I hope that you will enjoy reading the following compedium of articles of interest to Liberals and liberal-minded Canadians. Moving your cursor over each title will show pop-up extracts, and clicking on the titles will take you to the corresponding articles.
May 23, 2013 Harper abandons his underlings to the heat on the Hill by Michael Harris in iPolitics [ethics; Harper PMO]
May 22, 2013 Serial breaches of trust will doom the Harper machine by Lawrence Martin in iPolitics [ethics; Harper PMO]
May 22, 2013 Two Conservative senators ordered Mike Duffy’s audit sanitized by CTV News [ethics; Senate; Harper PMO]
May 20, 2013 Things fall apart in the Harper PMO by Michael Harris in iPolitics [ethics; Harper PMO]
May 3, 2013 ‘Economic Action Plan’ ads to continue for the rest of our lives by Ishmael N. Daro in Canada.com [Government advertising; Harper agenda]
May 3, 2013 Federal crime legislation casts ‘dark shadow’ on principles of justice, Ontario judge says by Kirk Makin in the Globe and Mail [justice; Harper agenda]
Apr 17, 2013 The Hindenburg Syndrome: Why governments crash and burn by Lawrence Martin in iPolitics [democracy]
Apr 17, 2013 How do you talk to a government that hates advice by Michael Harris in iPolitics [Harper agenda]
Apr 9, 2013 Justice denied — again by Don Lenihan in iPolitics [corrections; justice; aboriginal affairs; Harper agenda]
Apr 8, 2013 Federal government boasts big on science, offers little proof by Scott Findlay in the National Post [science policy; evidence-based policy]
Apr 7, 2013 Government by thugocracy by Michael Harris in iPolitics [Harper agenda; democracy]
Apr 7, 2013 Secrecy and ethics cast dark cloud on Stephen Harper’s government: poll by Mark Kennedy in Canada.com [Harper agenda]
Apr 5, 2013 The Economic Story of the Year: The Stock Market vs. the Labor Market by Derek Thompson in The Atlantic [economy; income inequality]
Apr 1, 2013 Scientist muzzling probed by information commissioner by CBC News [censorship; evidence-based policy] {click here for more details on the complaint}
Mar 29, 2013 It’s not just the drought treaty: In international law, Canada has withered by Ryan Liss and Joanna Langille in the Globe and Mail [foreign affairs; Harper agenda]
Mar 25, 2013 Canada lost when Ottawa cut the GST by Barrie McKenna in the Globe and Mail [taxation; Harper agenda]
Mar 21, 2013 Spending on criminal justice soars while crime rates fall: report by Alexandra Paul in the Winnipeg Free Press [correctional policies; justice; Harper Agenda]
Mar 12, 2013 Prison nation: How the justice system fails aboriginals by Devon Black in iPolitics [correctional policies; aboriginal issues]
Mar 3, 2013 What the Big Shift means to progressives by Paul Adams in iPolitics [Harper Agenda; Canadian values]
Feb 27, 2013 Conservatives in power, but out of step by Jeffrey Simpson in the Globe and Mail [Harper agenda; Canadian unity]
Feb 14, 2013 We’re living in a golden age of falsehood by Michael Harris in iPolitics [Harper agenda]
Feb 13, 2013 Fairness by Design – A Framework for Tax Reform in Canada by Marc Lee & Iglika Ivanova of Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives [taxation; social justice]
Jan 29, 2013 Never mind the deficit, Mr. Flaherty. You have bigger problems by Scott Clark and Peter DeVries [economy; budget; Harper agenda]
Jan 29, 2013 The Liberals in 2013: why values still matter by Don Lenihan in iPolitics [liberal values; party renewal]
Jan 26, 2013 The ultimate class struggle: How poverty can harm young minds by Ivan Semeniuk in the Globe and Mail [income inequality, neuroscience, social policy]
Oct 17, 2013 Climate change is speeding up — we’ve got work to do by Kirsty Duncan, M.P. [climate change]
Jan 5, 2013 Political marketing and the rise of the permanent campaign by Frank Graves in iPolitics [politics]
Jan 4, 2013 Why Theresa Spence’s struggle matters by Michael Harris in iPolitics [democracy; aboriginal rights]
Jan 4, 2013 Canadians are not tilting right on social values by Frank Graves in iPolitics [values; youth]
Jan 2, 2013 Grey vs. green: the generational faultline in Canadian politics by Frank Graves in iPolitics [youth; values]
Jan 1, 2013 Crisis of confidence: The long fall of the middle class by Frank Graves in iPolitics [income inequality; public policy]
Dec 26, 2012 A pox on none of their houses by Lawrence Martin in iPolitics [democracy]
Dec 9, 2012 The Harper government’s version of reality is falling to pieces by Michael Harris in iPolitics [Harper agenda]
Dec 1, 2012 Tories Making a Mess in Defence by J.L. Granatstein in Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute [Defence, Harper agenda]
Nov 19, 2012 Is the Conservative robocall narrative starting to crumble? by Lawrence Martin in iPolitics [voter suppression]
