It Follows You Forever
Social media are taking down lots of candidates these days. There is one ugly fact that we all now live with: What you write or do on the Internet lives…
Owen Gray
What They Won’t Talk About
There are lots of issues on the agenda this time around. But, Bob Hepburn writes, there’s one issue none of the leaders will touch: Missing will be plans on how…
Red Tories
Pundits are suggesting that this election will be won or lost in Ontario — primarily because Ontario is Canada’s most populous province. When politicians come looking for votes here, Tom…
The Iceberg
Andrew Scheer is hoping that no one will use the F-word — Ford — during the election campaign. Rob Benzie writes: While the premier’s Progressive Conservatives won 76 of Ontario’s…
It’s Here
The election has arrived. And, Susan Delacourt writes, it will be all about our children: Children can’t vote in this election, but they will loom large in the electoral conversation…
They’re Scared
It’s time, Chris Hedges writes, to take the sugar coating off capitalism: Capitalists seek to maximize profits and reduce the cost of labor. This sums up capitalism at its core.…
Some Claim ToFame
Over the weekend, Donald Trump blew up a meeting between the United States and the Taliban. The meeting was supposed to take place at Camp David. Max Boot writes: It’s…
Is It 2016 Again?
Michael Harris writes that the upcoming election could be a replay of the 2016 American election: This election may boil down to which leading candidate most confirms voters’ worst impressions…
It’s Going To Be Bruising
All signs are pointing to a knock down drag out election. Chantal Hebert writes: Based on Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer’s performances over the course of back-to-back sessions with the…
Crunch Time
David Suzuki has been sounding the alarm on climate change for thirty years. And now, he writes, we’re almost out of time: Last October, hundreds of the world’s top climate…
Our Darker Angels Are Ascendant
The writ hasn’t dropped yet. But the signs are not good. It’s going to get nasty. Susan Delacourt writes: Canada is no stranger to intense election campaigns, with passions running…
The Revolution Has Arrived
There is a revolution going on in Britain. Jonathan Freedland writes: When some of the best-known Conservative figures of the last half-century are booted out of their party, when a…
Marching Backwards
When it comes to education, Doug Ford firmly believes in going back to the basics. Martin Regg Cohn writes: The premier is rebranding — by banning cellphones, banishing discovery math…
Labour’s Decline
On this Labour Day, Paul Willcocks takes a look at the state of labour in Canada. His conclusion is that we have nothing to cheer about: And over the last…
Brexit Decision Belongs With the People
Jeremy Corbin writes in The Guardian that the British people must make the final decision on Brexit. Boris Johnson promised Britons a deal on Brexit. He has since changed his…
Time For A Wealth Tax
Linda McQuaig argues that it’s time to establish a wealth tax in Canada. That’s what Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are proposing south of the border: Prominent U.S. Democratic presidential…
Back To Basics?
The Ford government has decided that the way Ontario students are taught math is FUBAR. And their solution is GBTTB — Go Back To The Basics. Martin Regg Cohn writes:…
No Time For Apathy
Here’s a scary thought: Boris Johnson was inspired by Stephen Harper. Susan Delacourt is suggesting that possibility: Johnson is putting parliamentary sittings on ice until Oct. 14, just shortly before…
Forget The Moral Crusade
The problem in the United States these days, Chris Hedges writes, is that both sides have descended into moral crusades: The continued inability of America’s liberal democratic establishment to address…
Empty Hot Air
Having announced earlier cuts to teaching jobs and course options, last week — two weeks before the start of school — Doug Ford announced that those cuts would not take…