Dark And Ugly
For the last two decades, we have watched American politics get dark and ugly. The ill wind that emanates from there has blown across our border. Susan Delacourt writes: The…
Owen Gray
Picking Up Our Tab
There are a lot of us aging baby boomers around. Unfortunately, the young are being left to pick up our tab. Paul Kershaw points to the recent healthcare deal between…
Who Wants The Job?
Justin Trudeau is looking for someone willing to do a very tough job. Susan Delacourt writes: A new job has opened up. Wanted: someone who can restore people’s faith in…
We Know Who He Is
Pierre Poilievre is following what by now is a well-worn path. He’s attacking the experts. Max Fawcett writes: Take his most recent attempt to portray experts as some sort of…
Let’s Not Get Paranoid
A lot of ink has been spilled recently on the subject of potential Chinese interference in Canadian elections. Michael Harris writes: A lot of people are in a lather over…
Are We Having Fun?
Glen W. Turner was an American con man. Helaine Olen writes in The Washington Post: Turner, the son of a sharecropper, told people they could all be rich and successful…
How To Be Bought
If you want to know how things work in Ontario, consider this piece from The Toronto Star: Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have quietly held the largest political fundraiser in…
Biden’s Climate Plan
Paul Krugman believes that Joe Biden’s climate plan is a big deal — for two reasons: The first reason to believe that Biden’s policy may be a big deal is…
What Have We Learned?
Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan look back over the last ten years and make the following observations: As we look back over the past decade, there are a number of…
Why They Took The Offer
The premiers didn’t like Justin Trudeau’s offer on health-care. But they accepted it. Michael Harris writes: The chair of the premiers’ council, Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, noted the significant shortfall…
Things Are Going To Be Tough
Judy Rebick wonders what has happened to democracy in Ontario: Last June we had an election where a Conservative government won a decisive majority of seats with 41 per cent…
So Much For So Little
It’s now clear that the three big names at Fox News are liars. But, of the three, Tucker Carlson’s story is actually kind of sad. Michael Harris writes: Back in…
Putin And The Culture War
At his rally last week, Vladimir Putin entered the culture war. E.J. Dionne writes: Vladimir Putin is sounding like someone who wants to enter the 2024 Republican presidential primaries. “Look…
It’s Getting Ugly
Pierre Poilievre thought he had marked out a path to victory. Max Fawcett writes: From the moment he announced his bid for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada last…
One Year Ago
Some people admire Vladimir Putin for what they believe is his manliness. Such was the case a year ago. Paul Krugman writes: Putin was their idea of what a powerful…
Poilievre And The Media
Pierre Poilievre’s war on the media tells us who and what he is. Robin Sears writes: A universal tool of demagogues is to demonize and threaten journalists. It’s an effective…
The Biggest Problem With The Occupation
The were lots of problems behind the occupation of Ottawa a year ago. But the biggest problem, Les Whittington writes, was Doug Ford: Ontario Premier Doug Ford was missing in…
Money Alone Won’t Do It
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…
Indict The Man
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…
Lies Are Collossally Profitable
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…