Faking independence1

In its conflict with Georgia, Moscow has demonstrated an Orwellian eagerness to adopt the language but not the substance of international order 27/08/08 9:20 AM 1

A shield, not a sword6

Ken Epp's unborn victims bill should have been fully considered on its own merits 27/08/08 9:22 AM 6

Face the Commons before an election249

Mr. Harper must show some serious regard for the fixed-election-date reform he introduced only two years ago. 26/08/08 6:17 AM 249

Question of timing
on tainted meat scare10

Federal Health Minister Tony Clement doth self-praise too much, too soon. 26/08/08 7:24 AM 10

Arctic sovereignty:
On to Mould Bay

It will clearly be an important plank in the Tory election platform. 26/08/08 7:44 AM

Jeffrey Simpson: Family feud convention: papering over the cracks29

First, there were the Kennedys. Then came the Clintons. And now comes Barack Obama 28/08/08 5:13 AM 29

Lawrence Martin: Will the PM get away with his risky gambit? Probably380

Tories are confident that when the election is under way, stories about what prompted it are quickly forgotten 27/08/08 5:00 AM 380

Lawrence Martin: Get ready for Team Harper's big blitz175

The Tories will try to do to Stéphane Dion what the Republicans did to Michael Dukakis in 1988. 25/08/08 4:40 AM 175

Preston Manning: Reinventing Canada's political circus43

We could look to the example of the buskers who found a whole new audience with Cirque du Soleil 22/08/08 6:13 PM 43

Commentary: That Caucasus hypocrisy40

The Russians did not initiate this conflict. They are also justified in pointing out American hypocrisy in supporting independence for Kosovo 28/08/08 9:13 AM 40

Commentary: Lessons of a postmodern war18

Practitioners of hard power were able to use soft power, but advocates of soft power wielded no power 27/08/08 9:28 AM 18

Commentary: Listeria hysteria can't hurt2

The latest listeria outbreak is reminds us how vulnerable we are to threats generated from our food supply 27/08/08 9:29 AM 2

Piotr Dutkiewicz: Russia clobbered Georgia — and lost the war60

Rather than vilifying Russia, the U.S. should be engaging it as much as possible as a partner. It is not a zero-sum game. 26/08/08 7:46 AM 60

Clifford Orwin: Americans should stick to their own worries76

Canada does not protect academic freedom? What a load of bupkes 26/08/08 4:17 AM 76

Rob Huebert: As the ice melts, control ebbs in the Arctic202

Canada is ill-prepared for foreign ships that will challenge our sovereignty in an ice-free Northwest Passage. 18/08/08 9:18 PM 202

Wenran Jiang: Revolution from below181

Chinese democracy is coming from the Chinese people, not from their rulers or from the West 08/08/08 10:12 PM 181

Murray Campbell: Ontario thinks it's Canada359

Amid regional grievances, McGuinty fights for a fair share of taxpayers' dollars 02/08/08 12:00 AM 359

John Bloom: Terrifying ally against terror80

Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan may be a strategic convenience, but he is a real-life parody of a despot 26/07/08 12:00 AM 80