Serge Corbeil
Articles by Serge Corbeil
2014 will be no exception: New developments ahead in Canadian politics
January 6 2014 My TurnHere we go again. A year behind us, a new one ahead. It’s an ideal time to try and read the tea leaves and see what’s in store for us in 2014. As usual, I will focus on politics.
But before I …
Are the winds of democracy blowing through Ottawa?
December 9 2013 Columns
Michael Chong, MP for Wellington-Halton Hills | Photo courtesy of Michael Chong
Will there be a democratic revolution in …
The Senate: reform yes, abolition no
November 18 2013 Columns
The Red Chamber. | Photo by Ian Joyce, Flickr
The recent heated debate about the Senate has brought this illustrious …
Hard times for government leaders
November 4 2013 Columns
Barack Obama. | Photo by BU Interactive News, Flickr
The soap opera currently unfolding daily in the Canadian Parliament …
Throne Speech: changes in continuity
October 21 2013 Columns
Stephen Harper’s Oct. 16 throne speech unveiled the government’s plan for Canada. | Photo courtesy of Stephen Harper, Flickr
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Nominating judges: the power of strategy
October 7 2013 Columns
Photo by Bob Kelly, Flickr
One of the major transformations brought about by Stephen Harper as prime minister will surely be …
Cultural antipodes
September 23 2013 Columns
Illustrations courtesy of the Government of Québec
I could not help but take note last week of the irony arising from two …
Playing by the book – the art of governing without making waves
September 9 2013 Columns
Chretien and Harper: two peas in a pod? | Photo courtesy of the Prime Minster’s Web Photos, Flickr
Some will no doubt find …
Excessive media attention or a sign of the times?
August 26 2013 Columns
Senator Pamela Wallin has been subjected to excessive media attention. | Photo by Richard Burdett, Wikimedia Commons
Maybe …
Public funding: Federal Conservatives are still ahead
August 5 2013 Columns
The Conservatives are ahead of their game. | Photo courtesy of PM Web Photos, Flickr
If we are to believe what the …