After quite the lengthy fuss our friends in the United Kingdom have a two-party power-sharing coalition arrangement, a new government, and — as of yesterday — parliament back to work with the selection of a speaker. So, what did we learn? Not much, apparently. Our American friends seemed pleased to have a source of political [...]

“What You Should Have Said” will be another occasional series on this site wherein I offer a factual reality check and second draft of remarks made by a public or political figure regarding any number of issues or recent events. The Globe and Mail‘s Bill Curry offers the following quote from Canadian Prime Minister Stephen [...]

On Saturday 3 April, Canadians learned from the Toronto Star that Prime Minister Stephen Harper was looking to replace current Governor General Michaëlle Jean. This news was met with some surprise as Jean has only served a single five-year term out of a possible two. It was widely expected that she’d be asked to continue [...]