Carbon Folly
Politicians are chipping away at the carbon tax. Pierre Poilievre wants to “axe the tax” entirely. The situation upsets former environment minister Catherine McKenna. She writes: Life is full of…
Owen Gray
Remebrance Day 2023
In a world increasingly obsessed with Imperial Dreams, we must remember the cost of those dreams. Image: Saugeen Times
Will It Be Carney?
People are talking about Mark Carney. Max Fawcett writes: Over the last week, two things have become abundantly obvious to anyone watching Canadian politics. First, Justin Trudeau is in deep,…
Post Trudeau
Justin Trudeau is in trouble. But so are the other leaders of Canada’s three major parties. Michael Harris writes: Canadians are getting the picture: none of the major leaders can…
Another Self Inflicted Wound
The cost of living is on everyone’s mind these days. In an effort to make things a little easier, the Trudeau government decided to remove the tax on home heating…
The Big Question
We have lived with a catastrophic myth for a long time. We have believed that we live outside nature. Derek Lynch writes: Globally, we have entered the Anthropocene, with humans…
The Best People?
The Republicans finally have a Speaker of the House — someone they all voted for, someone nobody knows anything about. The internal communications of Republicans reveal a lot about who…
Truth And War
Truth has always been the first casualty of war. The journalists who cover a war have a difficult task. Michael Harris writes: War triggers a tribal impulse to take sides,…
Will We Get Pharmacare?
Last week, at the NDP Convention, the delegates insisted that the Liberals deliver a pharmacare program by 2025 or their deal was off. Susan Delacourt writes: Their arrangement clearly states…
At Our Worst
The Israel-Hamas War is a case of humanity operating on its worst instincts. Eric Ifill writes: I am embarrassed by the leadership of this country who have polluted what it…
Going Your Own Way
We live in difficult times. The Israeli-Hamas War is only the latest in a long series of crises. Susan Delacourt asks: What happens to a government that’s constantly in crisis…
Wisdom In That Notion
Taking her inspiration from Rene Levesque, Danielle Smith suggests that Alberta should separate from Canada. Max Fawcett writes that — for the rest of Canada — that might be a…
The Party Is A Fraud
The Republican Party can’t do anything right. Ruy Teixeira writes: What is with the Republican Party? At a moment when they seem to have so much going for them, Republicans…
The Times They Are A-Changin’
The new speaker in the House of Commons is a black man — Greg Fergus. He’ll have his hands full — because he’ll have to deal with Pierre Poilievre. Susan…
Walking the Walk
Pierre Poilievre claims he’s a friend of the working man. But he doesn’t like workers when they’re on a picket line. Linda McQuaig writes: The Conservative leader fumes relentlessly about…
Dancing To A Madman’s Tune
Donald Trump just skipped the second Republican debate. He figures the nomination is in the bag. E.J. Dionne explains what is happening: Trump wants his foes to stay weak. By…
Clouds In The Future
Politics isn’t just about elections. It’s also about what happens between elections. Doug Ford made that abundantly clear yesterday when he reversed his decision to build houses on Ontario’s Greenbelt.…
We Should Be Ashamed
The news services are abuzz with Justin Trudeau’s accusation that the Indian government was involved in the murder of a Canadian citizen. But, on that subject, something happened in the…
Mike Roman
In Georgia, a guy named Mike Roman has been indicted in the case involving Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the results of the election in that state. Michael Harris writes…