- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies and Crown corporations received cash to spend on Parti Québécois propaganda in the year leading up to the vote.
- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies and Crown corporations received cash to spend on Parti Québécois propaganda in the year leading up to the vote.
- It’s not clear is whether the Ottawa-Alberta energy framework has provided enough confidence around the risk-reward equation for the private sector to come to the table.
- It’s not clear is whether the Ottawa-Alberta energy framework has provided enough confidence around the risk-reward equation for the private sector to come to the table.
- The former Beatle’s recent Montreal concert was proof there is a formula for a live show with depth.
- The former Beatle’s recent Montreal concert was proof there is a formula for a live show with depth.
- The Thomas King books are already boxed up to go. I’m left with sadness and anger that pretendians continue to take space and voice and harm us. But that’s what fraud is. I am also left with a renewed thankfulness for authentic authors like Tanya Talaga, Wab Kinew, Robert Joseph and Robin Wall Kimmerer.
- The Thomas King books are already boxed up to go. I’m left with sadness and anger that pretendians continue to take space and voice and harm us. But that’s what fraud is. I am also left with a renewed thankfulness for authentic authors like Tanya Talaga, Wab Kinew, Robert Joseph and Robin Wall Kimmerer.
- In looking to fast-track amendments to Bill S-2, Senators were upholding the rights of First Nations women, and there is nothing racist about that—period.
- Five federally operated regional treatment centres are 'not fit for the purpose,' and Ivan Zinger argues the Correctional Service of Canada should not even be in the mental health business, but should hand that to the experts. It’s hard to disagree with the logic.
- It’s good news, but the Conservatives' ultimate path to success still rests with the leader and his willingness to empower Steve Outhouse and others.
- It’s good news, but the Conservatives' ultimate path to success still rests with the leader and his willingness to empower Steve Outhouse and others.
- The Conservatives did everything the wrong way in dealing with Chris d’Entremont's floor crossing, handing their political opponents a win.
- Resistance isn’t futile when it comes to the U.S. president, but it has to be clever and well calculated.
- The Air Force brass can’t control public perception and the longer this Gripen versus F-35 debate continues, the more people become aware of the pros and cons of both aircraft types.
- The Air Force brass can’t control public perception and the longer this Gripen versus F-35 debate continues, the more people become aware of the pros and cons of both aircraft types.
- Saab’s fighter jet offer must be music to the ears of those Canadians who truly want to send a message of patriotic defiance to
- To try and deny or diminish your own comments once they have been ridiculed in public is not good leadership.
- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies and Crown corporations received cash to spend on Parti Québécois propaganda in the year leading up to the vote.
- While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies and Crown corporations received cash to spend on Parti Québécois propaganda in the year leading up to the vote.
- While current popular support trends remain close between the two parties, Mark Carney’s personal popularity is in the stratosphere relative to Pierre Poilievre's.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has not said much recently, but the number of Canadians visiting his state has hit a post-pandemic low. The drop was 26 per cent. The Canadian travel boycott is hitting Florida where it hurts: in the pocketbook.
- The longer Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to play both sides of the street—and this game has been going on for decades—the farther behind we fall, environmentally and economically. He must know that.
- The longer Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to play both sides of the street—and this game has been going on for decades—the farther behind we fall, environmentally and economically. He must know that.
- For many Canadians, if an election would rid the country of Pierre Poilievre’s snarky social media hits, his obsessive focus on enemies, his hypocrisy—lamenting
- The question: is corporate Canada ready to do its part? It certainly won’t refuse emergency funding to see it through the current uncertainty. But how able, and willing, is it to disrupt decades-old supply chains, retool its factories, and redirect its efforts away from the United States?
- No previous prime minister has spent so much time in meeting world leaders, nor done so much so quickly. Yet spending this time is necessary. Personal connections matter and commitments at the top increase the probability, but don’t guarantee, that results will follow. The next steps will be a crucial.
- No previous prime minister has spent so much time in meeting world leaders, nor done so much so quickly. Yet spending this time is necessary. Personal connections matter and commitments at the top increase the probability, but don’t guarantee, that results will follow. The next steps will be a crucial.
- A new Council of Canadian Academies report underlines that bolder and more ambitious policies for innovation and productivity are needed now, more than ever.
- The budget has positive measures, but it fails to provide a credible plan for the future. What is the Carney government’s vision for the future?
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- I don’t think the Alberta NDP should apologize for hiring Fight Agency; it’s perfectly legitimate.
- I don’t think the Alberta NDP should apologize for hiring Fight Agency; it’s perfectly legitimate.
- Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre should not pay attention to his critics.
- The environmental movement has suffered a loss.
- In the event that Ukraine falls and Russian President Vladimir Putin wins this ugly and illegal war, U.S. President Donald Trump and his country will bear a heavy responsibility, and they will cover themselves in shame. That may sound like a hyperbolic claim, but the evidence is overwhelming.
- In the event that Ukraine falls and Russian President Vladimir Putin wins this ugly and illegal war, U.S. President Donald Trump and his country will bear a heavy responsibility, and they will cover themselves in shame. That may sound like a hyperbolic claim, but the evidence is overwhelming.
- Despite U.S. intelligence reports, Donald Trump claims Mohammed bin Salman didn’t know about Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and that the journalist was an 'extremely controversial'
- If Donald Trump has nothing to hide, if, in fact, he wanted to back up his claim that he neither participated in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, or even knew about it, there is a simple solution. Give the green light to release all the Epstein files held by the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.
- Powerful people are deliberately trying to destroy the rule. Putin knows the rule but ignores it, while Trump doesn’t even know it.
- Every month brings another chance for some political, economic, or technological change that alters the current equation, and gives Ukraine a better bargaining position
- With video editing, there is an honour system which says that you can edit the shot, but you must not change the meaning.
- The prime minister is engaged in a series of strikingly ambitious undertakings from leveraging Canada’s status as a global middle power to launching a new post-NAFTA economy at home.
- The prime minister is engaged in a series of strikingly ambitious undertakings from leveraging Canada’s status as a global middle power to launching a new post-NAFTA economy at home.
- It is clear that the upward pressure on prices exerted by Donald Trump’s tariffs is becoming a political liability for the United States president.
- The Conservative leader has shown no inclination or ability to temper his highly polarized style, which makes his chances in the next election appear unpropitious.
- Whether or not Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre can take advantage of the Grits’ ignorance depends on his skill as a politician.
- Whether or not Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre can take advantage of the Grits’ ignorance depends on his skill as a politician.
- The NDP and Conservatives both seem to be lacking the political acumen needed to cash in on voters desperate for a response to the
- It is quite evident that we are barrelling towards economic gloom, and creating a society of haves and have nots.
- Mark Carney’s first budget displays the prime minister’s administrative instincts: control the narrative, project calm, and preserve credibility in bond markets.
- Mark Carney’s first budget displays the prime minister’s administrative instincts: control the narrative, project calm, and preserve credibility in bond markets.
- The prime minister's first budget won’t be judged by the numbers, but by whom they lift up, and whom they leave behind.
- Re-engagement with India makes strategic sense. Without political accountability and institutional backbone, it risks repeating past failures.





