Blog Archive for August, 2011
Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 10:46AM EDT
An early chance for Liberals to show change
ROBERT SILVER
Why not hold an open primary in Toronto-Danforth?
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 4:28PM EDT
Good tax policy doesn't sell itself - it also needs a good name
ANDREW STEELE
As proponents of the HST in British Columbia learned, language counts
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 11:46AM EDT
Royal renaming shows Harper’s small-ball savvy
BRUCE ANDERSON
Decision to restore traditional military monikers is a solid double for Conservatives in early innings of majority
Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 1:00PM EDT
Jack Layton's Canada and the other Canada
GERALD CAPLAN
Despite tasteless pundits and anti-Muslim bigots, 'we will not lose hope and we will not shut up'
Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 8:53AM EDT
Apple's Tim Cook and Jack Layton's successor face tough slog
ANDREW STEELE
In business and in politics, replacing a beloved leader is a near-impossible challenge
Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 3:48PM EDT
A counterintuitive alternative to a Liberal-NDP merger
ROBERT SILVER
Why not create a new party altogether?
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 11:57AM EDT
A ‘date’ with Layton, his everyman appeal and the start of his climb
ADAM RADWANSKI
The Globe’s Adam Radwanski reflects on his time covering the late NDP leader
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 1:27PM EDT
There's a little bit of Jack Layton in all of us
TIM POWERS
His struggle with cancer was something nearly every Canadian can relate to
Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 12:42PM EDT
How Jack Layton made decisions - and memories
BRIAN TOPP
A piano duet with a 10-year-old signalled to the late NDP leader's key advisers that their meeting was over
Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 12:47PM EDT
Royal Jack
ANDREW STEELE
Layton inspired a generation of political activists
Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 2:05PM EDT
Demonizing Muslims: To what end?
GERALD CAPLAN
Giving platforms to those who spread lies about a 1.5-billion-strong religion only serves to fan the flames of intolerance
Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 11:09AM EDT
Muzzling visible minorities is bad politics for New Democrats
Andrew Steele
Opposition to House of Commons seat distribution puts short-term tactics ahead of long-term policy
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011 2:59PM EDT
Unions confront inter-generational theft
BRIAN TOPP
Employers everywhere are bargaining mercilessly to create two-tier workplaces by stripping benefits from new hires
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011 11:08AM EDT
How to make foreclosures pay off
Andrew Steele
Governments should consider renting out seized properties
Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011 12:32PM EDT
Norway's terror, the world's problem
GERALD CAPLAN
A clear double standard exists when discussing terrorism committed by Muslims and terrorism committed by white, European, American, Christian terrorists
Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 3:58PM EDT
What the health care system can learn from McDonald’s
Andrew Steele
A McDonald’s-inspired eye-care clinic in India shows what’s possible when we are willing to innovate
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 10:19AM EDT
How to win an election: go knock on doors
Andrew Steele
For all the theories about how elections are won, door-to-door canvassing may hold some sway
Tuesday, Aug. 09, 2011 4:28PM EDT
What the U.S. needs is HST
Andrew Steele
The fiscal challenge in the U.S. can be remedied by introducing a consumption tax like the HST and lowering income taxes an equal amount
Tuesday, Aug. 09, 2011 9:43AM EDT
Harper’s economic message strikes the right note
Bruce Anderson
Stephen Harper’s comments on the economy amid the market tumult was expertly handled and likely resonated with many Canadians
Sunday, Aug. 07, 2011 10:39AM EDT
Drop in global equities markets raises stakes in Canadian politics
BRUCE ANDERSON
Since May, most Canadians were happy to ignore national politics, but as we head into the fall, interest will rise once again, and the economy is bound to be the focus
Friday, Aug. 05, 2011 11:37AM EDT
The media's game of 'gotcha' can teach the NDP some lessons
Gerald Caplan
The guns come out every time the NDP seems even close to power -- the New Democrats have to stop supplying ammunition
Thursday, Aug. 04, 2011 10:53AM EDT
Questioning Turmel's motives isn't audacious -- it's our duty
Rob Silver
NDP president Brian Topp says people who criticized Nycole Turmel's Bloc ties are the real enemies of Canadian unity. Here's how he wanted us to react
Thursday, Aug. 04, 2011 8:01AM EDT
The Turmel noise is about fear, not national unity
Brian Topp
The vicious press campaign waged against Nycole Turmel has nothing to do with the unity of Canada -- it's about fear of the NDP's rise
Tuesday, Aug. 02, 2011 12:01PM EDT
Is there enough political will to stop Sudan atrocities?
Amanda Grzyb and Gerald Caplan
All the reports written about genocide and mass killings have done precious little to stop the massacre in Darfur. The recent atrocities in South Kordofan are eerily familiar.
Tuesday, Aug. 02, 2011 10:33AM EDT
The NDP's 'federalist' interim leader
Robert Silver
The revelation that Nycole Turmel was a card-carrying member of the Bloc Québécois should be seen as a warning that the NDP isn't ready for prime time
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