Fifty years of friendship, still going strong

Every September, for the past several years, I have been getting together with women who played on my high school basketball team a half-century ago.
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.
Policy is the foundation: why culture needs a structural response to anti-Black racism

When policies reflect equity, so do outcomes. That is how public funding builds public trust.
A life worth learning from

Given his pedigree, Ken Dryden was arguably the smartest person in every room he ever entered, but he never behaved that way.
Ken Dryden: a role model for all of us

He will be remembered as a decent, humble, thoughtful person, and a role model for all Canadians.
Feds need to create new national body to address sport system ‘crisis’: report

Senator Chantal Petitclerc, a former Paralympian, says it’s important the system doesn’t ‘sacrifice’ the drive of high-performance athletes as the government looks to improve the Canadian sport system.
Canadians should strive for a gold medal in safe sport

Just as Canadians pull together in the midst of an exciting match, we should be equally fervent about protecting everyone involved in sport.
Candidates ‘unchallenged’ and ‘uncovered’ in federal election as a fallout of dying local media: report

PSG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne says competition is essential for a free and diverse press, but that it is eroding and commentary is now taking the place of factual reporting.
Our bilingual character is threatened, but by whom?

Proposed changes to procuring official language interpretation services would reduce their quality and availability on Parliament Hill.
Pride attendance may no longer be a litmus test for LGBTQ support, but absence still sends a message, say politicos

‘Pride is not necessarily welcoming to everyone anymore, and that’s the opposite of what it should be,’ says conservative commentator and transgender advocate Blaine Badiuk.