It Takes More Than Rhyme To Make Poetry
There are some ghostly similarities, Michael Winship writes, between the American election of 1968 and this year's election. 1968 was the year that Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were…
Owen Gray
The Ball Is In Trudeau’s Court
Justin Trudeau has done an admirable job of tending to his image, Murray Dobbin writes. But his real test as prime minister will be how he deals with the Isle…
They’re Perseverating
Just before Mike Duffy's acquital, the leader of the Conservative caucus in the Senate, Leo Housakas, released the following statement:“In the event Senator Duffy is acquitted on all counts, he…
Who Should They Serve?
Your local post office used to be a bank -- until 1968. That's when Canada Post got out of the banking business. But, Linda McQuaig writes, there are good reasons…
The Pressure Is Building
Tim Harper writes that Justin Trudeau will soon be under pressure to approve a pipeline -- whether he wants to or not:When the economic cost of this tragedy is tallied,…
The Fat Is In The Fire
In a superb piece for the Globe and Mail, Ed Broadbent, Alex Himelfarb and Hugh Segal argue that Canada needs true proportional representation. Nothing else will do:The central problem with…
What A Gift!
Dan Leger writes in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald that a President Trump would be a gift to the enemies of the United States:But if your goal is to undermine American democracy,…
Bigger, Hotter, More Frequent
Canadians have been appalled by the Fort McMurray Fire. But, Ed Strurzik writes, some people saw it coming:Fire scientists and fire managers actually saw this coming back in 2009 when…
Politics As Air Rage
These days, we hear frequent stories about the passenger on an airplane who loses it and has to be restrained by the flight crew. Mark Kingwell writes that air rage…
Joe Slept Though The Verdict
If you want to know what the Conservatives have learned since their election defeat, Michael Harris writes, you should read the op-ed which Joe Oliver recently penned for the National…
We’ve Forgotten Recent History
Now that Donald Trump has become the one and only Republican candidate for president, it's worth returning to a column that Henry Giroux wrote in December of last year. Its…
We’ll Know The Answer
When news broke that John Ridsdel had been beheaded by terrorists, Justin Trudeau sounded like William Tecumseh Sherman: “I do want to make one thing perfectly, crystal clear,” Trudeau said,…
Owning A Cottage Is Not Enough
In the wake of the Duffy affair, Errol Mendes writes, the Senate has begun reforming itself:The Senate to which Mr. Duffy returns is, in a multitude of ways, much different…
The Flying Edsel
Lately, Michael Harris has turned his sights on military equipment -- its sale and purchase. When it comes to those Saudi armored vehicles, he says, there's a skunk in the…
From The Same Folks
We've been told that the "Sharing Economy" is the way of the future. But a new book by Tom Slee questions that proposition. Tom Walkom writes:But as Tom Slee writes…
A Very Old Lesson
Alberta isn't the only province caught between a rock and a hard place. Newfoundland is in the same boat -- and for the same reasons. Alan Freeman writes:We’ve all heard…
In Harperland, Stupidity Rules
Perhaps stupidity is a virus. Despite the verdict in the Duffy trial, Michael Harris writes, stupidity still rules in a lot of roosts:A significant part of the Canadian Establishment is…
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Stephen Harper has disappeared. And, Andrew Cohen writes, his legacy is disappearing as quickly as he did:Stephen Harper was a failure in power. He created nothing lasting. Of prime ministers…
An Albatross For A Long Time
The Conservative Party of Canada is in a bad place. Even Conservative cheerleader L. Ian MacDonald admits that -- as a recent EKOS poll suggests that those who call themselves…