They were once known as Canada’s “natural governing party,” but few people think of the Liberals that way today. The Grits suffered their worst defeat ever in last spring’s election, winning only 34 seats, and it was just the latest in a string of humbli

During her tenure as a political force in Ottawa, Conservative MP Jean Pigott had a reputation as a motherly firebrand with a penchant for using tea and cookies to get her way. When it came to supporting other women in business and political life, Pigott

A global search has been launched for Holocaust refugees saved by a littleknown Portuguese diplomat stationed in France during the Second World War - a man described as "one of the great unsung heroes" of the era by renowned Canadian writer Peter C. Newm

Re: Enough with the storytelling, Opinion Jan. 20 How refreshing to have Rick Salutin call these smug zealots of “narrative” on their condescension. I hate wading through “narrative” newspaper articles in which the writer has to “tell a story,” festoonin

20 January 2012 Last updated at 19:35 ET By Chris Nikkel Documentary maker Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. An extraordinary documentary filmed in 1919 to mark the 250th anniversary of the Hudson Bay Company has been restored

I would like to expand on author Peter C. Newman’s assertion that “Lisbon did not accept Jews.” It is true that the Portuguese government did for a time forbid its diplomatic offices, probably for political reasons, from giving out visas to Jews. Consul

A global search has been launched for Holocaust refugees saved by a little known Portuguese diplomat stationed in France during the Second World War - a man described as "one of the great unsung heroes" of the era by renowned Canadian writer Peter C. New

OTTAWA -- Canadian Liberals gathered in Ottawa over the weekend for the first time since being reduced to a rump party in Parliament last May. The biggest question on the table was whether the party has a future. Canadian historian Peter C. Newman even w

Federal Liberals have emerged from their dugout with optimism, but those in the bleachers say it's going to be a very long game. As Liberals hailed last weekend's policy convention as a success, veteran political journalists Orland French and Peter C. Ne

Bestselling author Peter C. Newman, a prominent political commentator and chronicler of Canadian prime ministers, initially set out to write a book about Michael Ignatieff’s journey to the prime ministership. But the dramatic events of the May 2011 feder

Delegates line up to cast their ballots for the new executive on day two of the Liberal Convention in Ottawa. The shadow of small remote controlled shark, with presidential candidate Mike Crawley's name written on it, flies above the heads of delegates l

It's a mighty stretch to pretend that this week's Liberal convention is the first step in the rebirth of the Liberals as Canada's 'natural government party.' In this excerpt from Peter C. Newman's recently published best-selling book, When the Gods Chang

OTTAWA — By the time Vancouver environment lawyer Matthew Kalkman was born, celebrated Canadian author Peter C. Newman was nearing retirement age and already had published 15 books on various aspects of Canadian political and business culture. But Kalkma

Newman: Another bestseller presenting politics as psychodrama. The power profiler on Gordon Campbell, Stephen Harper, David Radler, voting NDP and more. We're likely to live there from now on no matter who is in power. Whether writing on Iraq, Rwanda or

In North American sports, when a team has a terrible season they are rewarded with a high draft pick, and the promise of a better, bright future. By that measure, the 2011 Liberals deserve a first round draft pick with Sidney Crosby potential. Under Mich

Martine and Prosper Assouline are the husband-and-wife team who have been creating beautiful books since the 1980s. Canada’s international image has always been about dogsleds and igloos. One of our most recognizable national icons is a blanket that is n

Is there any difference between Stephen Harper and North Korea’s defunct Dear Leader? Maybe not as much as you might think. Many eminent Canadians are warning that Mr. Harper and his hard-right Conservatives are turning our beloved nation into a thuggish

Peter C. Newman in his second volume of the Hudson Bay Company history entitled Caesars of the Wilderness, writes of Isbister’s protest about the treatment of Native peoples that could have been written in recent time instead of in the early 1800s. Newm

She was the last person to come to the microphone, but the woman who waited all evening to ask her question captured the despair — and the hope — of the Liberal party. In a calm voice before 500 people gathered to hear author Peter C. Newman outline why