February 6, 2005
“Dirty little secrets” (Subtitle)
“In the room will be more than two dozen of the counrty's highest-priced lawyers, representing everyone from Alfonso Gagliano to the Conservative Party, all of them on the public tap and most itching for a crack at the former Liberal leader.”
"Indeed, the former PM is expected to sing his tiresome old refrain at every possible opportunity -- namely, that throwing $250 million of federal taz dollars at Quebec for everything from fishing derbies to golf balls is what convinced the (apparently brain-dead) citizens of that province to abandon separatism and embrace Confederation."
“If Chretien's testmony portrays a PM who was left in the dark during the sponsorship diasco, Martin will likely sound like a finance minister in a coma.”
"As Gomery himself put it during his controversial pre-Christmas interview: 'The juicy stuff is yet to come.'"
April 5, 2005
"Election isn’t the only way out" (Title of the column)
“Unless Paul Martin and Stephen Harper has a sudden urge to commit political suicide, or someone has pictures that include a goat, there will be no call to the polls anytime soon.”
April 12, 2005
“This will no doubt bring welcome relief and warming reassurance to Canadian taxpayers everywhere, especially those on the wrong medication.”
April 13, 2005
"Election call no sure bet" (Title of the column)
"The theory seems to be that the explosive revelations of Liberal kickbacks and corruption have handed the Conservatives a golden electoral opportunity they would be nuts to pass up."
April 28, 2005
“If current public opinion polls hold until election day, the former millionaire shipping magnate with dreams of running the country is also headed for the sizable heap of nice guys who finished last in politics.”
May 1, 2005
“Call it an electile dysfunction on a national scale …”
See May 31 Post: The politics of erectile dysfunction (Colby Cosh)
May 20, 2005
"A depressing time on the hill" (Title of the column)
June 7, 2005
"It isn't easy being Gurmant Grewal" (Title of the column)
“Grewal's assignment to the Conservative sick list yesterday apparently came after consultation with his political physician, Stephen Harper.”
