So this afternoon, Liberal MPs voted with the Harper Conservatives to pass the first stage of their unpopular HST legislation. And while New Democrats could be counted on to oppose new higher sales taxes on BC and Ontario families, 28 Liberals failed...

Never one to miss a chance to appeal to his well-connected friends, Michael Ignatieff announced yesterday that he will be backing Harper’s sales tax shift in Ontario and BC. Liberal MPs from those two provinces are already greeting the news that...

The worst kind of blogging is blogging that is about blogging. The very first post here way back set out that there would be none of that in this lonely corner of the internet. There's just too much else going on in the wacky and deadly-serious...

Canadians already rely on Consumer Reports’ rankings to avoid taking home the cappuccino maker most likely to squirt searing milk in their eyes. So isn’t it time we applied the same rigour to something far more expensive than tooth whiteners and...

Remember Michael Ignatieff’s big thinkers’ conference? You know, the one that is supposed to fill the chasm-like void in Liberal Party policy with ideas befitting the modern era? Hey, wouldn’t it be funny - so as to put a poke-your-eyes-out like...