O’Toole’s Speech
Last night, Erin O’Toole delivered a speech to the Conservative convention. It was all about change. First, he started with the facts: We have lost two elections in five-and-a-half years.…
Owen Gray
Learning As He Goes
Lots of people predicted that, if Joe Biden became president, he’d look and act goofy. He looked goofy in the past. But, so far, we’ve not seen any evidence of…
The Rubber Has Hit The Road
The filibuster — as it currently exists — is on the way out. E.J. Dionne writes: Change is on the way. President Biden has signaled that the days of the…
COVID And Inequality
The pandemic has exposed glaring inequalities in Canadian society. Susan Delacourt writes: For the past year, Canadians have been forced to rein in a lot of their rights — their…
Work After The Pandemic
The pandemic has changed the way many of us work. Paul Krugman writes: A year of isolation has, in effect, provided remote work with a classic case of infant industry…
The Meaning Of Wealth
A recent incident at a Vancouver Pizza Pizza outlet has attracted a lot of attention. David Ball reports: In the final hour of Feb. 20, two smartly dressed, middle-aged white…
We Still Need Stimulus
Canada’s employment numbers for February looked pretty good. But, Heather Scoffield writes, the devil is in the details: With 259,000 new jobs in February, many of them in the sectors…
Nice Work
In response to the economic damage done by COVID, governments everywhere are planning to spend on infrastructure. But Linda McQuaig writes, in Canada, that spending will benefit the wealthy. Justin…
Over a Barrel
The election of Joe Biden has put the relationship between Canada and the United States on a better footing. David Carment and Richard Memijean write: Biden has already returned the…
Here Come The Judge
His recent appearance at CPAC has made clear that Donald Trump does not intend to go away. But, as he plots his comeback, something else is going on. He faces…
Some Of Us
During the pandemic we have repeated the mantra, “We’re all in this together.” But the pandemic will leave some people better off — and millions of people worse off than…
Underestimating Biden
During the Democratic primary and the election, Jennifer Rubin writes, the media consistently underestimated Joe Biden. This weekend his COVID rescue plan passed the Senate. Much has been made of…
Pandemic Politics
The pandemic has left its mark on Canada’s political parties. Chantal Hebert writes: Never have so many Canadians had to rely on governments for so much and for so long…
Getting Our Act Together
Mark Bulgutch is mystified about Ontario’s vaccination program. He writes: I readily admit some things are beyond my understanding. I don’t understand black holes in space for example. I don’t…
Neanderthal Thinking
Wearing a mask during the pandemic is not an impossible burden. Paul Krugman writes: We’ve made a lot of progress against the pandemic over the past couple of months. But…
Who Is Being Served?
Rishi Sunak is Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer. More than anyone else, he is responsible for the disaster that has hit Britain. Owen Jones writes: Rishi Sunak is one of…
Stacking The Deck
The Ford government has introduced new legislation which — supposedly — will protect Ontario’s elections. The bill’s real purpose is to protect Mr. Ford. Marcel Wieder writes: The proposed bill…
A Remarkable Journey
Most certainly, Abraham Lincoln would be disgusted. The Republican Party — the party that freed the slaves — is now the Party of Donald Trump. Former Republican speechwriter Michael Gerson…
He’s Back!
That was quite a performance. Yesterday, in his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Donald Trump made it clear he’s out for revenge. Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman write:…