We Need A Paradigm Shift
Andrew Nikiforuk writes that COVID-19 is a wildfire: A pandemic is like a wildfire. The more fuel it finds, the hotter it burns and before you know it is running…
Owen Gray
Society The Enabler
Today Ontario declared a state of emergency. It joins PEI and Quebec in doing so. This really is crunch time and we all have to act responsibly. Andre Picard writes:…
The Naked Emperor
The COVID-19 pandemic has stripped Donald Trump of his cover. Maureen Dowd writes in The New York Times: Until now, Trump has mostly succeeded in covering up things that could…
The Economic Consequences Of COVID 19
The economic consequences of the Covid 19 pandemic will be far-reaching. Jim Stanford writes: It is increasingly clear that the economic fallout from the pandemic is also going to constitute…
Thinking Outside The Oil Box
Many Albertans — and particularly its premier — are in denial. Alan Freeman writes: It’s over. The great Alberta oil bonanza, which has allowed the province to prosper for decades…
Trump’s Chernobyl
Brian Klass writes that the coronavirus is Donald Trump’s Chernobyl: On Saturday, April 26, 1986, the No. 4 reactor at Chernobyl power station exploded just outside the town of Pripyat…
A Viral Change
Sometimes, surprises come out of left field. In the United States, the coronavirus has come out of left field. And it has changed the American presidential race. Richard Wolff writes:…
It’s Insanity
You might think that Donald Trump’s denial of reality in the face of the coronavirus is something new. But Paul Krugman writes that denial in the face of a crisis…
History Rhymes All The Time
Three of the Conservative leadership candidates want a fall election. Susan Delacourt writes: Peter MacKay, seen as a front-runner, tossed it out in a fundraising letter: “Canadians have lost faith…
Some People Are Immune
During the federal election, the Conservatives ordered Doug Ford to keep his head low and his mouth shut. But, in the wake of that failed strategy, the old Doug Ford…
The Next Ontario Liberal Leader
Kathleen Wynne’s days as Ontario’s Liberal leader were always numbered. She came at the end of a long Liberal run. And familiarity breeds contempt. Wynne had an ambitious agenda. Martin…
The Virus He Has Spread
Paranoia has been part of American politics for a long time. Paul Krugman writes that it has been at the heart of recent American political debates: Remember, conservatives have spent…
The Sales Tax Bugaboo
Alberta is in a financial hole. And, Graham Thompson writes, the solution is obvious. It’s as obvious as the chart in this year’s provincial budget: On page 169 of the…
Macdonald’s Strategy Won’t Work
Robin Sears writes that what is going on in Northern British Columbia is not a new phenomenon. It is the culmination of a decades-long refusal to deal with the intersection…
Sound Familiar?
Teachers’ strikes continue to roil Ontario. The basic issue: Doug Ford wants to employ fewer teachers. After all, if you cut the payroll, you save money. To achieve those savings,…
The Donald And The Coronavirus
It took a while to arrive. But now the United States is facing its first crisis not generated by Donald Trump since his election. And things don’t look good. Paul…
Into The Past
As further proof that the Conservative Party is marching backward, consider Andrew Scheer’s and Peter Mackay’s reactions to indigenous protests across Canada. Heidi Mathews writes in Macleans: In attempts to…
Our Brothers’ Keepers
The coronavirus has underscored just how important China has become to the world economy. It’s much more important than it was during the SARS crisis. Jeffrey Frankel writes: It is…
Limbaugh On The Coronavirus
Rush Limbaugh claims that the coronavirus is “a common cold” which is being used to take down Donald Trump. Martin Pengelly writes in The Guardian: The coronavirus outbreak is being…