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What must Jean Chrétien be thinking? (28 June 2004)

Martin's Liberals are limping in B.C. (12 July 2004)

It's about time the CRTC got tough(26 July 2004)

Health care, a.k.a. the Department of Public Confusion(9 August 2004)

Revealed: Chrétien's true legacy on national unity(23 August 2004)

How not to hold a first ministers meeting (06 September 2004)

More asymmetry than federalism(20 September 2004)

Ducking responsibility at the Gomery commission (04 October 2004)

Beware of the PM's worst political instincts(18October 2004)

Trudeau and Sharon offer lessons in leadership(01 November 2004)

There's a lot we can learn from the U.S. election (15  November 2004)

It's a shame, but anti-Americanism is on the rise (29  November 2004)

It really does matter who's on the Supreme Court (13 December 2004)

Same sex? Then why not legalize polygamy? (27 December 2004)

Single transferable nonsense (10 January 2005)

  It's Chrétien who has a lot to answer for, not Gomery (24 January 2005)

Chrétien sets the stage (7 February 2005)

The Mideast is no place to refurbish an image (21 February 2005)

Canadian bloggers have no one to blame but themselves (7 March 2005)

When a prime minister's power becomes absolute (21 March 2005)

What would the senator think? (4 April 2005)

An open letter: Don't do it, Mr. Harper(18 April 2005)

  Playing with Quebec is playing with fire(02 May 2005)

Here in B.C., we're not the wing nuts we used to be(16 May 2005)

No reason that B.C.'s sore losers should have their way (30 May 2005)

Blame the boomers for the Supremes' diagnosis (13 June 2005)

Suppose they call an election and no one deserves to win (27 June 2005)

What Judge Gomery will find (11 July 2005)

Lessons from London: How not to cover terror attacks (25 July)

Not every appointment is bad (8 August 2005)

The NDP's inhaled too deeply on Marc Emery's cause (22 August)

Old fights, new rounds, same politicization (5 September)

A tale of two books and one former prime minister (19 September)

G-G's actions even more impressive than her words (3 October 2005)

Advice for the Gomery commission (17 October)

A moment of truth for two prime ministers (25 October)

Gomery inquiry fell short of U.S. model ( 7 November)

Some unsolicited advice for the Leader of the Opposition (14 November)

Turnout will tell STV story (21 November)

Get ready for the dirtiest campaign in our history (28 November 2005)

Election campaign giving distinct treatment to B.C. (5 December)

Stephen Harper may surprise a lot of people (12 December 2005)

Harper offers fix for B.C.'s alienation (19 December)

As for Quebec, Mr. Harper has come a long way (26 December)

The cost of Martin's failure to the do the right thing (2 January 2006)

Portraits of Sharon greatly exaggerated (7 January)

Here's what the leaders should be asked tonight (9 January)

Strategic voting is likely to fail (16 January)

Advice to a new prime minister (23 January)

Liberals handed ideal chance to renew (30 January 2006)

In a world according to Gomery (6 February 2006)

Many voters in Vancouver-Kingsway cast ballot for the man, not the party (13 Feb)

Waging a civil battle over Gomery (20 Feb 2006)

Different sides of the health care debate (27 February 2006)

We question judges, but not the act of going to war (6 March 2006)

Queuing for the next health-care erosion (13 March 2006)

She's a Governor-General for our times (20 March 2006)

In politics, the spin drowns the truth (27 March 2006)

Bob Rae just might be the government's worst nightmare (3 April 2006)

We must pay attention to today's Afghan debate (10 April 2006)

We're right to play hardball with Hamas (17 April 2006)

Political nuggets mined from Bennett (24 April 2006)

Mr. Harper's obsession with control (1 May 2006)

Softwood deal keeps good times rolling (8 May 2006)

There's a flaw in Mr. Harper's plan for Canada (16 May 2006)

Campbell tilting left toward a new religion (22 May 2006)

Generations lost in translation (29 May 2006)

How to end the Prime Minister's impasse with the press (30 May 2006)

Ottawa sounds in tune with province (5 June 2006)

Young men with violent, religion-inspired fantasies . . . (12 June 2006)

