Canada’s Fragile Place In The World
While Mark Carney returns from the European Political Community Summit as the first non-European leader ever to be invited, Pierre Poilievre is spending this week at the Canada Strong and…
David Graham
The Ironic States Of America
The unlikely new folk hero for American No Kings protesters is His Majesty, King Charles III, who used his hereditary title and respect to argue in favour of democracy before…
Brookfield as a Crown Corporation?
It is cliché to say that governments only plan as far as the next election, but it is often true, so when the Carney government announced this week that we…
Disinformation For Profit
A medical student in India needing to pay his tuition asked Google’s Gemini for help making additional money and turned the responses into a lucrative fake AI-generated MAGA influencer he…
‘Taxpayers,’ ‘Taxeaters,’ and Tax Equity
There is a fascinating phenomenon where people who live paycheque-to-paycheque, surviving on the trickled-down table scraps of unrestrained capitalism, get wildly upset when the obscenely wealthy are asked to pay…
Orbán’s Defeat And The Path To Atonement
Orbán’s defeat in Hungary last weekend gives us hope for an end to the destruction being wrought by the global movement of oligarchs against the people.
The Practical Effects Of Majority
With last night’s clean sweep of the by-elections, Mark Carney becomes our first Prime Minister to convert a minority to a majority parliament without the benefit of a general election…
We Already Have A Permanent Citizens Assembly
Having a Citizens Assembly on electoral reform solves the wrong problem.
Where Are The American People??
What do you do when there is a war in which neither side deserves to win?
Poilievre’s Vision: Oppose Everything. Always.
Pierre Poilievre’s latest nation-building idea is a doozie: cancel Alto, the high speed rail link under development for the Quebec City-Toronto corridor. It is not clear why the Conservatives are…
Don’t Write Off Avi Lewis Just Yet
On first glance, Avi Lewis is the quintessential champagne socialist; a refined, well-to-do idealist who oozes Toronto elite, off-putting to the average voter, completely foreign to the rural one.
From Brexit to Canadeu
A decade ago, the United Kingdom pulled off the profoundly counterproductive feat of quitting the European Union in a narrow vote whose results surprised even its proponents.
The American ICE Age
The American executive, seeing their popularity evaporate and becoming increasingly anxious about losing power through democratic means in the upcoming midterm elections, are doing what they can to distract and…
The American Threat
Conventional wisdom is that the United States would not attack Canada.
That One-Seat Difference
One feature Prime Minister Mark Carney offers Canada more than almost any other is a sense of control and stability.
Lessons For Canada From Iran and Ukraine
There are a lot of lessons for Canada coming out of this absurd and destructive war the United States is waging against Iran, many of which we should already have…
The Cost Of Ignoring The News
For far too many people, “I don’t really follow the news” has become the survival strategy of our era.
What Stands Between Trump And His Nukes?
As he embroils the world in a vast and unnecessary international military conflagration, what is stopping Donald Trump from using nuclear weapons?
What Exactly Is Canada Supporting?
It is hard to imagine a scenario in which Canada would support an unprovoked military attack against a foreign country without a clear narrative and purpose, an extensive coalition, and…
The Right, The Far Right, And The Not Right
The far right has a bizarre fascination with two big things: disinformation — and Russia.