Scott Gilmore

Donald Trump is the Magic 8-Ball president

Scott Gilmore: Now unconstrained by information, ideology or staff, Trump is unpredictable—and it will have two dangerous implications

The sexism of Halloween

Scott Gilmore: Adults have made Halloween about sex and it shows we’re a collective mess of insecurities and clichéd gender roles

Lessons from Alberta’s disillusioned Tories

Appetite for a new Conservative party was modest at a Calgary dinner, where the bitter memory of vote-splitting is still a searing one.

Changing the future for Canada’s conservatives, one dinner at a time

Columnist Scott Gilmore is hosting events on modernizing—or maybe remaking—the Conservative Party

A movement of ‘radical moderates’ takes shape in Halifax

Scott Gilmore began his cross-Canada dinner tour on Monday, regretting a column that sparked the idea and dreading the evening. Then something surprising happened.

How are gay rights and climate action not conservative values?

Scott Gilmore is launching a national tour to talk about a renewed conservative party. He may be coming to a city near you.

Confessions of a self-loathing Tory

Scott Gilmore: I hate my party. It’s time to build a new one that genuinely believes in liberty, equality and facts over ideology.

On Quebec and Andrew Potter: Tread carefully, Canada

In many countries an unpopular idea can prove costly. But not in Canada, the champion of academic freedom and free speech…. right?

The Divided States of America

Red and Blue Americans have grown so dangerously far apart, they should be considered different ethnic groups

A refugee flood? Pull yourself together, Canada

We can’t stop refugees from crossing the border. We can show courage by helping them and heading off a U.S.-style nativist backlash.

This Donald Trump drama ends badly

Scott Gilmore imagines the U.S. presidential candidate’s incredible meltdown: a play in four acts

An absurd week in America’s two-tier election

Pundits claim Clinton had a bad week. Next to Donald Trump’s seven days of gaffes and scandal, that is insane.