In Depth
Robert Sheppard
Reality Check
Sometimes it is a wayward twist of the facts by politicians; other times it's simply a tangle of mistaken assumptions. The result is the same – a yawning gap between reality and what we read or hear. The aim of Reality Check is to bridge that gap.
- December 20, 2007
- What's happened to the silver bells?
- April 19, 2007
- Is meeting Kyoto 'bad economic policy'
- Jan. 31, 2007
- Stephen Harper's three deft moves to shore up his defences
- Jan. 23, 2007
- Does China's space blast herald a new arms race?
- Jan. 11, 2007
- Is a Candu really the answer for Alberta's oilsands?
- Oct. 19, 2006
- Good intentions but can Ottawa really regulate pollution?
- Oct. 12, 2006
- Iraq's death toll, the numbers debate
- Oct. 4, 2006
- Life with the mechanical heart
- Sept. 29, 2006
- Electronic health records. When will Canadian doctors join the computer age?
- Sept. 15, 2006
- A sea change in police tactics when it comes to gunmen
- Sept. 6, 2006
- Who really wins if Israel opens its jails?
- Aug. 21, 2006
- Dam-ed if you do: Alcan's Kitimat expansion
- Aug. 16, 2006
- When doctors do politics
- Aug. 10, 2006
- Women and HIV: The promise of microbicides
- Aug. 9, 2006
- When is a war a War?
- Aug. 4, 2006
- Generic AIDS drugs: What happened to Canada's pledge to Africa?
- July 26, 2006
- Calgary's millionth citizen
- July 24, 2006
- Peacekeeping in Lebanon. Can it work?
- July 21, 2006
- Is the mighty monarch butterfly on its last wings?
- July 14, 2006
- What to do with Boo?
- July 11, 2006
- North Korea's rocketman: Now Japan is talking pre-emptive strike
- July 7, 2006
- Is America's carmaker up for brie and sushi?
- July 5, 2006
- Is Alberta going broke?
- June 30, 2006
- The Gitmo decision: A judicial rebuke for George W. Bush but that's all
- June 28, 2006
- Live8 one year later
- June 23, 2006
- Political report card
- June 20, 2006
- Sticking it to Teflon
- June 16, 2006
- Teen smoking, down but not out
- June 15, 2006
- The benefits of booze
- June 8, 2006
- The fine print in the Palestinian referendum
- May 19, 2006
- The difference between Kyoto and the new U.S.-led climate pact that Stephen Harper is suddenly keen to join
- May 18, 2006
- Political wizardry by the man from Oz
- May 17, 2006
- Gun registry shootout – at a time of Stephen Harper's choosing
- May 11, 2006
- Churchill Falls again. Can Newfoundland finally be master in its own house?
- May 10, 2006
- Ontario's Third Way: Did Ralph Klein fold his medicare reform tent too soon?
- May 2, 2006
- The ING approach to government financing: It's your money
- May 1, 2006
- Leviathan under siege. Why is Canada silent as commercial whaling takes off?
- April 26, 2006
- Copper prices through the roof. Don't throw out your penny jar
- April 24, 2006
- When to lower the flag for Canada's war dead
- April 21, 2006
- Inside native politics: the dispute within the dispute in the Six Nations standoff
- April 19, 2006
- Brian Mulroney, environmental prince. Who knew?
- April 18, 2006
- Counting homeless when the numbers don't fully add up
- April 12, 2006
- Loopholes for lobbyists
- April 11, 2006
- The federal accountability act: An idiot's guide
- April 7, 2006
- Life support for the Kyoto protocol
- April 5, 2006
- Are Ralph Klein's controversial health-care reforms on life support? Don't overlook the Preston factor
- April 4, 2006
- Talk-talk: Stephen Harper's make-work way for surviving minority government
- March 31, 2006
- Minority governments, Stephen Harper vs. Joe Clark: The tale of the tape
- March 30, 2006
- The Cancun summit: Can good neighbours really make good fences?
- March 24, 2006
- Waiting for Stephen Harper's GST break? So are the banks
- March 24, 2006
- Think Alberta's rich? You should see Norway's bank account
- March 23, 2006
- Bardot loves animals, humans not so much
- March 20, 2006
- Online citizens unite: Is there a Howard Dean around to take over the Liberal party?
- March 17, 2006
- Rethinking incineration: How long can Toronto keep exporting its trash?
- March 14, 2006
- Rrrolling up the rim on real odds of winning
- March 10, 2006
- Remembering Vioxx: Should Canada hitch its drug review process to that of the U.S.?
- March 8, 2006
- Browbeating the ethics czar and other fun pastimes
- March 7, 2006
- Learning to love India's bomb
- Feb. 22, 2006
- Are you finished with those organs yet? The case for presumed consent
- Jan. 24, 2006
- What if Canada had a different way of electing MPs?
- Jan. 24, 2006
- Gentlemen, start the revolution…very, very slowly
- Jan. 19, 2006
- Promises, promises. The final tally.
- Jan. 18, 2006
- What happens if the Tories walk away from Kyoto?
- Jan. 17, 2006
- Taxing inquiries
- Jan. 6, 2006
- Should Stephen Harper be giving the provinces Ottawa's cash?
- Jan. 4, 2006
- Is Ottawa playing the polling game?
- Dec. 30, 2005
- So, what’s missing from the party platforms this time out?
- Dec. 22, 2005
- Patriot games. Why is Paul Martin criticizing Stephen Harper for being more like him on Quebec?
- Dec. 20, 2005
- Is true crime on the rise?
- Dec. 20, 2005
- Notwithstanding notwithstanding
- Dec. 15, 2005
- When it comes to tax credits, read the fine print
- Dec. 13, 2005
- Turnaround on Iraq.Will no one stand shoulder to shoulder with George W. Bush today?
- Dec. 12, 2005
- The provinces gave Paul Martin a campaign gift for his Christmas election – a pledge to cut hospital wait times in five key areas. But it's a present that comes with no guarantees.
- Dec. 8, 2005
- How many child-care spaces does a billion bucks buy?
- Dec. 8, 2005
- Energy gluttons? Who us?
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ABOUT ROBERT SHEPPARD
Biography
Robert Sheppard began his career at the Montreal Star (may it rest in peace), spent 22 years at the Globe and Mail and was recently senior editor at Maclean's magazine. He has co-authored a book on the Canadian Constitution and writes on a variety of subjects.