No Profile In Courage
Donald Trump has almost left the building. But Mitch McConnell has survived. Jennifer Senior writes that history’s judgment of McConnell will be damning: McConnell may think that the speech he…
Owen Gray
An Economic Fossil
Those who lobby for the fossil fuel industry claim that millions of Canadian jobs depend on the oil. Jim Stanford writes that the notion that Canada’s economy is deeply dependent…
The Party Hasn’t Changed
Erin O’Toole does not want the residents of Canada’s prisons to be the first Canadians vaccinated. It’s part of the old Stephen Harper playbook. Robin Sears writes: Canadian conservatives since…
Condemned To Repeat History
Tony Burman writes that the United States is beginning to look like Germany in 1933: Each day since the siege of the Capitol, there have been stunning revelations about what…
It’s Over
The relationship — such as it was — between Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump is over. Susan Delacourt writes: The last conversation between the two men was on Oct. 10,…
His Final Days
Donald Trump has been impeached for the second time. It has been a speedy reckoning. Lawrence Martin writes: What a spectacular fall it has been, in the space of just…
A Perfect Storm
Yesterday, Ontario premier Doug Ford issued a stay at home order. But Bruce Arthur writes that it’s too little, too late: Tuesday, Ontario’s scientific modelling painted a picture of COVID-19…
Beyond Redemption
Paul Krugman writes that what happened in Washington last week has been a long time coming. It began when the GOP started coddling the crazies: This coddling of the crazies…
Trump’s Legacy
We now know what Donald Trump’s legacy will be. Glen Pearson writes: Only a week ago, commentators were saying that he might be the worst president in American history. Now…
What Were They Thinking?
In the midst of the COVID crisis, some of our political leaders have disgraced themselves. Robin Sears writes: In today’s crisis, some of our political leaders thought they should be…
Now Is The Time
Lawrence Martin writes that Donald Trump has got to go — now: The storming of the Capitol building, more akin to something you might see in Belarus, was brought on…
Careening To The Precipice
Yesterday, Doug Ford announced that all schools in Ontario will be closed until January 25th. Bruce Arthur writes: There go the schools, and maybe it’s ironic. This is, after all,…
A Catalyst To Evil
Yesterday, Donald Trump unleashed his mob on Washington. With fourteen days to go in his presidency, Americans — and the rest of the world — have the full measure of…
About to Be Lanced
Awa Mahdawi writes that she receives nasty comments these days: “Go back home to your third-world country,” a helpful stranger told me on Twitter recently. I get comments like this…
Liberty Or Death?
Democracies around the world are having a hard time containing COVID. Glen Pearson writes: Democracies increasingly look incapable of containing the spread – not because governments aren’t trying, but because…
His Next Public Residence
There is nothing Donald Trump won’t do to stay in office. The lastest evidence is the telephone call he made to Georgia’s Secretary of State. Jennifer Rubin writes: The Post…
The Death Of Reaganism
Paul Krugman writes that 2020 was the year when Reganism died: This year is closing out with a second demonstration of the lesson we should have learned in the spring:…
A Dumb Dumb Mistake
This week, Rod Phillips returned from his Caribbean Christmas vacation and was dumped from Doug Ford’s cabinet. Steve Paikin writes: When, a few years ago, Rod Phillips announced his intention…
New Years 2021
I wrote earlier that 2020 has been a very dark year. And the first few months of 2021 will probably be darker. Each new year is another chapter in the…
Will He Fade Away?
Frankly, I don’t know what will happen to Donald Trump once he leaves office. Julius Krein writes that Trump will disappear over time: Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election…