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Lisée does the full Trump to sway PQ faithful
Jean-François Lisée threatens to run away with the leadership race thanks to his Trump-like penchant for erecting bogeymen
Oct 03, 2016
Ministers face a fundamental dilemma in adopting a national carbon price
Prices have to rise far higher than contemplated levels to reduce Canada’s emissions enoughto come close to Paris accord levels
Sep 29, 2016
What’s left for the centre-left?
From Europe to the United States to Canada, parties are struggling to find ways to connect with discontented voters
Sep 29, 2016
Get ready for anything in presidential debate
We’re in a twilight zone where rules of fair political play and common decency don’t apply
Sep 26, 2016
Blame Montreal’s airport folly on a broken management model
To land in Canada’s second-largest city from an overseas or U.S. destination means experiencing customs wait times that stretch up to two hours (the worst in the country) and traffic bottlenecks exiting the airport that rival those of a developing country
Sep 22, 2016
Why the ‘Basque agenda’ matters in Spanish politics
The country’s electoral turmoil is a reminder that separatist parties often dictate the terms of political debate
Sep 22, 2016
How Donald trumped the Tea Party
Karma loves politics, and the electoral monster unleashed in 2010 may come back to bite the populist Republican movement
Sep 12, 2016
There’s thoughtful Fed criticism – just not Trump’s
Confidence in the central bank is low, but the GOP presidential candidate’s comments are inconsistent and incoherent
Sep 08, 2016
The free-market madness of Maxime Bernier
Mad Max, as he’s known to his fans and detractors alike, deserves an A for economic theory but an F for deliverability
Sep 08, 2016
On campus, it’s good to be bothered by a diversity of ideas
The University of Chicago told this year’s class of new students to prepare for a diversity of ideas and controversial topics
Sep 05, 2016
Profile
Columnist Konrad Yakabuski writes on politics, policy and business for The Globe and Mail’s Comment section and Report on Business. He was a 2014 National Newspaper Award finalist in the column writing category.
Konrad previously worked as The Globe's chief U.S. political writer, based in Washington, covering all aspects of the American political scene up to and including the 2012 presidential election campaign.
Prior to joining the Washington bureau in 2009, he was based in The Globe's Montreal bureau and wrote on Quebec business, politics and culture for more than a decade. Before that, he worked as a political reporter at Le Devoir. He began his journalism career at the Toronto Star.
Konrad holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from McGill University and a Master of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of British Columbia.
