Durham taxpayers got hosed on Jim Flaherty's watch, but not his friends

The Conservatives’ independent tape expert was a Republican donor and organizer

Cadman tape: What's the motive, means and opportunity?

Painting a Conservative picture
There's been a number of stories about the Conservative government and its principles that, taken in isolation, are telling but don't really amount to much. But when you look at all these stories in aggregate, however, a picture certainly begins to emerge about the style and attitude of this government:Gov't program wants job applicants' views on Tory budget: An elite federal program to recruit the cream of new graduates suddenly wants to know the applicants' views on the government's vaunted Economic Action Plan before they get a job interview.

The TTC is on crack
Most cities want people to take public transit. They see value in getting people to park their cars and take the bus or subway. They even encourage such behaviour. Not so in Toronto. In Toronto, transit users are an annoyance to the transit system, something to be barely tolerated, and even loathed.Yes, the

(Video) What we need is bullet control
And on the lighter side, maybe Chris Rock had it right after all..

Adult conversation on the gun registry?
On the eve of the vote on second reading to end the long-gun registry that will be a free vote for Liberal and NDP MPs, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is sending signals he’ll propose policy that would seek to continue the registry while trying to address the concerns of rural Canadians, and indeed, rural Liberals:Ignatieff said his caucus supports the "principle of gun control," and he personally believes it should include long guns. But he said the is

Off to Romania next week for the first World Blogging Forum
On Sunday I’m off on a little adventure, beginning my journey to Romania to be a guest at the first World Blogging Forum, to be held in Bucharest.When I first received an invitation last month to be an invited guest at an event called the World Bl