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This week has four sketches
The first of what will be a weekly recap, posted each Friday, of what we saw and heard. On the occasion of this first installment, we deviate slightly from what will be the format going forward and re… more →
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This week has four sketches
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Aaron Wherry wrote 16 hours ago: The first of what will be a weekly recap, posted each Friday, of what we saw and heard. On the occas … more →
Afghanistan: The surge arrives
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Paul Wells wrote 17 hours ago: That would be the surge of talking heads staring into webcams and telling The Mark News what they th … more →
A bad example
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Aaron Wherry wrote 18 hours ago: The Guardian’s Martin Kettle considers the possibility of a minority government in Britain. Br … more →
Behold the awesome supergenius of the PMO strategy box... uh, never mind
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Paul Wells wrote 19 hours ago: Bloc “likely” to support HST bill … more →
In other news
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Aaron Wherry wrote 19 hours ago: Michael Ignatieff gave a speech about the environment yesterday, the prepared text of which is here. … more →
Notes on the coming "historic deficit"
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Paul Wells wrote 19 hours ago: 1. As a fraction of the economy, in constant dollars, it is risibly far from being a historic defici … more →
This one's for the guy who didn't like my "rant" about torture on the teevee
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Paul Wells wrote 20 hours ago: A lobbyist wrote me the other day to say some comments I made on the CBC after Richard Colvin’ … more →
'The issue will not go away'
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Aaron Wherry wrote 20 hours ago: Three important dispatches from Embassy magazine this week. Laura Payton on the plight of the whistl … more →
A year ago
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Aaron Wherry wrote 21 hours ago: The sketch for November 27, 2008. “The greatest histories,” Jim Flaherty mused about a half hour int … more →
"Equally unhelpful would be to repeat the lines in today's Globe and Mail"
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Paul Wells wrote 22 hours ago: That thing about boxing the Liberals in by making them decide federal tax policy? Never mind. Here, … more →
What do we know for now?
Aaron Wherry wrote 23 hours ago: In lieu of Richard Colvin’s memos, there is, again, Richard Colvin’s affidavit and what … more →
Boy, it's a good thing this isn't a game
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Paul Wells wrote 1 day ago: Government of Canada puts a decision about a pillar of its economic policy in the hands of an opposi … more →
The Commons: 'Let us get beyond the rhetorical flourish'
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Aaron Wherry wrote 1 day ago: The Scene. Bob Rae stood and reviewed the allegations of obstruction, of troubles faced by the Milit … more →
David Mulroney's side of the story
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Aaron Wherry wrote 1 day ago: Early reviews from the Canadian Press, Globe, Star, Canwest, CTV, CBC and Inside Politics. Analysis … more →
On training Canadian troops to handle detainees
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John Geddes wrote 1 day ago: In his testimony before the House committee on Afghanistan, David Mulroney just expressed great conf … more →
Behind the detainees issue: the 2006 Kandahar surprise
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John Geddes wrote 1 day ago: The Richard Colvin controversy raises broader historical questions about why Canada was so ill-prepa … more →
On Hillier's assertion the Afghan detainees were killers
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John Geddes wrote 1 day ago: There was a lot to ponder in Gen. Rick Hillier’s testimony yesterday before the House committe … more →
On fourth thought
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Aaron Wherry wrote 1 day ago: November 13. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s jet-setting fall tour won’t include a stop … more →
'Who's that in the back row?'
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Aaron Wherry wrote 1 day ago: This Hour Has 22 Minutes just yesterday uploaded to YouTube its skits from this season. Which is as … more →
