Rowing In The Same Direction
COVID numbers are surging across Canada. But some countries have beaten COVID. Andrew Nikiforuk writes: Taiwan, a nation of 24 million, moved quickly with testing, tracing, masks and other interventions…
Owen Gray
Whither Trumpism?
Donald Trump is headed for the exit. But the movement he spawned isn’t, Robin Sears writes — unless Trump refuses to leave the stage: Political movements and their parties rarely…
Restaurants Have Clout
Restaurants have been lobbying hard to stay open during the pandemic. Alan Freeman writes: Could the inability to order pizza in an indoor restaurant be the most dire result of…
No Half Measures
When it comes to COVID, Tom Walkom writes, half measures won’t work: Either we are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, or we are not. There can be no half measures. Eileen…
A Crisis Of Relevancy
Now that Donald Trump has been served his eviction notice, Brexit Britain finds itself in a lonely place. Afua Hirsch writes: After the election of Donald Trump in 2016, an…
Remembrance Day 2020
Today’s ceremony at the cenotaph in our town will be different. It’ll be scaled back. There will be fewer people — all wearing masks. And it will be shorter than…
The Reasons Why Trump Lost
Brett Stephens — a conservative commentator — has an interesting piece in this morning’s New York Times. There are two reasons, he writes, why Donald Trump lost the election: The…
Could It Happen Here?
Donald Trump finds himself, in the comedian Bill Mahar’s words, “on the other end of an eviction notice.” But that doesn’t mean he’s going away. Susan Delacourt writes: The fact…
What Will The Republicans Do?
In a column for Policy Magazine, Robin Sears asks this question. He points to an article in The New Yorker: A marvellous piece of analysis, by revered American political journalist,…
The Right Person
It’s true that the American election was not a total repudiation of the Republican Party. But it was, Jonathan Freedland writes, a victory nonetheless: It will be hard for Joe…
Next Stop — The Asylum
I told my wife earlier this week that, when the votes were all counted, Donald Trump’s head would blow up. The votes have not all been counted. But, last night,…
True Colours
Doug Ford has released a new colour-coded approach to COVID. Bruce Arthur writes that he is waving a white flag: Seven months into the pandemic Ontario praised itself for posting…
Insanity
We don’t know who won the American election. But Donald Trump has declared victory — just as he has declared victory over COVID. But I offer this story — from…
Trump’s War On Truth
Today, Paul Krugman writes, is the day Donald Trump’s war on truth reaches its climax. During the campaign, Trump has told two big lies: The first big lie is the…
Awash In Morons
The gloves are off between Donald Trump and Anthony Fauci. Venay Menon writes: To be America’s top infectious disease specialist right now must be maddening. This pandemic is like an…
For All Of Us
The pandemic has provided us with several lessons and even — Robin Sears writes — at least one gift: The first lesson of this pandemic is that we must never…
It’s A Sequence
COVID numbers are spiking around the world. They offer a grim lesson: Opening up too soon is a fool’s errand. Yesterday, Doug Ford told his daily news conference: “I want…
On The Edge
Everyone knows that Donald Trump lies. But lately, Paul Krugman writes, Trump’s lies are qualitatively different: On Tuesday the White House science office went beyond Trump’s now-standard claims that we’re…
I Have My Doubts
Max Boot writes that it’s time to destroy the Republican Party: I have watched with incredulity the GOP’s descent into collective madness. Many Republicans I know began by holding their…
Ford’s Continued War On Education
Doug Ford’s image — thanks to the pandemic — has undergone a makeover. But, Linda McQuaig writes, when it comes to education, there’s been no make over: It may seem…