The Wealth Cult
Dan Leger writes that, for quite awhile, we have been worshipping at the Altar of Wealth. That worship has been misplaced: I do admire wealthy people who get there from…
Owen Gray
Ford’s Definition Of Change
Doug Ford became the leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party by forming an alliance with Tanya Granic Allen. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Homophobia. Islamophobia. Anti-abortion hysteria and harassment. Demonizing…
With Each Generation
This week’s van attack in Toronto is a reminder that misogyny and hate in general are alive and well in the 21st century. Jonathan Freedland writes: By a quirk of…
Ignorance Still Rules the Roost
Albertans — a good number of them anyway — are making a lot of noise about the University of Alberta’s decision to award David Suzuki an honorary degree. One of…
Not Believed, Not Trusted
Donald Trump has a cluttered and chaotic brain. Nowhere is the chaos more evident than on the question of nuclear weapons in North Korea and Iran. On the one hand,…
Some People Haven’t Done Their Homework
If Justin Trudeau is to be believed, the Canadian government is going to take an equity stake in Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline. Andrew Nikiforuk suggests that we should take…
We Don’t Need No Education
That’s the title of Paul Krugman’s column in this morning’s New York Times. This spring, in several states, teacher’s strike are springing up like dandilions. Krugman explains what’s been happening:…
Underwhelmed
The Liberal convention in Halifax left Michael Harris underwhelmed. That word also describes Harris evaluation of Justin Trudeau. He does give Trudeau credit for accomplishing a few important things: There…
Ontario And The Rest Of Canada
The Liberals held a convention in Halifax this week. Policy ideas — like legalizing sex work — were discussed. But, Susan Delacourt writes, if you want to know what policies…
Don’t Believe It
California Governor Jerry Brown visited Ontario this week. He’s worried that the province will back track on its promise to fight climate change. Tom Walkom writes: The governor has harnessed…
Snake Oil Isn’t Selling These Days
Paul Krugman writes that, in the United States, snake oil isn’t selling like it used to. Exhibit A is Donald Trump’s tax cuts. George Bush touted the same snake oil…
An Annual Basic Income
It’s noteworthy that Andrew Coyne has come out in support of an Annual Basic Income Program. He admits that present studies are highly speculative. Nonetheless, the results, speculative as they…
Beware The Bot
In the last couple of years, Britain, France and the United States have experienced cyber meddling in their elections. Yet in Canada, Tim Harper writes, “there is a puzzling, laissez-faire…
What They’re Trying To Do
In the wake of the stand off over the Kinder-Morgan pipeline, Paul Krugman provides some important economic insights: Not that long ago, calls for a move to wind and solar…
A Dark Future
Yesterday’s meeting between Justin Trudeau, John Horgan and Rachel Notley does not bode well for the future. Michael Harris writes: Whatever side you take on Kinder Morgan’s plan to triple…
Dante’s 21st Century Inferno
Syria, Tom Walkom writes, has become the most dangerous place on earth. It is now the centre of several intersecting rivalries. Consider what has happened since the war began seven…
Change
The Toronto Star editorializes this morning on the subject of change: Newness is exciting. Improvement always beckons. The grass, as someone who understood human yearning once noted, usually seems greener…
Mafioso In The White House
Excerpts from James Comey’s book, A Higher Loyalty, have hit the papers. The Guardian obtained an advance copy from a New York bookseller and has published excerpts from the book.…
Republican Insanity
Do you want to know how insane things are in the United States? Tara Golshan reports in Vox that the Republican congress — which just passed a budget with a…
The Law And Wisdom
Tom Walkom writes that, when it comes to the Trans Mountain pipeline, the Trudeau government has the law and the constitution on its side: The proposed Trans Mountain heavy-oil pipeline…