Saving the first NDP federal budget
The Jan. 23, 2006, federal election brought Stephen Harper to power as the head of a minority government. His victory was not expected initially. The minority Liberal government of Paul…
Canada all but defenceless thanks to political wrangling over the years
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked a new discussion about Canadian defence spending. There is widespread acknowledgement of the fact that for decades both Liberal and Conservative governments have…
Debating a Legend
This year will be the 30th anniversary of the great Canadian debate about the Charlottetown Accord and the subsequent referendum that took place on October 26, 1992. The Charlottetown Accord…
A man’s a man for a’ that
January brings many things, but it ends with a proliferation of events around the world, within Scotland and within the global Scottish diaspora, celebrating the birth of Scotland’s Immortal Bard,…