cap-and-trade and putting a price on carbon. Are you ready, are you prepared, to fully engage a debate on carbon...
View ArticleSaskatchewan: The ‘it’ place to be
REGINA – The smell of smoked meat wafts through Jack Keaton’s BBQ & Grill. For diners in the northwest Regina restaurant, it’s mouthwatering. For chef and owner Brett Huber, it’s a dream come full...
View ArticleThe NDP and the Prairies
The NDP has some general idea that it would like to win some seats on the Prairies somehow. The party’s lack of seats in Saskatchewan was a point of focus for Thomas Mulcair during the party’s...
View ArticleSaskatchewan on putting a price on carbon
I’ve yet to receive a response from Brad Wall’s government to my question about putting a price on carbon, but we can perhaps piece together Mr. Wall’s position from his statements in the past. Last...
View ArticleSaskatchewan Premier to tout clean coal projects in Washington trip
EDMONTON – Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says he’s going to Washington next week to not only urge U.S. lawmakers approve the Keystone XL pipeline, but also to highlight green initiatives taking place...
View ArticleIf you love Canada, do you also have to love Keystone XL?
Thomas Mulcair has gone to Washington and criticized the Harper government’s environmental policies and questioned the benefits of the Keystone XL pipeline and this has upset Brad Wall, Ed Fast, Joe...
View ArticleChecking in on the Senate
Pierre Poilievre apparently once mused about abolishing the Senate. The man Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed to oversee democratic reform — including revamping the Senate — once threatened to...
View ArticleThe defeatist’s guide to Senate reform
The Senate should be abolished because reform is never going to happen. On the other hand, the Senate should be reformed because abolition is unrealistic. The post The defeatist’s guide to Senate...
View ArticleThe premiers in brief: energy fights, flood recovery, Senate reform, drug...
The provincial premiers’ meeting at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., under the Council of the Federation banner, just wrapped up. I’ve posted on two big-ticket issues featuring federal-provincial...
View ArticlePoliticians, pot and problems at the border
Andrew Hetherington/Redux y The recent outbreak of political frankness when it comes to past marijuana use, while refreshing, is not without consequences. Political leaders who made such admissions,...
View ArticleSaskatchewan repeals elected Senate law, tables motion calling for abolition
REGINA – Saskatchewan has repealed legislation that would have allowed for the election of Senate nominees. The law was passed in 2009 and allowed for elections to choose names that could be put...
View ArticleTeam Abolition
From debate yesterday in the Saskatchewan legislature, Premier Brad Wall explains why his government now supports abolishing the Senate. The Saskatchewan government has also repealed its Senate...
View ArticlePaul Wells in Conversation: Brad Wall
Conservatives from across the country flocked to Ottawa this weekend for the Manning Networking Conference, and Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall was one of the star attractions. Politics editor Paul...
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