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McParland: Harper takes a big risk with environmental review changes

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Jack

The federal government is taking a courageous but risky step in its plan to streamline the process for  environmental assessment reviews. Courageous because there’s a good case to be made for eliminating the delays, overlap, inefficiency and political guerrilla tactics … Continue reading →

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McParland: Liberals could soon need Rae more than he needs them (1)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jack

There has never been much question about what Bob Rae would like to do with his life when he’s finished being the Liberals’ interim leader. He’d like to drop the interim and take on the job full time. He’s danced … Continue reading →

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McParland: Murder investigation propels Chinese political scandal to new height

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Jack

You don’t often get a good murder mystery playing out at the top reaches of the Communist Party of China. Not in real life, anyway. But the Bo Xilai affair is the real deal: a tale of intrigue, duplicity, betrayal … Continue reading →

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McParland: Broadbent claims Canadians happy with higher taxes. Good try, Ed

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Jack

The Broadbent Institute, the new think tank started by former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, has commissioned a survey of Canadians that indicates we don’t really hate taxes the way right-wing politicians say we do. According to the survey, Almost two-thirds (64 … Continue reading →

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McParland: Contract talks a victory for Rob Ford, not that you’d notice

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Jack

A headline in one of the Toronto papers on Tuesday went like this: “Ford praised as council approves deal with most inside workers.” Ford praised? As in Rob Ford, Mayor Rob Ford? Praise is not something the mayor has had a lot of lately. … Continue reading →

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McParland: Wildrose opens Alberta’s vote-buying bazaar with a bid of $300 per voter

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Jack

Being a political devotee is a bit like being a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Every spring Leaf Nation hopes against hope that this will be they year they finally get their act together and justify their fans’ decades … Continue reading →

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McParland: The Canadian workplace has changed, Canadian unions haven’t

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jack

The Globe and Mail laid out a big spread last week on the profound lack of public sympathy for organized labour. A bunch of the country’s top labour leaders were interviewed: Ken Georgetti of the Canadian Labour Congress, Mark Ferguson of CUPE, … Continue reading →

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McParland: Canada’s Immigrant Investor program should soak the rich

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Jack

Every couple of days I pick up the paper and my enthusiasm for Jason Kenney increases a bit more. Until Kenney became Immigration Minister, the portfolio was among those you assigned to caucus colleagues you really didn’t like much, or whose blatant … Continue reading →

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McParland: A scandalous absence of scandal in robocalls scandal (2)

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Jack

I have a confession to make. I have not been following the robocalls “scandal” with all the fervency it calls for. It’s possible my inability to get excited results from six years … oops, make it seven .. of the … Continue reading →

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McParland: Torontonians revel in their terror of non-existent weather horrors

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Jack

It snowed a bit in Toronto on Friday.  Not a lot, just a bit, and by mid-day the rain had washed it away.  It would have been a non-event, if not for the usual warnings of imminent doom by which … Continue reading →

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McParland: Ottawa takes its anti-deficit pill while Ontario holds out for a miracle cure (1)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Jack

There are two distinct attitudes towards Canada’s economy now playing out in Ontario, one reflected in Stephen Harper’s determination to reduce spending and balance the budget, the other represented by Dalton McGuinty’s aim to achieve the same goal without touching … Continue reading →

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