Lawrence Martin
Lawrence Martin is an Ottawa-based public affairs columnist for The Globe and Mail.
A best-selling author, Mr. Martin has written 10 books, including a two-volume study of Jean Chrétien and two books on Canada-U.S. relations.
He served as correspondent for The Globe in Moscow, opening the paper's bureau there in 1985 and as bureau chief in Washington and Montreal.
It's only been a decade, but the conservative way is redefining us
The celebrated advent of Barack Obama makes Canada's trend line look all the more remarkable
All it took was Gorbachev and glasnost
Conventional wisdom suggests the Soviets had little choice, but they did
New stages of Canadian nationhood? Forget it
With our 150th approaching, we're due for something audacious
Enter Peter Donolo, a Chrétien guy to the rescue
He was and is highly attuned to the big thing in politics – imaging
In partisanship, Harper is a chip off the old Chrétien
The Conservatives pledged a new era of transparency in campaigning for office
Canada used to be the one with the global conscience
The Harper government has shown little interest in the disarmament file
Take heart, leaders – the first year's always a killer
Ignatieff need only check the history books for a list of freshman follies
How ‘Iffy' and the Liberals dropped the ball
Michael Ignatieff hasn't been able to figure out the kind of leader he wants to be
On many vital issues, the NDP have been on the mark
Which leader, now vindicated, was denounced as Taliban Jack?
Why the Harper government flunks the Reagan litmus test
But the winner of the spin game? The PM, again