Nov 13, 2012 The public’s distrust of Stephen Harper poses dilemma for Conservatives by Tasha Kheiriddin in iPolitics [Harper agenda]
Nov 13, 2012 Stakes are high in vote-suppression case by Lawrence Martin in the Globe and Mail [democracy; voter suppression]
Nov 9, 2012 Tories spend another $4 M on action plan ads by Canadian Press in iPolitics [Harper agenda; Fiscal prudence]
Oct 31, 2012 Stephen Harper and the triumph of the corporation state by Frances Russell in iPolitics [democracy; Harper agenda]
Oct. 19, 2012 Everything from Indian Act to Canada Labour Code altered in latest omnibus bill Canadian Press article in CTV News [democracy; Harper agenda]
Oct 19, 2012 Which has more value to you? Action plan ads or environmental research by Kirsty Duncan, MP in iPolitics [environment, Harper agenda]
Oct 10, 2012 Tories commit millions to ‘action plan’ ads while cutting programs by Bruce Cheadle in the Globe and Mail [Harper agenda; fiscal prudence]
Oct 8, 2012 In defence of reason by Allan Gregg in The Toronto Star [Harper agenda; evidence-based policy]
Oct 2, 2012 Harper and Baird deliver Canada’s critique of the UN – again by Errol Mendes in iPolitics[Harper agenda; international relations]
Oct 1, 2012 What psychopaths teach us about how to succeed by Kevin Dutton in the October 2012 Scientific American [psychopathy and leadership]
Sep 29, 2012 Melting icecap puts Europe’s woes in perspective by Eric Reguly in the Globe and Mail [climate change]
Sep 26, 2012 MP must present petitions he doesn’t agree with Editorial in the Sudbury Star [democracy; Ted Hsu]
Sep 25, 2012 Our new normal: the mockery of democracy by Lawrence Martin in the Globe and Mail [democracy; Harper agenda]
Sep 17, 2012 Ice, please – climate on the rocks by Thomas Homer-Dixon in the Globe and Mail [climate change; Arctic]
Sep 15, 2012 Overcrowding making life dangerous for workers and inmates in prisons by Gloria Galloway in the Globe and Mail [correctional policies]
Sep 10, 2012 1984 in 2012 – The assault on reason by Allan Gregg [Harper agenda; evidence-based policy]
Sep 6, 2012 No way to spin more prisoners joining gangs as a good thing by Steve Sullivan in iPolitics [correctional policies; Harper agenda]
Sep 5, 2012 Science, diplomacy and the great disconnect: an opportunity for Canada? by Daryl Copeland in iPolitics [diplomacy; evidence-based policy]
Aug 20, 2012 P3: A Voting System for Canada by Stéphane Dion on his personal website [democracy; electoral reform]
Aug 15, 2012 Development and Complexity by Owen Barder of the Center for Global Development in Europe (see video or download PDF slides)[economics; international development]
Aug 16, 2012 Harper’s ideology has little to do with his faith by John McKay in iPolitics [Harper agenda; ideology] (Note: this is a counterpoint to Lawrence Martin’s July 31 article linked below)
Aug 2, 2012 Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math by noted American environmentalist, author and journalist Bill McKibben in Rolling Stone Magazine [climate change]
July 27, 2012 Canada, of all places, should understand climate change by Jeffrey Simpson in the Globe and Mail
July 24, 2012 Knowing truth tougher without research: is that the PM’s objective? by Jennifer Robson in iPolitics [Harper agenda; evidence-based policy]
July 19, 2012 Toronto tries Saskatchewan’s method for stopping crime before it starts by Anna Mehler Paperny in the Globe and Mail (see also the two supporting stories: Prince Albert’s method combines casework, research to combat crime and How a boy became a murderer at 18) [justice; crime prevention; evidence-based policy]
July 18, 2012 Taliban Steve and the Robot Nation by Michael Harris in iPolitics [Harper agenda]
July 17, 2012 Extreme weather hits hard, costs taxpayers billions by Kirsty Duncan in iPolitics [climate change]
July 12, 2012 The day the earth moved in Ottawa by Michael Harris in iPolitics [Harper agenda; evidence-based policy]
July 11, 2012 You had it coming, Prime Minister by Lawrence Martin in iPolitics [attack ads]
July 3, 2012 Taking Back Our Democracy: Bridging the Generational Divide by Alex Himelfarb in his blog [democracy; Harper agenda]
June 24, 2012 Canada’s War on Crime by Alex Himelfarb in his blog [correctional policies; Harper agenda]
June 22, 2012 Are we heading towards a one man government, with no checks and balances? by Errol Mendes in iPolitics [democracy; Harper agenda]
June 16, 2012 Science, not politics, should be at the heart of fisheries by Jeffrey Simpson in the Globe and Mail [evidence-based policy; fisheries; Harper agenda]
June 4, 2012 What on Earth Is Happening to Canada? Michael Marx in the Huffington Post [climate change; environment; Harper agenda]
Apr 9, 2012 Conservative Politics, ‘Low-Effort’ Thinking Linked In New Study by David Freeman in The Huffington Post [conservative ideology]