Northern Reflections: Perfectly Clear

Donald Trump announced this week that, when he’s re-elected, he’ll kill Obamacare. He tried that once — and he almost succeeded. Why is Trump obsessed with Obamacare? Paul Krugman writes: Much of it, no doubt, reflects the general hostility of the modern Republican Party to any program that helps less

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Northern Reflections: What Sane Person?

The Republican Party is a collection of vile and incompetent people. Leading their parade is Donald Trump. But close behind him is Marjorie Taylor Greene. Dana Milbank writes: After eight fellow Republicans thwarted her attempt to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, one of them said Greene lacks “maturity.” Greene

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Northern Reflections: Carbon Folly

Politicians are chipping away at the carbon tax. Pierre Poilievre wants to “axe the tax” entirely. The situation upsets former environment minister Catherine McKenna. She writes: Life is full of ironies. Using pricing to change behaviour is a strategy drawn from any conservative playbook. By setting a price, a market can

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Northern Reflections: The Big Question

We have lived with a catastrophic myth for a long time. We have believed that we live outside nature. Derek Lynch writes: Globally, we have entered the Anthropocene, with humans the dominant force driving change in all ecosystems. Through our overwhelming influence on the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, no ecosystem

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Northern Reflections: Walking the Walk

Pierre Poilievre claims he’s a friend of the working man. But he doesn’t like workers when they’re on a picket line. Linda McQuaig writes: The Conservative leader fumes relentlessly about today’s “affordability” crisis, and he correctly points out that workers are struggling to pay for groceries, rent, mortgages, etc. Yet

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