No Future
Andrew Nikiforuk writes that expecting governments to fight COVID is yet another example of misplaced faith: When governments play with viral fires, it is ordinary citizens, including our unvaccinated children,…
Owen Gray
The Conventional Wisdom Could Be Wrong
Justin Trudeau rose to power on The Politics of Hope. An old political trope is that Hope defeats Fear. But sometimes, Robin Sears writes, the politics of hope backfires: Such…
The Best Possible Outcome
Justin Trudeau is in trouble. Chantal Hebert writes: Since the election call the Liberal lead has melted. At week’s end, a handful of polls put Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives in first…
What Now?
Yesterday in Afghanistan was horrific. Observers are comparing the American withdrawal from Afghanistan to the American withdrawal from Saigon in 1975. Marc Thiessen writes that the real analog is Beirut…
The Same Old Song
For decades, conservatives have advocated for austerity. They are now planning to dish out more of it. Jim Stanford writes that during the pandemic, governments around the world racked up…
No Going Back
Paul Krugman writes that, when it comes to employment, workers are not going back to the pre-pandemic world: After a year and a half of working from home, many don’t…
No Good Way To End A War
The images out of Afghanistan have been gut-wrenching. And Joe Biden has gotten — and will continue to get — a lot of blowback. Michelle Goldberg writes: There are two…
Afghanistan Again
Afghanistan has once again bulldozed its way into a Canadian election. Robin Sears writes: Midcampaign, on Oct. 12, 2008, CBC journalist Mellissa Fung was kidnapped in Kabul. And on Sep.…
When Superstition Overthrows Reason
Vaccine mandates are — finally — are on the menu. Martin Regg Cohn writes: With an election getting underway, Justin Trudeau mandated vaccinations for air and rail travel, also requiring…
Our Own Morons
Maxime Bernier is still around. He’s hoping to make it into the Leaders Debates. Stephanie Levitz writes: For Maxime Bernier, the early polls do matter: for him to participate in…
Like Dandelions
Among the vaccinated, rage against the unvaccinated is building. Paul Krugman writes: It’s possible to have sympathy for some of the unvaccinated, especially workers who find it hard to take…
2021 And 1971
In 1971, the United States was preparing to leave Vietnam. Today, that country is leaving Afghanistan. Peter Coy writes that the Afghan withdrawal signals an important change — just as…
A Full Frontal Assault
Conservatives — particularly American Republicans — argue that we simply can’t afford to reduce CO2 emissions. Paul Krugman cites four reasons why they’re wrong: First, the U.S. economy has consistently…
Not This Time
Last time around, Justin Trudeau ran against Doug Ford. That won’t happen in this election. Robert Benzie writes: Justin Trudeau’s Liberals and Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives will be keeping…
Unnecssary But Useful
We are having an election because Justin Trudeau wants a majority government — and he thinks he can get one. Certainly, the turmoil in the Conservative Party could work in…
Tiresome
The media war has begun. On Friday, the Conservative Party released an ad attacking Justin Trudeau. Stephanie Levitz writes: A Conservative attack ad launched ahead of an expected Sunday election…
The Big Issues
There are, Andrew Coyne writes, several big issues which should be debated in the upcoming election — but probably won’t be. Here are a few of them: 1. Deficits, Debt…
Will It Work?
The scuttlebutt is that, on Sunday, Justin Trudeau will call an election. Tom Walkom writes the plan could backfire: The Liberal government does not need a new mandate. The old…
A Tall Order
William Rees writes that, as we consume the latest IPCC report on climate change, we need to remember that the biggest problem we face is ecological overshoot: Ecological overshoot means…
Deadly Fantasy
There is a deeply unsettling through-line on the Right between COVID and Climate Change. Paul Krugman writes: On Monday the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report.…