OVER the last decade in Canada, regardless of the party in power, the idea of running a federal budget deficit has been unthinkable.
Now, the ruling Conservatives are sending increasingly clear signals that they are ready to break that taboo. And (...)
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's gamble to call an early election already looks to be paying off as his ruling Conservatives stride into a large lead, helped in part by the problems troubling his main rival.
The Conservatives, who only have (...)
THE last time a Conservative prime minister of Canada tried to change the Constitution to benefit the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec, it destroyed his party and almost broke the country in two.
Some 15 years have passed since then (...)
