PARKIN: Trudeau's weakness with centre-left swing voters is an NDP opening Cynical and ironic. July 2, 2018 Columnists
PARKIN: Jagmeet Singh helped Ontario and B.C. — and they'll help him back Among the winners from Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath’s new official opposition caucus, there’s one whose name wasn’t on a ballot: Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. June 24, 2018 Columnists
PARKIN: Political gesturing on carbon pricing could cost Canadians billions If you’re a fan of politicians who play cynical political games at public expense, good times are coming. June 17, 2018 Columnists
PARKIN: Progressive Ontarians rejected cynical politics and it must not come back In last Thursday’s Ontario election, voters rightly delivered a strong moral verdict on the Wynne Liberals. June 11, 2018 Columnists
PARKIN: Only the NDP can save us from Trump-style populism Though Donald Trump lost the popular vote, his populism won the electoral college where Hillary Clinton never saw it coming: the so-called rust belt states. with Video June 4, 2018 Columnists
PARKIN: Ford misses chance as Horwath tries to connect PC Leader Doug Ford needed to use his 90 minutes in Sunday night’s debate to explain how his cuts wouldn’t hurt people – he didn’t. May 28, 2018 Columnists
PARKIN: Almost everywhere, conservatives have become the party of fiscal recklessness Political conservatives had a reputation for keeping the government books in good shape and being effective managers. May 27, 2018 Columnists
PARKIN: Remember when you were a child and good things were free? American comic Lewis Black has a funny piece about “when I was a child and water was free.” May 22, 2018 Columnists
PARKIN: Ford and Kenney will cut for the rich There’s a long and shameful Canadian history of huckster politicians bribing voters with public money. May 13, 2018 Columnists
PARKIN: We don't have pharmacare for one reason — greed Every year, up to 640 people die of curable diseases — and almost 100,000 are suffering and sick — because they can’t afford the medicines they need, says an upsetting new report . May 6, 2018 Columnists
