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You might think that anyone who has spent many years observing politicians would not be surprised by anything they do or say. But you would be wrong.
Let's talk today about "plausible deniability." The term apparently originated in the 1960s and referred at that time to CIA "black" operations.
In the early days of the American union, thoughtful commentators, from James Madison to Alexis de Tocqueville, worried about the extremes of democracy. Might the U.S. system evolve into a tyranny of the majority?
It may seem like yesterday, but it was 40 years ago this summer that the notorious Watergate scandal burst on our consciousness.
Harper seeks to calm Duffy affair.
Premier Kathleen Wynne's retreaded Liberal government will bring down its budget on Thursday - her first since taking over at Queen's Park in February - and it's anyone's guess what will happen. We may not know until Wednesday or even Thursday. As of today, there's probably a 35-40 per cent chance that Wynne's negotiations with NDP leader Andrea Horwath will fail. If they do, the minority Liberal government will fall within days, and Ontarians will be sent to the polls in June.
A week from now Justin Trudeau will slip on his father's old shoes (sandals perhaps) as the new national leader of the Liberal party. Everything will change. Or will it?
The NDP victory in the Kitchener-Waterloo byelection Thursday sends a message to all three Ontario parties and their leaders.
Whenever federal and provincial heads of government gather, the seating at the head of the table is the same. The prime minister sits in the centre with the premier of Ontario on his right and the premier of Quebec on his left.
Looking dazed and with bright orange dyed hair, the man accused of killing 12 and wounding 58 in a shooting...