Where to begin: restarting a failed access-to-information system
We need a better deal that actively puts transparency back more fully into the picture, and we can start by changing the decades-old, decrepit Access to Information Act.
Carney Liberals moving to the right opens up a potential opportunity for the NDP
With Carney’s Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to grab.
Pierre Poilievre is riding the wrong horse
The Conservative leader is having trouble getting support, especially from women, partly because he is seen to be too much of an attack dog. If he is going to be successful, that approach must soften.
Carney faces storm clouds ahead
Essentially, when the dark clouds gather, Carney will have to convince Canadians he’s making the best decisions he can based on the realities he faces.
Carney’s fall budget could be the toughest one Canadians have ever faced in peacetime
Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to the federal government with deep spending cuts to programs prized by many Canadians, catalyze a huge and disruptive transition to a more competitive and productive economy less dependent on the U.S., and undertake a massive boost to defence and infrastructure spending.
Americans need to wake up, wise up, and stand up to Trump
In his recently passed and so-called Big Beautiful Bill, Trump gave ICE a whopping $75-billion in new funding. That will enable the force to hire 10,000 new agents. When that happens, ICE will be larger than all the other U.S. federal law enforcement agencies combined.
The path forward on reconciliation and building infrastructure
Elevating living standards and opportunities in Indigenous communities is perhaps the ultimate “national interest” project.
Kazakhstan ambassador, Canadian counterpart to speak at July 21 webinar on bilateral relations
MONDAY, JULY 21 Webinar: ‘Canada-Kazakhstan Relations‘—The Embassy of Kazakhstan and the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy host a webinar, “Canada-Kazakhstan Relations: Seizing New Opportunities in a Changing World.” Participants include Kazakh Ambassador to Canada Dauletbek Kussainov; Canada’s Ambassador to Kazakhstan Christopher Duggan; Elena Zabudskaya, Business development officer, City of Greater Sudbury, Ont.; Darren Klinck, Kazakhstan’s […]
‘He’s using us’: independent byelection candidates say ‘frustration’ getting ‘louder’ over Poilievre parachuting into Alberta riding
Pierre Poilievre has chosen one of the safest Tory seats in the country to try to punch his ticket back to Parliament Hill, but his opponents say the Conservative leader is using their riding as a ‘political pawn’ and his win isn’t a sure thing.
Proposed budget cuts echo Trump’s priorities, not our own
We need to double down on what truly makes this country strong: reconciliation, public services, science, veterans’ dignity, and a more inclusive society.
