The Problem Is Ford
The healthcare system in Ontario is under severe strain. Doug Ford says that the way to fix the problem is to move procedures from hospitals to private for-profit clinics. Linda…
Owen Gray
They’re Taking The Books Out Of Classrooms
In Florida, they’re getting rid of lots of books. Marsha Lederman writes: Just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder or more depressing on the U.S. book-ban front comes…
Rural Rage
Rural rage is a feature of American politics these days. But it’s not limited to the United States. In Canada, we are experiencing the same phenomenon. Paul Krugman writes: The…
Another Convoy?
This week marks the first anniversary of the Truckers Convoy to Ottawa. Susan Delacourt writes: In many ways, Ottawa is facing the same kind of test this weekend as the…
Another Hike
Economists expect that the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates today. Craig Alexander writes: The Bank of Canada is struggling to get inflation back under control. Since it adopted…
We Don’t Need Them
The major auto manufacturers shifted their focus to SUVs more than a decade ago. Sedans and subcompact cars are not where they make their money. Zoe Long and Jonn Axsen…
An Old Story
Paul Kahnert warns that Doug Ford’s plan to move surgeries to private clinics is a new chapter in an old story: A successful heist requires careful planning and timing. Privatizing…
Do They Have A Deal?
It’s been a tough slog. But Chantal Hebert writes that the federal government and the provinces appear to be near a ten-year deal on healthcare: By all indications, peace —…
Will She Leave?
Rumors are circulating about Danielle Smith’s future. David Cleminhaga writes: There’s a whiff of smoke in the air, as if a cow has kicked over a lantern in a stable…
Lies And Grift
The Saga of George Santos gets more and more outrageous. Dana Milbank writes: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has just padded Santos’s résumé further with a seat on the Small…
One Way Or Another
The Trudeau government’s Just Transition Plan is causing a lot of sound and fury in Alberta. Max Fawcett writes: Brace yourselves, folks. If you thought the conversation about the federal…
A Declining Population
China has reported that its population is declining. Given the number of souls there, that may strike some people as a step in the right direction. But, Paul Krugman writes,…
On The Brink Of Collapse
Doug Ford has announced that his government will move some surgeries out of hospitals into for-profit clinics. I was skeptical of the idea. But Martin Regg Cohn adds some context:…
Better Than His Predecessor
As time passes, the contrast between Joe Biden and Donald Trump gets starker. Jennifer Rubin writes: In the first two weeks of the new Congress, MAGA extremists have neutered House…
Poilievre In Quebec
You might think that a French Canadian, fluently bilingual leader might improve the Conservatives’ prospects in Quebec. Chantal Hebert writes that’s not happening: The latest Conservative leader has his work…
The Just Transition Act
There is a huge battle brewing in the West. Gary Mason writes: In the 2019 federal election, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party announced that if elected, the government would introduce the…
Selfishness Pure And Simple
The Republicans in the House have made it clear. They plan to cut Social Security and Medicare. Paul Krugman writes: CNN has obtained a screenshot of a slide presented at…
Just Their Man
Every politician cultivates his or her base. Pierre Poilievre’s base is dominated by angry young men. Linda McQuaig writes: An insightful article in The Walrus, co-written by prominent pollster Frank…
Dirty Air
Andrew Nikiforuk writes that we still haven’t learned important lessons from COVID: The past tells us plagues generally end messily; conclude at different times for different classes and regions; and…