The long battle ahead: Brian Pallister and the ailing Progressive Conservative brand
The conventional wisdom in Manitoba suggests that the province is on the precipice of a sea change in its political culture. After 17 years of… Read More
Three-horse race in South Centre
Local teacher Matt Henderson's nomination signals the New Democrats may be making a stronger play for the former Liberal stronghold than they have done in previous elections. Read More
The NDP’s leadership crisis
The noblest thing Greg Selinger could have done—and should have done—is call an election now. Even more democratic than allowing his parliamentary caucus to determine his fate would have been to allow all Manitobans to do so. Read More
How to respond to attack ads: The Manitoba edition
We often see governments attack their opposition to illustrate the point that even if you don’t like us the other guys are worse. The federal Conservative Party is great at this and Manitoba’s NDP has used the strategy effectively, as well. Read More
What a party of Canadian provinces would look like
This is what it may look like if the Canadian provinces got together for a little Friday evenin’ shindig. Read More
Canada’s Middle East Policy: The ‘couldn’t care less’ period of governance
The Conservative government's foreign policy in the Middle East, like Iran's, is insular and hostile. Read More
Rob Ford and Spike TV populism
The dismissal of substantive policy debates in favour of oversimplified sloganeering has long defined political discourse, but there’s something about this phenomenon that seems only possible in these modern times. Read More
Is: Greg Clark
A present tense interview with Greg Clark, leader of the Alberta Party. Read More
Assessing Prairie Power, Part Two: Greg Selinger’s do-nothing Manitoba
More than any change in government, what Manitoba needs is a political shake-up. It needs ideas. Read More
Assessing Prairie Power, Part One: Alison Redford and the fracturing of Alberta conservatism
As Albertans prepared to vote in a provincial election earlier this year, an unabated Progressive Conservative dynasty that had existed virtually unchallenged for 40 years was preparing to implode. Read More