Fifty years ago, the Ontario Liberals took a big step toward winning again
The Liberals were once a rural rump with almost no presence Ontario cities. Led by Stuart Smith, they began the modernization that eventually brought them into power
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ANALYSIS: Is the Ontario Liberal leadership race poised for an upset?
The last two leaders were experienced politicos. But there’s at least an outside chance members may be ready for something different.
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Opinion | Bob Rae, now a private citizen, tells it like it is. Sort of
For the first time since 1978, when he was first elected to Parliament, Bob Rae now finds himself without a so-called “important job.” His term as Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations just ended. Now, Ontario’s 21st premier and former interim leader of the federal Liberals is just Citizen Bob. Let’s deal right away with the United…
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At age 97, former Liberal leader Robert Nixon remains irrepressible
Sixty-four years ago this weekend, one of Ontario’s longest-living MPPs was elected for the first time, amid tragedy.
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Opinion | He’s known as one of Canada’s most innovative CEOs. Here’s what he thinks Mark Carney, and all Canadian leaders, get wrong about prosperity
For decades, Jim Balsillie was best known as the co-CEO of Research in Motion, makers of the Blackberry, and someone who almost brought another NHL team to Canada. But in recent years, he’s turned his attention to trying to get decision-makers to embrace a new destiny for Canada, one in which we focus less on…
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OUR PLANS FOR 2026
Happy New Year? If you say so, I guess. Now that the first quarter of the 21st century is over, it seems a reasonable time to take stock of how we’re doing as a country in Canada, as a group of democracies in the West, and as a world in general. And on all three…
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Opinion | Sergio Marchi still believes in ethical politicians. Here’s why
Sergio Marchi got himself elected to North York city council at the tender age of 26, and just two years later, became a Liberal MP, just in time to see his party thrashed by Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives in 1984. But he stuck around, eventually earning three different jobs in Jean Chretien’s cabinets between 1993…
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ANALYSIS: The Ontario Liberals need to elect a leader. But when?
A convention now gives the new boss time to prepare — and their opponents time to attack
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How this organization in Hamilton helps men get clean — and turn their lives around
A couple of months ago, my dad and I participated in a walkathon in Hamilton with a guy named Carl, who told me that he had once died. Carl has spent too much of his life addicted to all kinds of things that just aren’t good for you. About five years ago, his drug dealer…
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The many ways to honour Ken Dryden
Cornell took a unique approach in memorializing the goaltender’s contributions. Add it to the list.
