Populism Breaks Things Up
Susan Delacourt writes that Harry and Meghan’s breaking away from the royal family is part and parcel of the populism that is sweeping the United Kingdom and the United States:…
Owen Gray
The Man Behind The Curtain
Some people believe that Stephen Harper has left the building. Michael Harris writes that they’re wrong: The Conservative Party continues to be haunted by the spectre of Harper, who led…
It’s All About The Money
The Toronto Star has uncovered a document which clearly elucidates the Ford government’s vision of education in the province of Ontario. Rob Ferguson and Kristin Ruchowy report that: A “confidential”…
We Need Embassies In Difficult Countries
One of the complicating factors surrounding the deaths of 57 Canadians in Iran is that we have no embassy there. Martin Regg Cohn writes: We closed our embassy in Tehran…
The Ongoing Tragedy
Iran has admitted that the Ukrainian 737 airliner was unintentionally shot down. Tony Burman writes that the admission is just another in a series of violent acts and missed opportunities:…
Disruption Everywhere
After the election, Justin Trudeau planned to focus on domestic issues. Jason Kenney, in particular, was hell bent on concentrating the prime minister’s attention on Alberta. But, Susan Delacourt writes…
The American-Iranian Psychosis
Roger Cohen writes that the struggle between the United States and Iran is madness: Take the most combustible, scarred, dysfunctional relationship the United States has with any country in the…
Our Business
If you think that what is brewing between Iran and the United States is none our business, Hugh Segal urges you to think again: But the tensions between Iran and…
A Long Twilight Struggle Ends In Twilight
Andrew Bacevich has written an excellent piece in The Guardian. It’s a coherent explanation of how we got here. The Cold War, he writes, gave Americans meaning, purpose and unity.…
It Could Not Be Otherwise
Chris Hedges sees horrific consequences following Donald Trump’s assassination of Qassem Soleimani: The assassination by the United States of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, near…
He’ll Get Burned
Qaseem Soleimani had lots of blood on his hands. Max Boot writes: He has the blood of hundreds of Americans and thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of Arabs on his…
It’s Not Scheer, It’s The Party
There are many who believe that Andrew Scheer’s resignation will bring renewal to the Conservative Party of Canada. But, Marc Lafrance writes, Scheer is actually in step with his party.…
Now What?
Yesterday, the American military targeted and killed Quassem Suleimani, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Quds Force. Donald Trump has been itching for a fight with Iran. Now he’ll get…
What’s Old Is New
Andrew Nikiforuk writes that Jason Kenney has established his own Ministry of Truth. Kenney calls it the Canadian Energy Centre. Its job is to go after journalists who attack Alberta’s…
The Year To Come
“Now is the winter of our discontent.” The line which Shakespeare gave to Richard III seemed to be on everyone’s lips last year. Everywhere people were in the streets. But…
Sleeping Through The Exercise
Doug Ford is trying to present a new face to his province. But, Mark Winfield writes, when it comes to the environment, Ford has not changed at all: This month’s…
A Con For The Ages
Paul Waldman writes that Donald Trump is the Whiner in Chief: Trump weaves a narrative of constant victimhood, telling his supporters not only that they are besieged and brutalized, but…
Our Work Is Cut Out for Us
In the wake of the last election, Canadians feel more divided than unified. So, in the new year, national unity will be a theme we’re going to hear a lot…
It’s Time to Rewild
We live in an age of demagogues. The political landscape looks pretty bleak. George Monbiot writes: People you wouldn’t trust to post a letter for you have been elected to…
Worse Than Scrooge
Over the holidays, Paul Krugman wrote that some people are comparing Donald Trump to Scrooge. But they’re wrong. By Trump era standards, Scrooge was a nice guy: While Dickens portrays…