ADAMS: Floor-crossing, party branding, and what voters are supposed to tolerate
From conversations with Nate Erskine-Smith to the ethics of switching parties—an end-of-year look at political loyalty.
Politics
Reporting and analysis on Canadian politics, governance, and power. Focused on domestic policy, institutions, and political accountability.
ADAMS: Is federal politics still the right fit for Nate Erskine-Smith?
His honesty about housing, party discipline, and leadership makes one direction feel increasingly likely: back to Ontario.
Donations to Bowmanville—Oshawa North Conservative EDA tied to “Restore the North” merchandise
A donation that appears tied to a national political initiative is actually routed through the local Conservative riding association, with no itemized accounting for the campaign itself.
ADAMS: The NDP still thinks it lost by accident
The NDP didn't learn the right lessons, and that’s the most damning part
ADAMS: Free Trade requires good faith, CUSMA no longer has it
Free Trade is not appeasement, and CUSMA is no longer a Free Trade deal
ADAMS: I went to an Yves Engler rally. Here’s what surprised me.
Yves Engler's rally was honest. And that's exactly the problem
ADAMS: Alberta's anti-Trans bills and the cost to at-risk youth
The government's insistence on ‘parental rights’ ignores the Charter rights of children and exposes those most at risk to real harm.
ADAMS: #MANSIONGATE: Part Whatever
A taxpayer-funded holiday roadshow, a conveniently reappearing spouse, and a party leader campaigning for his own political survival.
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Regional
ADAMS: Queen's Park is closed and Ontarians are paying the price
Fifty-one sitting days, a unanimous pay raise, and a legislature increasingly disconnected from the people it claims to serve.
ADAMS: Ford's PCs are now paying for years of energy mismanagement
The Ford PC's costly battery storage push is being used to paper over the long-term consequences of Ontario's wasteful wind farm contracts
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News
Questions mount over Jamil Jivani's nationwide “Restore the North” tour
Extensive travel, production quality, and political messaging raise concerns about undisclosed funding sources behind cross-Canada campaign.
HARRIS: Floor crossings expose a rotten political culture
Party switches without voter consent are a democratic failure