Politics can be confusing, especially when it's hard to tell how one guy differs from another. I've written before how we don't really know what Michael Ignatieff stands for and that Stephen Harper has shifted from tax-cutting Conservative to big spending prime minister, but in the most recent Canadian Business ...

Well, the government didn't fall, but that doesn't mean Michael Ignatieff isn't going to start campaigning — it is only a matter of time until the opposition parties pull the plug on the Conservatives. On Monday, the Liberal leader will be speaking to guests at the Toronto Board of Trade. ...

While I'm sure you'll be outside for most of the long weekend, if you get a chance to go online, check out these articles.

There's no question the economy will be the hottest hot button issue in the next federal election, so it's unlikely Harper's too pleased with a new OECD report that says Canada's recovery is trailing the other G7 nations.

Well, I guess I was wrong about Ignatieff backing down yesterday. Turns out Canadians will be heading to the polls this fall. (However, Iggy didn't say whether he'd bring down the government at the party's first opportunity for a no-confidence vote, which is in early October. )

I wish Michael Ignatieff would have been my dad when I was a kid. I'd mess up, he'd threaten me with a punishment, but instead of going to my room we'd just hang out and watch TV. If we've learned anything from Iggy during the 264 days since he became ...

Once again, here are a few articles to read over the weekend: Harper stresses social welfare, economy in northern spending

So, is the recession over or not? If you're asking the Conservative government that question then don't expect a straight answer. A few days after Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney declared the recession over, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said that wasn't the case. "I think the direction's important. There ...

Remember when Michael Ignatieff nearly forced an election in June? Vaguely, right? It almost feels like a bad dream, but it wasn't that long ago when Iggy threatened to pull the plug on the Harper and crew. Instead of sending Canadians to the polls, though, he decided to work with ...

The anti-Harper crowd is making way too much out of an off-the-cuff comment on taxes made by Canada's prime minister.