The Kraken
The latest COVID variant has arrived. Some scientists are calling it “the Kraken.” Andrew Nikiforiuk writes: It has arrived in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada. The global spread of…
Owen Gray
Setting Fires
For decades now, the Conservative Party of Canada has been taking its cue from Republicans south of the border. And the recent battle in the House of Representatives confirms that…
They Are So Dangerous
Kevin McCarthy is now the speaker of the U. S, House of Representatives. Dana Milbank writes: This is insurrection by other means: Two years to the day since the Jan.…
Riding On The Back Of The Tiger
These days, our politics are driven by anger. Konrad Yakabuski writes: Former federal Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole spoke for many Canadians distressed at the increasing nastiness of our political…
Joining The Fools Parade?
As we witness the clown show presently unfolding in Washington, Murray Brewster writes that the same insanity is showing up in Canada: A U.S.-based research group that specializes in gauging…
An Episode Of The Twilight Zone
Today, as Republicans take control of the House of Representatives, a new day is dawning. That doesn’t mean it’s a good day. Paul Krugman writes: As late as 2015, or…
A Brighter Assessment
My assessment of 2022 has been pretty dark. But E.J. Dionne writes that last year wasn’t all doom and gloom: We have become so accustomed to bad news, crisis and…
Happy New Year
2022 has been a horrific year. The war in Ukraine raged for most of it. The number of deaths from COVID continued to rise. Millions of us continued to believe…
It’s About The Money
The talk in Washington these days is all about George Santos. Eugene Robinson writes: After initial reporting by the New York Times, journalists have discovered that, basically, Santos’s whole life…
What Have We Learned?
What has the pandemic taught us? Andre Picard writes: For the longest time, we didn’t take viruses (and other pathogens that cause infectious disease outbreaks) all that seriously. Indeed, one…
One Nation Under Danielle Smith
Danielle Smith is arguing that Alberta is a nation. That’s an argument Quebec has been making for a long time. But there are differences between the two provinces. Max Fawcett…
Happy Holidays
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah — or just being alive — may there be fellowship at your table and warmth at your hearth — as we all try our best…
Lean And Hungry McCarthy
It was interesting to watch Kevin McCarthy’s reaction to Volodymyr Zelinsky’s address to Congress. Dana Milbank writes: He stood at the floor leader’s desk, restlessly playing with the microphone. As…
Failure — Pure And Simple
Andrew Nikiforuk has chronicled our failure to deal with COVID. The consequences have been disastrous: As the pandemic evolves, the failure of current public health policies now shines clearer than…
The Petulant Oligarch
Elon Musk’s meltdown reminds us — yet again — that we live in the Age of the Petulant Oligarch. Paul Krugman writes: As The Times’s Kevin Roose recently pointed out,…
Fraud Is His Middle Name
Yesterday, the January 6th Committee referred Donald Trump to the justice department on four charges. Of the four, Eugene Robinson writes, Trump’s attempt to “defraud the United States” is the…
Do they Understand?
During the recent by-election in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Pierre Poilievre was nowhere to be seen. Michael Harris asks: Where was Pierre Poilievre when his candidate needed him? Perhaps he was on YouTube…
Labour On the Rise
Unions are on the rise. And, Linda McQuaig writes, we need to remember what unions have given us: The public doesn’t usually warm to the notion of labour militancy —…
Money And Mental Illness
Elon Musk has suspended several journalists from Twitter. Paul Farhi writes: Many of the journalists suspended Thursday, including Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, had been covering that rule change,…