John Geddes

Justin Trudeau’s next big test

John Geddes on the Question Period question

by John Geddes - Saturday, April 6, 2013
How Trudeau performs when tested

John Geddes revisits ‘the coronation route’

by John Geddes - Saturday, April 6, 2013
Canada’s jobs and skills mismatch: an expert on the federal budget’s training thrust

Among the most-discussed measures in last week’s federal budget was the government’s plan to…

by John Geddes - Thursday, March 28, 2013
The big cut Jim Flaherty won’t have to make: Budget 2013′s spending mystery explained

Perhaps the biggest unanswered question about the budget Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled last…

by John Geddes - Monday, March 25, 2013
Mulcair doesn’t like the direction Flaherty’s budget austeres Canada

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair apparently couldn’t think of a verb for the sort of…

by John Geddes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Trudeau predicts federal-provincial friction over Budget 2013

The issue of job training will create conflict between the Conservative government and the provinces

by John Geddes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Jim Flaherty’s budget of contradictions

Can the government be a “benign and silent partner” and still take major action? John Geddes evaluates.

by John Geddes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
The question of infrastructure — and a $53-billion answer

The test of Flaherty’s budget? How municipalities greet big numbers and long-term horizons.

by John Geddes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Budget shifts Canada Day party to Heritage, and away from National Capital Commission

Among the signature elements of the Conservative party’s approach to political marketing is its…

by John Geddes - Thursday, March 21, 2013
Why a War of 1812 monument doesn’t belong on Parliament Hill

John Geddes on tradition and the Hill

by John Geddes - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Canada is spending more to combat less crime, PBO finds

Why Kevin Page’s report won’t clarify the law-and-order debate

by John Geddes - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Top 5 areas to watch on budget day

It’s time to choose: From tax reform to infrastructure spending, John Geddes sets up the big issues

by John Geddes - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Is Penashue Labrador’s best ever MP?

John Geddes takes a quick look at the competition

by John Geddes - Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Why does Parliament Hill need a monument to the War of 1812?

John Geddes explains why Canadians ought to be wary of plans for the slope by East Block

by John Geddes - Friday, March 15, 2013
Combat cutbacks: Conservatives target the military budget

John Geddes takes a close look at the Conservative brand and defence spending

by John Geddes - Thursday, March 14, 2013
Defining Moments in Inuit Art veers far from the predictable

A Winnipeg gallery is betting heavily on Inuit art that goes beyond gift-shop clichés

by John Geddes - Monday, March 11, 2013
Canada’s Senate: Chamber of disrepute

After months of scandals, could it finally be time to scrap the Senate? John Geddes reports

by John Geddes - Friday, March 8, 2013
Stompin’ Tom and the places he put in songs

John Geddes on why we love Conners

by John Geddes - Thursday, March 7, 2013
Hall Findlay’s ‘class’ remark echoes through Canadian politics

What it means to be out of touch

by John Geddes - Tuesday, February 19, 2013
John Duncan exits cabinet on an unusually clear-cut infraction

John Geddes on the reason for the Aboriginal affairs minister’s resignation

by John Geddes - Friday, February 15, 2013