Like Sleeping With The Dead
Doug Ford was in our neck of the woods last week, celebrating “a buck a beer.” He was also greeted by protesters with signs decrying his decision to shut down…
Owen Gray
Manafort Mysteries
Ruth Marcus writes that Paul Manafort is, indeed, a man of mystery: The mystery — a mystery to me at least — is comprehending the magnitude of Manafort’s greed. Assuming…
Keeping Our Distance
It’s safe to assume that Canada will not receive any “wish you were here” cards from the Kingdom of Saud. But, Tom Walkom writes, Canadians need not get exorcised about…
It Doesn’t End Well
Sylvia Bashevkin, who teaches political science at the University of Toronto, predicts that the Ford government will be a hurricane that will leave a lot of damage in its wake.…
How Are We Doing?
This is the summer climate change got real for lots of people. Simon Lewis writes in The Guardian: This is the summer when, for many, climate change got real. The…
Sometimes It Rhymes
William Ruckelshaus knows something about desperate presidents. He was Elliot Richardson’s deputy during the Saturday Night Massacre. He writes in The Washington Post: In October 1973, Nixon ordered Attorney General…
There Will Be A Reckoning
Michael Harris writes that there is a volcano set to explode in the United States. And journalists are in the path of the lava flow. The latest warning of what…
A Dangerous Combination
As part of its march to a brave new world for Ontario, the Ford government cancelled the Basic Income Pilot Project. Catherine Mah, of Dalhousie University, writes: The Ontario Progressive…
Something To Cheer About
Michael Harris reflects over at ipolitics on why throwing in the towel is never the right choice. And, rather than preach, he tells a story rooted in recent history: This…
Ontario News Now
There’s a new news channel on the block. It’s called Ontario News Now. It is owned and operated by the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party — and funded by Ontario taxpayers.…
Like The Past
The Ontario Legislature descended into the maelstrom yesterday. The Ford government accused the opposition of mocking the dialect of one of its East Asian members. It then promptly refused to…
Betraying Workers
Donald Trump came to power claiming he would be the working man’s president. Paul Krugman writes: By now, it’s almost a commonplace to say that Trump has systematically betrayed the…
Populism Doesn’t Come Cheap
These days, populists run against government. They claim it’s a luxury we can’t afford. But, Alan Freeman writes, it’s populism itself that’s expensive. Need proof? Consider what is happening in…
Sound Familiar?
The most important take away from Doug Ford’s decision to downsize Toronto’s city council is what it says about Mr. Ford. Adam Radwanski writes: With Friday’s announcement that he intends…
Welcome To Chaos
On Friday Doug Ford threw a bomb into Toronto’s City Hall. He announced that he was reducing the size of the city council from 44 members to 25 — during…
A Moment Of Supreme Crisis
Richard Wolfe writes that journalism is facing an existential crisis: It’s long past time to wake up to the existential threat facing the media on both sides of the Atlantic.…
Trump Likes To Break Things
Yesterday, the president of the European Commission met with Donald Trump. Jean-Claude Juncker had an unenviable task — trying to convince Trump that the European Union is a good idea.…
Not His Strong Suites
Lawrence Martin writes that, if sanity prevails, Donald Trump will not impose tariffs on automobiles manufactured in Canada. Recently, there has been a strong chorus in favour of sanity and…
The Real Thing
E. J. Dionne writes that the Helsinki press conference showed us the real Donald Trump — unadorned: The truth is that Trump really does have what you might call a…