The Great Communicator
When Joe Biden ran for president, many predicted he would stumble and bumble his way through the job. Robin Sears writes that after his speech to Congress this week, it’s…
Owen Gray
Controlling COVID At Our Borders
To get to Net Zero, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, we have to tightly control our borders — something we have not done: On CBC’s The Current, Kelley Lee, Canada Research Chair…
Biden’s Job Creation Plan
This week, Joe Biden proposed his American Families Plan. Paul Krugman writes that, while the plan has many parts, it will create a lot of jobs. And the Republicans are…
Finally . . . Maybe
We may be on the cusp of a national childcare program. Why has it taken so long to get here? Susan Delacourt writes that all three of our major parties…
The Tune Has Changed
Ontario used to think of itself as the crown jewel of the Canadian provinces. But, this week, Newfoundland and Labrador — who Ontarians used to think was Canada’s neediest province…
Rethinking Mass Tourism
There was a time when everyone — or almost everyone — seemed to be booking a cruise, a flight, or a road trip. But the pandemic has changed all that.…
Irrational Decisions
We like to think that people make rational decisions. And we make predictions based on that assumption. But assuming rational human behaviour damns us. Charles Blow illustrates how recent American…
Something For Everybody
Chrystia Freeland’s budget has something for everybody. Michael Harris goes into the details: The star of this 739-page budget? The federal government will also spend $30 billion over the next…
Not His Thing
This week Doug Ford said he was sorry. And he cried. Bruce Arthur writes: The premier is in self-isolation after exposure to a positive COVID case, and broke down talking…
It’s Getting Worse
David Brooks writes that, among Republicans, Trumpism is metastasizing: There are increasing signs that the Trumpian base is radicalizing. My Republican friends report vicious divisions in their churches and families.…
The Folly Of Killing Sick Days
Doctors have been pleading with the Ontario government to legislate paid sick days. Apparently, Doug Ford — now that he is self-isolating — is considering the policy. Martin Regg Cohn…
Guilty
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty. Eugene Robinson writes that it shouldn’t feel like a victory, But it does: It shouldn’t have been an open question whether a police officer…
Really Big
Kevin Page writes that the budget Chyrstia Freeland tabled yesterday is big — really big: Budget 2021 is big. It has many moving parts. It breaks records. It weighs in…
The Frying Pan
In Ontario, we are now in the frying pan. The Ford government has tried to turn down the heat. But they have refused to take the pan off the stove.…
Making The Cash Registers Ring
Last week, that blonde flamethrower from Georgia — Marjorie Taylor Greene — declared that she was a member of “The America First Caucus,” which she said was dedicated to “Anglo-Saxon…
More Deadly
Bruce Arthur was with medical professionals at the Brampton Civic Hospital when Doug Ford announced his government’s latest plans to fight COVID: The doctors and nurses and respiratory therapists watched…
The Worst Is Here
In Ontario, COVID numbers are staggering. And, Bruce Arthur writes, they’re going to get much worse: Friday the Ontario government is expected to introduce stricter public health restrictions for the…
Collective Stupidity
I have written previously that the collective I.Q. of the Republican Party is a negative number. That conclusion seems to be bolstered by recent polling. Giovanni Russonello writes in The…
Time For A Wealth tax
The federal budget will be announced next week. Linda McQuaig writes that it should contain a wealth tax. Unfortunately, the wealthy have been successfully arguing against such a tax for…
Ford’s Folly
Yesterday, Ontario’s education minister announced that all schools in the province are returning to online learning. Bruce Arthur writes: The schools … well, it’s really something when the province insists…