This isn't your father's equalization program any longer (19 June 2006)

Call him Michael Enigma...the guy the NDP would love to run against (26 June)

Senate communications report fails to look outside the news box (3 July 2006)

Mr. Duceppe has baited the n-word trap (10 July 2006)

Lumber trouble has hint of irony (17 July 2006)

The Prime Minister's steep learning curve (24 July 2006)

At times, I just shake my head (31 July 2006)

Defending the right of self-defence is our traditional policy (7 August 2006)

B.C. leads the way in dispute resolution (14 August 2006)

Hurdles ahead for Dion in race to lead the Liberals (21 August 2006)

Seeking a cure for the health-care divide (28 August 2006)

YouTube will spare neither politicians nor the media (4 September 2006)

Tracing the roots of Canada's role in Afghanistan (11 September 2006)

In politics, what a difference a summer can make (18 September 2006)

As Liberals choose their next leader . . .  (2 October 2006)

Senate change could be cause for concern (9 October 2006)

The price of pandering to the voters (16 October 2006)

U.K. should get used to Muslims in veils (23 October 2006)

Playing the constitutional card betrays Trudeau's vision (30 October 2006)

What's all this about Quebec nationhood? (6 November 2006)

Bob Rae has the right approach to Quebec (13 November 2006)

Clinton speaks on Afghanistan, and Canada listens (20 November 2006)

The Québécois are part of the Canadian nation, too (27 November 2006)

The ripple effect of Harper's ‘nation' motion (4 December 2006)

The Harper campaign's beginning to take shape (11 December 2006)

Senate equity isn't a priority for Harper (18 December 2006)

Campbell cruises on, and other political predictions (1 January 2007)

None of the news that's fit to print (8 January 2007)

Furor over defection doesn't really add up (15 January 2007)

Mr. Harper will determine the timing of the next election (22 January 2007)

This time, I come to praise politicians, not to bury them (29 January 2007)

A master of pith and substance (5 February 2007)

Personality, not gender, makes or breaks the politician (12 February 2007)

Boxed in by Stéphane Dion's limitations (19 February 2007)

Liberals hit by storm over tax-cutting budget (26 February 2007)

Just how confident is Mr. Harper? We'll soon see (5 March 2007)

Why don't the Liberals sue somebody — anybody? (12 March 2007)

Psst — here's why we're really in Afghanistan (19 March 2007)

Harper out-Campbells Campbell with budget (26 March 2007)

Mario Dumont has complicated Stephen Harper's life (2 April 2007)

We’re not only ones debating electoral reform (9 April 2007)

An election call will be up to the opposition (16 April 2007)

Dion's deal with May smart move for Liberals (23 April 2007)

A lobbyist by another name still fosters cynicism (7 May 2007)

Sponsorship, Arar, Air India: uncovering the dirty secrets (16 May 2007)

B.C. should tune in to democratic deficit debate (21 May 2007)

Don't count on historical precedent to stave off a vote (31 May 2007)

Schwarzenegger's visit muddied the waters on climate change (4 June 2007)

Court's prescription right on the mark with health-care ruling (18 June 2007)

Can Hamas be encouraged to make peace? (21 June 2007)

Money talks – and it's saying Liberals are the biggest loser (2 July 2007)

An Afghan solution: Redefine the mission (12 July 2007)

PM would gain at home if he negotiated with NATO (16 July 2007)

James must show she's premier material (30 July 2007)

The battleground shifts to Quebec (2 August 2007)

Should we ban polygamy just because we don't like it? (13 August 2007)

Brian Day's not-so-scary prescription for health care (27 August 2007)

Why Canada must take on Britain over the 1701 Act of Settlement (30 August 2007)

Free-voting Liberals would undermine Campbell's platform (10 September 2007)

Is Stephen Harper a closet consensual leader? (29 September 2007)

Whether in B.C. or Ontario, the free-vote dodge is poor strategy (8 October 2007)

How about a little opposition? (10 October 2007)

Our leaders answer intolerance with silence (22 October 2007)

Premier Carole James? What she needs to do (5 November 2007)

