As the House and the Senate go on recess for the summer, Rex Murphy reflects on the mostly unremarkable session on the Hill while singling out a few exceptions
Rex Murphy on Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's new direction for Canada in Trump-era America.
An agreement between B.C.'s NDP and Green Party likely means the end of Christy Clark's Liberal government, but it's a complicated scenario that could affect some major decisions in Ottawa. The At Issue panel discusses that as well as the new federal Conservative leader.
Rex Murphy says the alliance between B.C.'s NDP and Greens could trouble the waters countrywide given its pipeline position.
The Liberal government's recommendation to shutter the National Energy Board and replace it with two new agencies is political dynamite, Rex Murphy says
Rex Murphy has seen some unusual elections in his native Newfoundland, but B.C.'s provincial election was certainly unique, especially since it isn't fully resolved
This week we said goodbye to the man who wanted Canada’s top job, but his party wasn’t buying his pitch
Rex Murphy thinks Canada might want to re-evaluate its unwavering support for the UN's peacekeeping efforts amid shocking revelations of child abuse and exploitation.
What's the most common illness affecting politicians? Memory loss, according to Rex Murphy, who thinks it's especially evident when an opposition party becomes government
Rex Murphy argues subsidizing companies like Bombardier in the name of innovation only props up favoured industries and isn't innovative at all.
Quebec separatist Rene Levesque may not have been an advocate for Canada as a whole, but Rex argues that the man deserves to be honoured
Rex digs into the current sports crisis in Canada, a seven-year-old boy who was found guilty of wearing illegal bowling pants at a tournament in Newfoundland
Rex argues that there are few candidates for conservative leadership that have a raw charismatic appeal
Rex reflects on the rise in reality TV stars like Donald Trump and Kevin O'Leary entering politics, and what it means for an already abysmal political climate
Rex says that despite all of our differences, it’s our common expressions of kindness and charity after tragedies like the shooting in Quebec City that unite us as Canadians
Just four days into his presidency, Donald Trump has approved the Keystone XL Pipeline. It's great news for Alberta, but has major implications for Canadian politics
Rex Murphy thinks it 2016 belongs to Justin Trudeau. But next year will be far less of an easy ride for Canada's Prime Minister
Rex Murphy criticizes the "steadfast impotence" of the international community during Syria's civil war.
Rex Murphy on the 'muddled, mindless mess' of the Liberals' electoral reform survey