Lawrence Martin
Lawrence Martin
Bio:

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.

Latest Columns:

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