Too often federalism is reduced to a crude ledger: dollars in, dollars out; grievances paid, grievances owing. The Line is partnering with Lead Not Leave to provide credible arguments for why Alberta should stay in Canada. Click on the link…

Stephen Harper’s true legacy is a united conservative party His time as PM is not what he should be most proud of — and I suspect he thinks so, too. In December 2004 I was sitting in the Official Opposition…

Carney and Smith adopt the Trudeau-Notley plan I apologize in advance for the acronym hell you are about to read. Last week’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith saw Alberta sign on…

Ken Boessenkool is a partner in the policy advisory firm Meredith Boessenkool and Phillips and was a senior campaign and policy adviser to Stephen Harper. Canadian electoral politics became like Western Canadian electoral politics this week, by moving from a…

The answer to that key question will determine our strategic response As Canada prepares to respond to President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, we need to pay less attention to what he says and more attention to what he does. We…