Cuban Americans hold a rally in Miami to support dissidents on the island, July 2021. Photo from Flickr. Canada’s foreign policy record is stained with countless examples of hypocrisy, opportunism,…
For quite some time, I have suspected that Putin was living in the past – quite specifically, the Cold War. His "State of the Nation" speech today confirmed that. Most…
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You might hope that the federal infusion of money into our health care system would solve its problems. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Throwing more money at the system is a…
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 21, 2023 from Wise Law on Twitter: Manitoba man imprisoned for decades to get appeal after likely miscarriage of…
While I have always respected Chantal Hébert’s opinion, whether written in the Toronto Star or expressed on the CBC, she lost my support in her commentary on the official languages…
After implementation of efficiencies and conservation measures, the least destructive way to meet future energy needs may be local power generation from solar and wind sources…
“Murder King.” Illustration by Mr. Fish. Idolatry is the primal sin from which all other sins derive. Idols tempt us to become God. They demand the sacrifice of others in…
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Mark Jacobson writes that we already have the technology needed to make a full transition to a clean energy economy – as long…
The winters around here are long. Even with social media Canadians need a February holiday. Mr. Getty on the gridiron with the Edmonton Elks, then known by another name (Photo:…
Patience with the American legal system is wearing thin. So far, Michael Harris writes, Donald Trump has held himself above the law: One of his tactics has simply been to…
The advertisement was on four full pages wrapped around the front (news section) of the Saturday Toronto Star. I have no idea what an ad such as that costs these…
I still love this cartoon, from a year ago. Here’s one more great comment about the Rouleau report: So far it seems, according to Justice Rouleau, @JustinTrudeau’s worst fault regarding…
On Friday Justice Paul Rouleau released his report of the inquiry into the Trudeau government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to the convoy protests in Ottawa and…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – John Launer offers his thoughts on how public health messaging around COVID-19 could have encouraged people to address risk management at both…
I’ve just begun my outreach as I seek the role of VP Communications at the Ontario Liberal Party’s upcoming annual general meeting in Hamilton, and I’m gratified by all those…
Ideally, history teaches us about the past so that we can gain perspective on what came before and learn some lessons so that we don’t make the same mistakes made…
Dominion Voting Systems — whose roots are in Toronto — is suing Fox News. The discovery process has revealed the deep rot at Fox. Erik Wemple writes: News organizations rarely…
Comment #1 on the Rouleau Report: Watching Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique at the Rouleau Inquiry last November was disturbing. Here was the senior police officer for the province…
