Third-period politics: history’s lesson for Carney and Canada-U.S. relations
History would suggest Canada is not entirely in uncharted waters.
Carney better start going full throttle
Canada is now Mark Carney’s problem. He actively campaigned on it being his problem. And I’m politely asking him and his government, on behalf of 41 million of my buddies, to imagine how they’ll respond to the next crisis, when it comes. We need to know now.
Carney’s Trump problem
By putting his elbows down, Mark Carney could end up paying a political price.
Revive CBC’s Cold War mission, but train it on Trump’s America
The CBC speaks to Canadians, but the broadcaster must start speaking up for our country in the United States as American propaganda challenges shared priorities.
G7 foreign ministers returning in the fall with eyes towards Ukraine
G7 foreign ministers last met in Charlevoix, Que., in March under the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats.
Fentanyl tariff ruling doesn’t cast aside Trump’s ‘national emergency’ spotlight on border
Justices on the U.S. Court of Appeals argued that the national security considerations behind President Donald Trump’s trafficking tariffs are not at issue.
A letter to American Democrats and Canadian liberals about the MAGA movement
‘Maple MAGA’ in Canada is a real thing, too. The movement that will break American democracy is also in our backyards.
Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ is insane but not impossible
The leaked U.S. pitch to remodel the wartorn region into a shiny new city built on ruins is both a bizarre and illegal project.
Forty years on: the Macdonald Commission and its enduring legacy
The Macdonald Commission’s pivotal report recommended the gradual dismantling of trade barriers, but also warned of the danger that the U.S. could leverage in its economic influence.
Putin’s gulling of Trump a historic setback for Ukraine and the world’s democracies
The Aug. 15 meeting gave Russia the green light to continue its invasion without worrying too much about Washington intervening in a major way on Ukraine’s behalf.
