Reading Time: 3 minutes Many Canadians are confused by the lofty alphabet soup of models, leading to several high-profile failures on the provincial front
Author: Michael Taube
Michael Taube, a Troy Media syndicated columnist and Washington Times contributor, was a speechwriter for former prime minister Stephen Harper. He holds a master’s degree in comparative politics from the London School of Economics.
Sid Ryan: the final roar of the socialist lion?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Can Ryan ride the new populist, nationalist and anti-establishment wave that’s sweeping through western democracies – from a socialist perspective?
Could Trumpism replace small ‘c’ conservatism?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Without Trump and the shift to “crazy” conservatism, it’s quite possible the Republicans could have been wiped out by the Democrats
Obama’s ‘legacy’ little more than a fading stain
Reading Time: 3 minutes Obama’s legacy may be end up being that there really wasn’t a legacy at all
Star power loses its lustre when talking politics
Reading Time: 3 minutes Meryl Streep’s misplaced speech at the Golden Globes demonstrates why most conservatives dislike Hollywood
Highway robbery: the case against toll roads
Reading Time: 3 minutes The argument in favour of tolls in Toronto fails on several levels, even for those whose fiscal persuasion is conservative
Brad Wall: The second coming of Stephen Harper
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why the Conservatives, and the conservative movement in Canada, would benefit if the Saskatchewan premier moved into federal politics
O’Leary’s abhorrent attack on the Canadian military
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kevin O’Leary attack on the brave men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces should exclude him from the leadership of the Conservative Party
Canada’s Conservative party of the present – and the future
Reading Time: 3 minutes TAUBE: The free-for-all to choose the next Tory leader is a competition of political visions and brands – and mediocrity won’t be tolerated
Did Trudeau count on political rookie to kill electoral reform?
Reading Time: 3 minutes A bizarre theory has been making the rounds in Ottawa that the Trudeau government never intended to pass electoral reform legislation