Canada's Liberals Are Not THAT Desperate

Will the Liberals merge with the NDP? It ain’t going to happen. Yes, there is speculation and there’ll be debate, but the likelihood of the leaderless NDP and the deflated federal Liberals merging into one cohesive party, seems as unlikely as ... well, as unlikely as the NDP winning 59 of 75 …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Friday September 2, 2011

Don't Dianify Jack Layton

The funeral is done, the mourning crowds have dispersed, the media has turned to other things – but in the wake of Jack Layton’s too-early death at age 61, he has somehow become an icon, sanctified as a symbol for a better Canada. By dying at the peak of his political career, before he’d …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Monday August 29, 2011

Remembering Jack Layton

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Written by David Frum on Saturday August 27, 2011

In Death, Jack Layton Becomes an Icon

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Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday August 23, 2011

Does Canada's NDP Need Jack Layton?

I doubt there are many Canadians who don’t feel a pang of sympathy, even empathy, with the New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack Layton as he fights a new bout against cancer. The oddity, even tragedy of his present situation,  is that he’s at the peak of his career – he has almost iconic …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday July 28, 2011

Harper Wins Big

It should have been clear from the moment Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff forced an election, that there was no logical reason for Canadians to reject the Tories. Everyone -- well, almost everyone -- is surprised at the results of the general election; but what do they mean for Canada? Mark …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday May 3, 2011