Dealing With The Crazies
The Red Wave never materialized. Nonetheless, the Republicans — with a very slim majority — will soon take over the House of Representatives. Paul Krugman writes: The modern G.O.P., in…
Owen Gray
Too Much Plenty?
George F. Will has an interesting thesis: Our politics are toxic because we live in an age of plenty. I’m not sure I buy it. But I place it before…
An Angry Little Man
Pierre Poilievre is an angry little man. Bob Hepburn writes: To Pierre Poilievre, everything is broken in Canada — and it’s all the fault of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals.…
No Mask Mandate
We need another mask mandate. But, Andre Picard writes, we’re not going to get one: Given the devastating impacts of the triple-headed monster – respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and SARS-CoV-2…
The Trump Problem
Canada’s Conservatives have a Trump problem. Jake Enright writes: In Canada, he is downright detestable to the vast majority of voters. Trump unites Canada’s left and divides the right. Some…
Destabilizing The Planet
We’ve known for quite a while about the dangers of fracking. Andrew Nikiforuk writes: In the past ten days, North America’s oil and gas industry rattled key geological formations with…
Here They Come!
The big takeaway from the American midterm elections is that generational change is underway. John Della Volpe writes: Stressed and sickened by thoughts of their rights and democracy slipping away,…
Some Of The Inmates
Danielle Smith has fired Alberta’s chief public health officer. Graham Smith writes that Canadians should pay attention to what Smith is doing: If you can’t wait until the next movie…
If They Only Knew
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem is getting a lot of advice from Canada’s opposition leaders. Andrew Coyne writes: As he steers inflation back to Earth – the three-month annualized…
A Sad Little Man
Two nights ago, Donald Trump droned on — for fifty-three minutes — to announce that he was running for president again. Charles Lane writes that what the speech amounted to…
There Will Be A Next Time
The film director Billy Wilder said that “Hindsight is 20/20.” We should keep that in mind when we look back at the pandemic. Heather Scoffield writes: The pandemic has meant…
This Is A Leader?
Donald Trump will probably announce his third run for the presidency today. And therein lies a mystery. Paul Krugman writes: Let’s talk instead about how remarkable it is that someone…
Beware Those Who Would Use The Not Withstanding Clause
In 1970, Pierre Trudeau used the War Measures Act — a harsh and blunt instrument — to put an end to the FLQ Crisis. Eleven years later, he inserted the…
No Simple Answers
This week, healthcare negotiations between Ottawa and the provinces broke down. When it comes to federal-provincial relations, Justin Trudeau takes a lot of slack. And Pierre Poilievre has skated away,…
No Salvation
Republicans are lining up to blame Donald Trump for their poor showing in the mid-term election. But, Greg Sargent writes, Trump won’t take the blame: Trump will never admit that…
The Red Wave That Wasn’t
Lots of people were expecting a Red Wave. Michelle Goldberg writes: I mistook my own sense of dread for insight and assumed the people predicting a Democratic wipeout must know…
The Price Of Ignorance
Doug Ford tried to bully one labour union into a deal. What he really did was start a fire. Heather Scoffield writes: Doug Ford has poked the bear that is…
The Forest Or The Trees
Today is election day in the United States. Paul Krugman writes that, if Republicans take control of congress, things could get very ugly: I, at least, always feel at least…
A Nasty Fight
We’re headed for a nasty fight in Ontario. Global News reports that: Mass protests and widespread disruption — that’s what Ontario’s labour movement is promising, as multiple Canadian unions plan…