Michael Taube
Columnist and political commentator Michael Taube was a speechwriter for former Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Crisis demands clarity
During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical and health experts have provided…
Read moreCOVID-19’s elder virus brother, the Spanish flu
As our world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, a couple…
Read moreIs Canada heading for a national emergency?
“We’ve all seen the pictures online of the people who…
Read moreWe can’t afford to be casual about COVID-19
It seems like only yesterday we were discussing the Wet’suwet’en…
Read moreHow will politics change in 2020 – and beyond?
It’s New Year’s Eve and the last day of the…
Read moreNext Conservative leader faces difficult road
Andrew Scheer announced on Dec. 12 that he would be…
Read moreDoes Andrew Scheer deserve another chance?
The Oct. 21 federal election is barely in the history…
Read moreLessons learned from the 2019 federal election
This column is being written a few hours before the…
Read moreJagmeet Singh is opposed to a coalition with the Tories…or is he?
The brutish mother of all federal elections is (mercifully) nearing…
Read moreThe most ridiculous campaign in Canadian political history
The federal election has just passed the halfway mark and…
Read moreWill blackface controversy destroy Trudeau?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has experienced one of the most…
Read moreGreen Party turns to political ‘prince of darkness’
When the Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife tweeted last week…
Read moreConservatives ‘the party of the uneducated?’
Various academic studies in the U.S. have examined a voter’s…
Read moreIs Independents Day coming in Canadian politics?
Every July 4, millions of Americans celebrate Independence Day. If…
Read moreWilson-Raybould, Philpott independent in politics and beliefs
They’re running as … independents. That’s what former Liberal cabinet…
Read moreWilson-Raybould’s next political home?
On April 2, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tossed former cabinet…
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