Trudeau encourages all Canadians to ‘speak up for’ the nation in light of Trump’s threats
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says it’s more important to stand up for our country than for jurisdictions right now. And former Ford staffer Laryssa Waler says the next federal election’s ballot-box question will be on defending Canada’s interests against Trump.
First ministers meet to talk Trump
The Hill Times
New year, new anxieties
There is being angry, and wanting change to something better—and then there is the place in which we now find ourselves.
The deck is stacked against Quebec’s Anglos
The failure of our leaders to acknowledge the legitimate grievances of anglophone Quebecers is a sign of indifference and intolerance.
Indigenous innovation in education works for all of us
Supporting a transformed system will advance reconciliation and place education—once the instrument of assimilation—at the centre of Indigenous-led efforts to revitalize language and culture.
Canada must secure its undersea lifelines
A single attack on Canada’s cable infrastructure could disrupt global financial markets, sever communication with allies, and compromise military operations.
From the Rock to the Hill: a year spent promoting and celebrating Newfoundland and Labrador
Passing Bill C-49, to help expand offshore wind opportunities in Atlantic Canada, was among Senate bill sponsor Iris Petten’s highlights for the year.
Buy Canadian, for Canadians
Reducing interprovincial trade barriers is a necessary step in guarding against threats to Canadians’ economic and social prosperity.
The River-class frigates cannot be the ‘be-all, end-all’ of Canada’s sea domain
An overrelliance will lead to logistical constraints that will significantly diminish the Navy’s combat power and combat-readiness.
The great thaw: Canada must lead climate change battle in a time of disappearing ice and snow
It is now time for Canadians to prepare for ‘cryospheric destruction’ and it is going to be a distressing experience. We must prepare for earlier, smaller, and less reliable snowmelt and, hence, less reliable river flows and lake levels that supply drinking water, irrigation water, hydropower, and cold-loving fish such as trout and salmon.
