Lessons Learned
We don't know what the long term consequences of Britain's decision to leave the EU will be. But, Tom Walkom writes, there are already lessons to be learned:First, democracy and…
Brexit
Jason Kenney’s bizarre ‘Brexit’ broadsides: the explanation is in the dog-whistle
ILLUSTRATION: Press Progress’s take on Jason Kenney’s “Brexit” broadsides Thursday night and yesterday morning (Press Progress image). Below: The Acme Professional Dog Whistle, now commanding attention all over the world.…
Another View on Brexit
I wasn't eligible to vote on Britain's exit from the European Union, and I'm not sure how I would have voted. My head said Remain but my heart said Leave…
Another View on Brexit
I wasn't eligible to vote on Britain's exit from the European Union, and I'm not sure how I would have voted. My head said Remain but my heart said Leave…
Another View on Brexit
I wasn’t eligible to vote on Britain’s exit from the European Union, and I’m not sure how I would have voted. My head said Remain but my heart said Leave…
Brexit vote fundamentally undermines Britain and the EU
By voting for Brexit, the UK has "opted for a form of ritual suicide, but one which will destroy others in its wake, fundamentally undermining the EU, the most progressive…
What is done: quick thoughts on Brexit
What is done is done regardless of where you were on the referendum—or like most of us, outside the UK. The two questions that grab me now are what lessons…
For Good Or Ill
Britain is out. Yesterday was momentous and there is no telling what the consequences will be. But, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, yesterday had everything to do with what he calls, "the…
Time for parties of the Canadian and Alberta right to deal with the violent extremists in their midst
PHOTOS: Nigel Farage, leader of the extremist U.K. Independence Party, at the 2013 Manning Conference in Ottawa. That’s former Australian prime minister John Howard with his back to the camera,…
Is the Canada-EU CETA trade deal a sound model for a post-Brexit UK?
London Mayor Boris Johnson and other leading Brits believe that, in the event of Brexit, it'd be easy for the UK to set up a proposed Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and…