Government Can Still Work
Canada botched its response to COVID. But, when it came to vaccines, Alan Freeman writes, we did it right. Consider the difference between Canada and Australia: Australia has long been…
Owen Gray
The Lie Goes Marching On
Barbara Comstock is an old-school Republican. In yesterday’s New York Times, she wrote that it’s time for her party to abandon Donald Trump, whom she called a “dangerous and diminished…
A Rising Tide of Hate
Canadians have been rocked by what happened in London, Ontario. But what happened there was not new. During the pandemic, however, our focus was elsewhere. Glen Pearson writes: While the…
It’s About Time
Major industrialized countries are experiencing labour shortages. John Harris writes: The US Chamber of Commerce is warning of a crisis affecting businesses “across every industry, in every state”. Angst is…
Far From Noble
John A. Macdonald never deserved to be put on a pedestal. In his day, Canadians knew that he was deeply flawed. In fact, none of our leaders have worn halos.…
Ontario’s Next Election
Ontario is a year away from an election. COVID has been a game-changer. And each of the three major party leaders has significant deficits. But, Bob Hepburn writes, the contours…
On the Brink Of Tyranny
There was a time when what is happening would have made for astonishing fiction. Lawrence Martin Martin writes: It is astonishing enough that these Republicans refused to accept the results…
A Great Humanitarian?
Bill Gates has spent his later years helping the world’s poor. But Linda McQuaig writes that, when COVID hit, he didn’t focus on the poor: Hard to believe now, but…
Ugly History
In Canada, we are trying to come to terms with one of the ugliest parts of our history. In the United States, the problem was slavery. Joe Biden went to…
Changing Oil
The oil industry is changing. as it is dragged — kicking and screaming — into the future. Tom Friedman writes: Since the 1990s, the wisest oil-producing countries and companies have…
Kamloops
The discovery of the remains of native children in Kamloops has shocked the nation. Perhaps, Susan Delacourt writes, things will change: Three days after the horrifying discovery of children’s remains…
King Coal In Alberta
The Grassy Narrows Project is a proposal to establish open-pit coal mining in the southern Canadian Rockies. A panel will soon decide whether or not to approve the proposal. Andrew…
It’s A Hard Rain That’s Gonna Fall
The Republican Senate has killed a bipartisan committee to investigate the assault on the American Capitol on January 6th. Karen Tumulty writes: You’ve got to at least give Senate Minority…
Chill Out
The doomsayers are out in full force. The economy will overheat, they say. Inflation will run wild. It will be the 1970s all over again! Paul Krugman’s advice is to…
Ford’s Bad Debt
Charles McVety is not getting his university. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Canada Christian College will not be granted coveted university status, as it hoped and prayed, despite the premier’s best…
Who Will Drive Social Change?
Duncan Cameron writes that, historically, the working class has driven social change. But that trend has been reversed: Today while the world faces growing inequalities, environmental destruction, and rapid climate…
More Lessons From COVID
COVID should have taught us many lessons. Andrew Nikiforuk has enumerated 10 of them. Robert Reich has added another 8. Here are three of the most important: 1. Workers are…
A Political Animal
Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy is a political animal — a totally political animal. Michelle Cottle writes: Last week, he set heads shaking by announcing his opposition to the bill…
No Longer A World Leader
There was a time — not long ago — Britain was a world leader in international aid. Simon Rawnsley writes: It was at a meeting of the rich democracies’ club…