Truth and Courage
The Republican Party has its crazies. But, Paul Krugman writes, the party’s real problem is that the cowards call the shots: The crazies wouldn’t be driving the Republican agenda so…
Owen Gray
His True Colours
No matter what Doug Ford says, if you listen carefully, you can hear his true colours. Bruce Arthur writes: It’s hard to imagine how many more ways Ontario can say…
The New Crew Part 2
Justin Trudeau unveiled his cabinet yesterday. Althea Raj writes that he’s sending two distinct messages: First, his policy focus. Gone are the ministers of digital government and middle-class prosperity (drawing…
Economic Superstition And Reality
As Democrats and Republicans fight over Joe Biden’s economic agenda, Paul Krugman suggests it boils down to two things: Tax the rich and help children: Republicans will, of course, denounce…
Fools
When it comes to getting it wrong, the Conservative Party is outstanding in its field. Take the issue of the parliamentary vaccine mandate. Chantal Hebert writes: It was not enough…
The New Crew
Justin Trudeau will introduce his new cabinet this week. Susan Delacourt writes it will answer a big question: Did the election change Justin’s perspective? Elizabeth May was one of those…
McNaughton Vs. Ford
This week, Ontario’s Labour Minister, Monte McNaughton, announced protections for immigrant workers. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Belatedly, after long belittling labour unions, Doug Ford’s Tories have rediscovered the power of…
The Republican Rebrand
Catherine Rempel writes that the Republican Party is rebranding itself: Once upon a time, Republicans portrayed themselves as the party of small government and family values. Recently, though, GOP leaders…
Their True Colours
Conservatives are arguing against a vaccine mandate for members of Parliament. Susan Delacourt writes: The federal Conservatives have picked a strange time to abandon populism. Who would have thought that…
Not The 1970’s
Inflation is on the rise. Some fear that we are about to return to the 1970s. Edward Berkowitz writes that we’re not going there: There appear to be some similarities…
Almost Heaven?
Joe Biden’s climate change agenda is hanging by a thread. And Senator Joe Manchin — the Democratic senator from West Virginia — holds that thread. Manchin wants Biden to ditch…
Their Alternative Facts
In the wake of the federal election, Michael Harris writes that the Conservatives are choosing to deny reality: Everyone knew that the old Harper formula for winning a federal election—splitting…
Rebuilding The Conservative Party
Tip O’Neil famously proclaimed that “all politics is local.” But in Canada, Robin Sears writes, all three of the national parties are top-down organizations. They’re dead at the local level.…
He Can’t Do That
I wrote earlier this week about David Card, who — along with two other economists — was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in economics. Card was congratulated immediately by Prime…
Labour’s Time Has Come
We’re having supply chain problems these days. Paul Krugman writes that, eventually, the bottlenecks will be broken: Earlier in the pandemic, people compensated for the loss of many services by…
The Same Path?
Over the last two weeks, Ontario’s airwaves have been flooded with political attack ads. Bob Hepburn writes: At breakfast early last week I was appalled to hear a political attack…
The Credibility Revolution
This week, the Nobel Prize was awarded to three economists, one of whom — David Card — is a Canadian. All three economists are part of what Paul Krugman calls…
Trump 2.0
Michael Gerson writes that a second Trump presidency is a clear and distinct possibility: It is increasingly evident that the nightmare prospect of American politics — unified Republican control of…
The Difference Between Last Year And This Year
A year ago, Ontarians were in a very bad spot. Bruce Arthur writes: This time last year Ontario’s previous chief medical officer of health was worrying about how you cooked…
An Ornery Bunch
Canadian Conservatives are an ornery bunch. Robin Sears writes that it’s always been hard to get them all to sing out of the same hymnal: Since the dawn of Confederation,…