Politics

November 9th 2023 - Archive - The Line

The carbon tax is dead. Long live the carbon tax

The carbon tax is dead. Long live the carbon tax

There is a dumb way to transition to an industrial-only carbon price, and a couple of smart ways. The Liberals chose the dumb way. Veteran political columnist Paul Wells’ second rule of politics reads as follows: If everyone in Ottawa…

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October 25th 2023 - Politics - The Line

Poilievre doesn’t want to just win. He wants to win big

Poilievre doesn’t want to just win. He wants to win big

What the CPC’s stance on the sale of a bank tells us about the potential next prime minister of Canada Some old-school conservatives (and Conservatives) might have been surprised when Pierre Poilievre recently asked Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to halt…

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September 19th 2023 - Politics - The Line

A successful convention is a key step on the path to victory

A successful convention is a key step on the path to victory

To win, you now need to plan, and run, a flawless campaign. One of the most underrated events of the rise of Stephen Harper to prime minister was the founding convention of the Conservative Party of Canada in March 2005….

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March 22nd 2023 - Politics - The Line

Johnston is the wrong man for the job

Johnston is the wrong man for the job

The former Governor General is too independent for what ought to be a partisan appointment The appointment of David Johnston as Special Rapporteur to investigate allegations of Chinese interference into our electoral processes has been the subject of significant criticism….

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January 24th 2023 - Economics - The Line

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: Macklem can’t afford another bad call

Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: Macklem can’t afford another bad call

We urge the governor to avoid leaping to overly rose-coloured conclusions. “I have put a lot of emphasis today on the things we don’t know.” — Stephen Poloz, November 3, 2014 “So we expect that inflation is going to remain…

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