John Geddes

John Geddes writes on politics and policy, with occasional reporting and comment on arts and culture.

Exactly what’s holding up those Tory election reforms?

Van Loan’s update on a long-standing promise to modernize elections

by John Geddes - Thursday, June 13, 2013
Elections Canada vs. two Tory MPs

John Geddes on questions raised by an unusual clash

by John Geddes - Thursday, June 6, 2013
The new anti-Trudeau book: I’m in there, just not recognizably

Finding your name in the index of a real, honest-to-goodness, hardcover book, especially if…

by John Geddes - Thursday, May 23, 2013
Nigel Wright resigns. Now what?

John Geddes notes a new test of Harper’s tactical acumen

by John Geddes - Sunday, May 19, 2013
The line from Harper’s office on Wright and Duffy

John Geddes on the Tories’ efforts at damage control

by John Geddes - Friday, May 17, 2013
Wright and Duffy: the contrast in styles is vivid, but what about the rules?

John Geddes on the conflict of interest potential in a besieged senator’s $90,000 gift

by John Geddes - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Looking at art with history in mind: a very brief Ottawa summer tour

Among the many fine things about a classic summer family road trip is the…

by John Geddes - Friday, May 10, 2013
A first look at Justin Trudeau’s new ad: not a tree in sight

John Geddes on Liberals and locale

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Government denies link between RCMP arrests and House terrorism debate

Spokesman says no connection between Bill S-7 debate and arrests in alleged train attack plot

by John Geddes - Monday, April 22, 2013
Trudeau, Harper and the Boston bombings: Let’s go back to the tape

John Geddes on what the Liberal Leader said … and how the PM responded

by Aaron Wherry - Thursday, April 18, 2013
Justin Trudeau: Where to now?

John Geddes on three key themes in the Liberal Party leader’s acceptance speech

by John Geddes - Sunday, April 14, 2013
The lingering political problem of World War I: Tories vs. Boulerice and beyond

Thoughts on refighting the past

by Aaron Wherry - Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Mulroney on Thatcher: ‘She could dish it out, but she could take it’

The former PM on clashes, common causes, and a ‘White Cliffs of Dover’ duet with the Iron Lady

by John Geddes - Tuesday, April 9, 2013
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 Aaron Wherry - Thursday, March 21, 2013