L. Ian MacDonald

Where this writer stands

No opinion piece by this writer has been scored on a policy topic yet.

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Recent work

• L. Ian MacDonald: Is it time to set term limits on our prime ministers?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Nov 11, 2024
• L. Ian MacDonald: What Garneau's ouster says about TrudeauOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 28, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: What Garneau's ouster says about TrudeauOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 28, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Trudeau Liberals appear to be in no rush to 'build back better'Opinion · National Post · Oct 18, 2021
• MacDonald: Trudeau Liberals appear to be in no rush to 'build back better'Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 17, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Trudeau Liberals appear to be in no rush to 'build back better'Opinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 17, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Trudeau Liberals appear to be in no rush to 'build back better'Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 17, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Now that he's had his little vacation, it's time for Trudeau to get back to workOpinion · National Post · Oct 12, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Now that he's had his little vacation, it's time for Trudeau to get back to workOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 11, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Now that he's had his little vacation, it's time for Trudeau to get back to workOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 11, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Robert Bourassa's legacy, 25 years after his deathOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 30, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Trudeau's answer to the $600-million questionOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 20, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Eventful federal campaign might settle nothingOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 15, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Eventful federal campaign might settle nothingOpinion · Toronto Sun · Sep 15, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Whether Trudeau or O'Toole wins could depend on these three area codesOpinion · National Post · Sep 14, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Area codes and other key election numbersOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 12, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Legault spoils Trudeau's morning, and perhaps moreOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 8, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Legault spoils Trudeau's morning, and perhaps moreOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 8, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Trudeau vulnerable as leadership emerges as election's defining issueOpinion · National Post · Sep 6, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: With two weeks to go, the real campaign is beginningOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 5, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Lots at stake in federal leaders' debatesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 29, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Careful what you wish for, Justin TrudeauOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 22, 2021
• L. Ian MacDonald: Trudeau personifies the Liberals, in best and worst senseOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 15, 2021
• MacDonald: Don Mazankowski was rightly known as the 'minister of everything'Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 2, 2020
• MacDonald: Don Mazankowski was rightly known as the 'minister of everything'Opinion · Edmonton Journal · Nov 2, 2020
• NDP Shows Tories How to Pick a Leader Without Boring People to Death | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Jun 13, 2017
• Tories' Salmon Gaffe Part of Awkward Off-Message Streak | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Aug 27, 2015
• Surplus or Deficit, Harper Budget Still Pre-Election Theatre | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Jul 28, 2015
• Six Embarrassments Harper Could Have Dodged with May Election | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Jul 5, 2015
• 'Nice Hair, Though': The Ad War Takes Shape | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · May 27, 2015
• Harper riding terror to new popularity in QuebecOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 21, 2015
• Couillard has been solidEditorial · Montreal Gazette · Mar 30, 2014
• L. Ian MacDonald: 2014 is a make-or-break year for Stephen Harper’s leadershipOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 5, 2014
• Column: Harper shoots himself in the footOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 30, 2013
• L. Ian MacDonald: Bill 99 challenge is the 1995 referendum’s latest echoOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 27, 2013
• Column: The U.S. goes through the looking glassOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 2, 2013
• L. Ian MacDonald: PQ plays the race card with its Charter of Quebec ValuesEditorial · Montreal Gazette · Sep 15, 2013
• L. Ian MacDonald: A possible way out on SyriaOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 8, 2013
• Column: A national conversation about autismOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 25, 2013
• L. Ian MacDonald: BlackBerry reviews its optionsOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 18, 2013
• Don’t count BlackBerry out yetOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 18, 2013
• L. Ian MacDonald: When senators become spectacleEditorial · Montreal Gazette · Aug 11, 2013
• L. Ian MacDonald: Time for Harper to let Obama know Keystone is important for CanadaOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 4, 2013
• Obama is wrong to downplay Keystone benefitsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 28, 2013
• Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 21, 2013
• Column: Cabinet balancing act limits HarperOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 10, 2013
• Montreal GazetteEditorial · Montreal Gazette · Jul 7, 2013
• Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 30, 2013
• Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 26, 2013
• Montreal GazetteOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 16, 2013
• Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 12, 2013
• MacDonald: So much scandal, so little governingOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 2, 2013
• Montreal GazetteOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jun 2, 2013
• Montreal GazetteOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 26, 2013
• Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 5, 2013
• Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 5, 2013
• Edmonton JournalOpinion · Edmonton Journal · May 5, 2013
• Montreal GazetteOpinion · Montreal Gazette · May 5, 2013
• Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 28, 2013
• Montreal GazetteEditorial · Montreal Gazette · Apr 28, 2013