Canada Day 2021
This Canada Day is like no other I can remember. The graves of all those children — recently and soon to be discovered — make this a somber day. There…
Owen Gray
Outside The Box
Heather Scoffield writes that some people are beginning to think outside the box: B.C. is paying the provocative Mariana Mazzucato and her institute at University College London about $350,000 to…
McKenna Retires
Catherine McKenna won’t be running in the next federal election. Susan Delacourt writes that after the abuse she has endured, her decision is not surprising: The woman who made her…
The Deadline
Today is the day. The Washington Post reports that: Prosecutors in New York have given former president Donald Trump’s attorneys a deadline of Monday afternoon to make any final arguments…
Building Back Better
In the middle of the Second World War, the British government — with an eye to the future — decided to review all of the programs it administered. Robin Sears…
Experience Counts For Something
It’s remarkable. Lawrence Martin writes that, when it comes to choosing presidents and prime ministers, we have preferred men who have had little experience in government. Mr. Obama, who served…
The Law Is Catching Up With Rudy
Yesterday, Rudy Giuliani’s license to practice law in New York was suspended. Ruth Marcus writes: Attorneys are supposed to — they are ethically bound to — zealously represent their clients,…
The Time Is Now
David Olive writes that it’s time to establish a Universal Basic Income in Canada: A UBI is a government payment that tops up family income so that it modestly exceeds…
Critical Race Theory? Right!
Republicans have been railing about Critical Race Theory for some time now. But you saw Critical Race Theory in action yesterday. Dana Milbank writes: Critical race theory (at its core,…
Inflation Panic
Canada’s inflation rate — at the moment — is 3.6% Some people are freaking out. They suggest we’re headed for a re-run of the 1970s. Paul Krugman writes that what…
Republican Corruption
The latest numbers on vaccinations in the United States are gobsmacking. Jennifer Rubin writes: The latest numbers on vaccination rates are telling: Mississippi has the lowest percentage of vaccinated residents,…
Booby-Trapped
The United States Justice Department has been booby-trapped. Joyce Vance writes that it is full of ticking time bombs: Attorney General Merrick Garland knew he’d inherit some ticking time bombs…
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Things are not going well inside The Green Party of Canada. Michael Harris writes: In a tense meeting of the Green Party of Canada’s national council on Tuesday, it was…
The People With Deep Pockets.
When a judge recently declared Bill 254 — Doug Ford’s election law — unconstitutional, Ford invoked the notwithstanding clause. Andrew Coyne writes: Let’s leave the clause to one side. What…
The Clouds Are Still There
Europe’s leaders were happy to see Joe Biden. Compared to the former guy, he’s a breath of fresh air. Nonetheless, they’re worried. Glen Pearson writes: The claim that “America is…
Constitutional Skirmishes Again
For the last thirty years, Canadian politicians have been pretty quiet about the constitution. But, recently, it has been pushed front and centre by three of the provinces. Susan Delacourt…
Just What The World Needs
Benjamin Netanyahu has been shown his way to the exit. His leaving was very Trumpian. Max Boot writes: You would think other democratic leaders would recoil from Trump’s odious example.…
Green Troubles
The Green Party is in trouble. Party leader Annamie Paul is not Elizabeth May. And the first elected member from the Maritimes, Janet Atwin, has joined the Liberal Party. Janet…
When Politics Become Religion
I’ve been gloomy of late about the prospects for the republic to the south of us. Molly Worthen — an historian at the University of North Carolina — offers some…