Paying attention

The B.C Liberals reputation for arrogance isn't being helped by the latest lobbying scandal. And the people supposedly on Gordon Campbel...

Many people — of all political stripes — are interested in strategic voting to achieve or block an election outcome. One of the challenges i...

It's looking like things are spinning out of control in the Ministry of Children and Families, based on a meltdown at a recent meeting o...

It seems likely that strategic voting is going to be a big part of the election, especially in B.C. where up to 10 seats could be in play ne...

If you haven't, check out Sean Holman's exemplary work on B.C. Liberal co-campaign manager Patrick Kinsella's role in helping co...

Stuart Herzog says Green leader Jane Sterk is making a big mistake in running in the Vancouver-Fairview byelection. The piece is here .

Has Google cost most Canadians their chance to run for Parliament? One of the oddest aspects of this election campaign is the number of cand...

What an odd federal election campaign. We've had naked pictures of a Conservative candidate, a couple of New Democrats and another Tory ...

The scent of old-style pork barrel politics is hanging over the premier's office. The government has decided it would be a good idea to ...

Surprise. Three months into the fiscal year and the provincial government has discovered that it underestimated revenues by about $1.2 billi...

You can see why Gordon Campbell decided to cancel the fall sitting of the legislature. His government would spend six weeks getting batted a...

Among all the people who didn't want a federal election, Gordon Campbell has to be one of the unhappiest. For the next five weeks, the H...

I took a break from working on a look at big issues in the federal election campaign and flipped through some old newspapers sitting on a ch...

It's not the fact that the Liberals and NDP are tied in a recent poll that raises doubts about a third term for Gordon Campbell after ne...

Stephen Harper seems about to force an election on Canadians on completely bogus grounds. And, at the same time, he's breaking a key pro...

Sometimes Gregor Robertson had this slightly dazed expression on his face in the legislature, like someone who has shown up at a party, real...

The federal Conservatives seem set on confirming many people’s worst fears with their sleazy, dishonest and just plain stupid direct mail pi...

There is no way in the world Gordon Campbell can justify the giant pay increases just handed to government senior managers. Not that he both...

It could have been funny, if it weren't such a serious issue. B.C.'s police complaints process is broken. Four years after the polic...

I've been doing newspapering work for quite a few years, in quite a few places. It's like building sand castles below the tide line ...