Canada carrying a hypocritical torch in stand against Maduro
OTTAWA—I must say that I find it quite disturbing that Canada has positioned itself at the forefront of what appears to be an imminent regime change in Venezuela. I say this not because I am a supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, but rather because I consider myself a proud Canadian. We were born out […]
This year’s election will test populism’s allure in Canada like no other
OTTAWA—To get a glimpse of the state of politics in 2019, it isn’t necessary to witness the months of violence and vandalism in Paris or the plots in the United States by would-be killers intent on murdering prominent members of an opposing party. Just take a look at Conservative Senator David Tkachuk’s admonition to the truckers […]
Canada is a target, not collateral damage, in the U.S. trade war against China
It has become clear that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, in the ongoing diplomatic crisis between Canada and China, have relied heavily on courting support from the United States while dismissing Beijing’s criticism over Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou’s arrest. They claim Ottawa is just following the rule of law […]
Fair dealing is a right, not a privilege
This week at schools and campuses across the country, teachers, students, and librarians are celebrating Fair Dealing Week. This annual event increases awareness of a little-known—but well-used—feature of the Copyright Act: fair dealing. The Copyright Act touches all Canadians. At its core, copyright determines under what conditions artistic and literary works (including ebooks, computer software, […]
Justice officials told Senators SNC didn’t lobby them to get remediation agreements in law
Despite heavily lobbying ministers and political staff as well as some bureaucrats in other departments, SNC-Lavalin didn’t meet with Justice Department officials in the two years leading up to when the deferred prosecution agreements it wanted were ready to be used, departmental officials told Senators who studied the agreements last year. The Senate Legal and […]
Black public servants looking for political champions to fight battle in House, Senate
A new group advocating for the rights of Black public servants says that to combat the systemic racism employees face, specific data on Black Canadians is required to get a better picture of the issues it says need to be addressed. And with less than six years left in a UN decade for people of […]
Thanks to the internet, immunization is now controversial
OTTAWA—One of the benefits of social media is being able to maintain contact with old friends from around the world. As graduates of a high school in Montreal half a century ago, many of my former classmates followed the exodus out of Quebec in the 1970s and 1980s and now live in Toronto, Vancouver, and […]
Let’s end plastic waste
Plastic waste reduction has been on the forefront of the federal policy discussion over the last year, from a commitment to reduce the amount of single-use plastics in federal government operations, to Canada leading the development and completion of the G7 Ocean Plastics Charter that was signed by the European Union and five G7 countries […]
U.S. security concerns about Huawei are bunk: it just wants to smother competitors, says China’s ambassador
For some time now, there have been rampant remarks that Huawei’s equipment poses threats to the national security of Western countries. The United States was the first to announce that it would exclude Huawei’s equipment from its domestic 5G market. Among the Five Eyes intelligence alliance members, Australia and New Zealand have followed suit, while […]
How Ottawa can unlock the door to home ownership
Owning a home is part of being middle class. This fundamental belief has been shared by Canadians from coast to coast, for generations. Until now. Canadians have watched as rising house prices and tightening of mortgage rules have locked thousands of would-be homebuyers out of the market. As a result, more and more young Canadians […]
