Pouring Gasoline On the Fire
It’s generally agreed that Justin Trudeau’s recent trip to India was an abject failure. An invitation to a convicted would be assassin was the original cause of Trudeau’s problems. But…
Owen Gray
Balmy Weather At The Pole
Europe is experiencing a cold winter this year. But where we used to take cold weather for granted — the North Pole — something wierd is going on. Jonathan Watts…
Two Kinds Of Conservatism
E.J. Dionne writes that there are two kinds of conservatism — the “tweedy” kind and the extreme kind. Tweedy conservatism is rooted in an affection for a particular place and…
From Farce To Tragedy
I came upon this clip by pure happenstance. And then it hit me. In 1970, Americans turned on their televisions to laugh at the foolishness Archie spouted. Nearly fifty years…
Repeating The Same Mistakes
Political parties, Robin Sears writes, tend to make the same mistakes. That is true of Canada’s three major parties — particularly true when a new generation of leaders takes over.…
Times Are Tough For Red Tories
The irony of the Ontario Tory leadership race is that deposed — now back in the game leader — Patrick Brown is the only Red Tory in the race. And…
We Shall See
When it comes to gun violence in the United States, Michael Harris gets down to the nitty gritty. Consider, for instance, how much money the NRA has donated to American…
Murdoch’s Right
If you had any doubts about Donald Trump’s exploding insanity, yesterday should have put them to rest — because yesterday he floated his solution to school shootings. Amanda Holpuch and…
A Flawed Policy
Justin Trudeau is caught between a pipeline and a hard place. Tim Harper writes: For Trudeau, a major hit to his self-styled progressive climate change policy looms. In essence, a…
Principles? What Principles?
Donald Trump’s character is corrupting American democracy. But. Paul Krugman writes, the corruption can’t all be laid at Trump’s feet. Much of what is wrong in the United States stems…
The True Progressive?
Michael Harris wonders if Jagmeet Singh is a true progressive. That used to be Justin’s Trudeau’s mantle. But he has disappointed many who voted for him: The prime minister reneged…
Pipeline Politcs
Pipeline Politics have haunted this country since the end of the Second World War. Robin Sears reviews the history: Every major pipeline we have built in Canada since the Second…
Are Things Not As Bad As We Think?
This morning, The Guardian has published an excerpt from Steven Pinker’s latest book, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Pinker is not an eternal optimist. But…
Marching Backwards
After viewing yesterday’s leadership debate, Martin Regg Cohn writes: Ontario’s once-proud PC party may emerge from this renewal process having regressed — with nary an idea for the future economic,…
A Society Which Cannot Offer Its Youth A Future
There was another mass shooting in the United States. Barack Obama used to come out and publicly appeal for gun control legislation. Yesterday, the Tweeting Twit used his standard medium:…
Nothing Has Changed
All three candidates for the leadership of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Party have declared their opposition to a carbon tax. Andrew Coyne writes: When the Great Platform Revolt began, I had…
Running For The Exits
It seems that the Trump Administration loses — or fires — someone every week. Last week, it lost two staff members because of accusations of domestic abuse. Ezra Klein writes…
You Can’t Blame The Little Guy
The recent roller coaster ride on the stock market is a reminder, Tom Walkom writes, that the economy is fundamentally unsound. There are several reasons for the shakes and quakes:…
Doing Nothing Is Not An Option
Over the weekend, Canadians gathered in several cities to protest the Colten Boushie decision. Tim Harper writes: I cannot possibly suggest the jurors in this case were racist. I don’t…
King Chaos
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives should be worried. Doug Ford — a Regressive Conservative — wants to ditch the carbon tax. Caroline Mulroney and Christine Elliot are troding the path he is…