We need more than an investigation into an investigation (10 November 2007)

To figure out Airbus affair, make a deal with Schreiber (19 November 2007)

Shame on me for jumping to conclusions (3 December 2007)

Government of the people who buy the people (10 December 2007)

It seems some have forgotten what loyalty really means (17 December 2007)

No conspiracy here, just a badly managed justice system (31 December 2007)

The haunting of Harper: fixed date, public inquiry (4 January 2008)

B.C. can't afford a finance minister who's looking for a new job (14 January 2008)

On Manley, don't delay the vote (24 January 2008)

Ottawa in February? Non, merci (28 January 2008)

What ails Ottawa-Mulroney-Schreiber is just one piece of puzzle (12 February 2008)

Overlooked exchange at ethics committee could be hugely significant (25 February 2008)

When is a retreat not a retreat? When nobody notices (7 March 2008)

The other agenda behind that new carbon tax? (10 March 2008)

The Dobell affair a lesson in the power of the Opposition (24 March 2008)

The timing of the Premier's reaction raises some worrying questions (7 April 2008)

PM's fixed-date blunder hurts Tories and Liberals (15 April 2008)

Campbell's bumbling and stumbling fails to inspire confidence (21 April 2008)

Come Canada Day, voters will be hosed at the pumps (5 May 2008)

Why is Vancouver only city with an Insite? (19 May 2008)

Dismissal, Harper style (28 May 2008)

Premier courting trouble, risking reputation (2 June 2008)

Mr. Dion might want to look beyond B.C. for an eco-tax model (3 June 2008)

When saying sorry is saying nothing at all (June 16, 2008)

All the pain Campbell's inflicting could well be for naught (June 30, 2008)

Will Canadians support a hard-nosed approach to climate change? (July 14, 2008) 

Why Obama won't visit Canada (August 21, 2008)

The remarkable story of a strong Canadian female politician (Sept. 8, 2008)

Why a minority is good for us (Sept. 10, 2008)

Scrapping fall session a sign of a government on the run (Sept. 22, 2008)

NDP poll surge illustrates a parliamentary system at its best (Oct. 6, 2008)

Campbell qualifies for special consideration in PM's book (Oct. 20, 2008)

The centre-left will have to find its own Stephen Harper (October 28, 2008)

In an election campaign, perception is key    (November 3, 2008)

Premiers all smiles after inconclusive get-together (November 17, 2008)

Another chance to give Ontario the rep its pop deserves (November 25, 2008)

Deficit or not, tell us before May 12 (December 1, 2008)

A legal ladder for both sides to climb down  (December 9, 2008)

B.C. leaders irresponsibly silent on coalition (December 15, 2008)

He's no Santa, but Harper's Senate move could have been much worse for B.C. (Dec. 29)

Gaza versus Lebanon: What a difference for Harper (Jan. 24, 2009)

Playing to fiscal foes at the big Obama-Harper meet  (Feb. 16, 2009)

When President and PM are on the same page  (April 21, 2009)

Winners and losers in the B.C. vote (14 May 2009)

The Oliphant inquiry was an almost perfect Ottawa case study (12 June 2009)

A deadly month, a deadly legacy in Afghanistan (30 July 2009)

More harmonizing than harmony (28 August 2009)

Ignatieff and Harper will need this election advice soon enough  (30 September 2009)

Early HST legislation would put Ignatieff on the spot ()

A year later, who's the man? Harper, actually  ()

A detainee inquiry would be the smart call  ()

Does Michael Ignatieff really want this constitutional dance?  (Feb. 2, 2010)

Duceppe may find a changed Canada  (April 9, 2010)

Suddenly, a coalition government seems almost respectable  (June 8, 2010)

Olympics, G20 and Black Bloc  (June 30)

British coalitions and Canadian lessons (July 30, 2010)

Gordon Campbell’s not so ‘smooth and orderly transition’ (November, 10)

The limits of disclosure (March 25, 2011)

Playing high-stakes constitutional poker  (April, 27, 2011)

The cleavage with labour  (June 29, 2011)

Demand for constitutional reform only builds (Jan. 27, 2012)

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