Books & Big Ideas
- The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon
FeatureBY | April 24, 2024
FeatureBY | April 24, 2024
- The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon
FeatureBY | April 24, 2024
- The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach's Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon
- ‘I feel that it is a fundamental responsibility of anyone who is an elected official... to collaborate with other orders of government to be
FeatureBY | April 24, 2024
FeatureBY | April 24, 2024
- ‘I feel that it is a fundamental responsibility of anyone who is an elected official... to collaborate with other orders of government to be
FeatureBY | April 24, 2024
- ‘I feel that it is a fundamental responsibility of anyone who is an elected official... to collaborate with other orders of government to be
- The following is an excerpt from Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to COVID-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever, one of the five books shortlisted
FeatureBY | April 24, 2024
FeatureBY | April 24, 2024
- The following is an excerpt from Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to COVID-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever, one of the five books shortlisted
FeatureBY | April 24, 2024
- The following is an excerpt from Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to COVID-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever, one of the five books shortlisted
- In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake
- In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake
- In his just-released volume, The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson, and the Making of Modern Canada, John Ibbitson gives the 13th prime minister a fair shake
- Hope is rooted in our spirit. It is not a tangible thing we can put on the table to bargain over. Hope is a
- Hope is rooted in our spirit. It is not a tangible thing we can put on the table to bargain over. Hope is a
- Hope is rooted in our spirit. It is not a tangible thing we can put on the table to bargain over. Hope is a
- Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story
FeatureBY | September 18, 2023
FeatureBY | September 18, 2023
- Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story
FeatureBY | September 18, 2023
- Roy MacGregor was a small-town kid from Ontario's backwoods who made it big in Canada's media world. In Paper Trails, he tells the story
- The Next Age of Uncertainty is one of the finalists for this year's Donner Prize, one of the best public policy books written in
FeatureBY | May 10, 2023
FeatureBY | May 10, 2023
- The Next Age of Uncertainty is one of the finalists for this year's Donner Prize, one of the best public policy books written in
FeatureBY | May 10, 2023
- The Next Age of Uncertainty is one of the finalists for this year's Donner Prize, one of the best public policy books written in
- The following is an excerpt from Dale Eisler's book, From Left to Right: Saskatchewan’s Political and Economic Transformation, published by the University of Regina
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- The following is an excerpt from Dale Eisler's book, From Left to Right: Saskatchewan’s Political and Economic Transformation, published by the University of Regina
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- The following is an excerpt from Dale Eisler's book, From Left to Right: Saskatchewan’s Political and Economic Transformation, published by the University of Regina
- The following is an excerpt from Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy, by Josh O’Kane, one of the five finalists for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- The following is an excerpt from Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy, by Josh O’Kane, one of the five finalists for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- The following is an excerpt from Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy, by Josh O’Kane, one of the five finalists for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen
- Norma Dunning explores the impact of the Eskimo Disk System in her book, Kinauvit?: What’s Your Name? The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter’s
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- Norma Dunning explores the impact of the Eskimo Disk System in her book, Kinauvit?: What’s Your Name? The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter’s
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- Norma Dunning explores the impact of the Eskimo Disk System in her book, Kinauvit?: What’s Your Name? The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter’s
- The following is an excerpt from Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation, by Andrew Stobo Sniderman and
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- The following is an excerpt from Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation, by Andrew Stobo Sniderman and
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- The following is an excerpt from Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation, by Andrew Stobo Sniderman and
- In How to Be a Climate Optimist: Blueprints for a Better World, Chris Turner looks at 'the exhilarating story of real progress' being made on
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- In How to Be a Climate Optimist: Blueprints for a Better World, Chris Turner looks at 'the exhilarating story of real progress' being made on
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- In How to Be a Climate Optimist: Blueprints for a Better World, Chris Turner looks at 'the exhilarating story of real progress' being made on
- The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one
FeatureBY | May 8, 2023
- The Politics and the Pen event has raised more than $5-million for the Writers' Trust since 2000, and last year raised $350,000 in one
- The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association weighs in on the switch to zero-emission vehicles.
FeatureBY | February 6, 2023
FeatureBY | February 6, 2023
- The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association weighs in on the switch to zero-emission vehicles.
FeatureBY | February 6, 2023
- The head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association weighs in on the switch to zero-emission vehicles.
- Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth is an extended meditation on what has become of political discourse in the 21st century, when the news media of old—beggared
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth is an extended meditation on what has become of political discourse in the 21st century, when the news media of old—beggared
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth is an extended meditation on what has become of political discourse in the 21st century, when the news media of old—beggared
- In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines.
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines.
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- In John Turner: An Intimate Biography, Steve Paikin shows Turner had a heart built for friendship, across party lines.
- In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- In Son of Elsewhere, Elamin Abdelmahmoud tracks his path as a teenager emigrating from Sudan to Kingston, Ont., and his evolving understanding of the
- Five federal campaigns, a leadership race and extensive involvement with Equal Voice gives Peggy Nash a wealth of experience in campaigning. So she decided
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- Five federal campaigns, a leadership race and extensive involvement with Equal Voice gives Peggy Nash a wealth of experience in campaigning. So she decided
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- Five federal campaigns, a leadership race and extensive involvement with Equal Voice gives Peggy Nash a wealth of experience in campaigning. So she decided
- Above the Fold: A Personal History of the Toronto Star, by John Honderich, Penguin Random House Canada, $35. 2. A Cooperative Disagreement: Canada-United States Relations
- Above the Fold: A Personal History of the Toronto Star, by John Honderich, Penguin Random House Canada, $35. 2. A Cooperative Disagreement: Canada-United States Relations
- Above the Fold: A Personal History of the Toronto Star, by John Honderich, Penguin Random House Canada, $35. 2. A Cooperative Disagreement: Canada-United States Relations
- The executive and legislative branches of government are the main ways to exert political influence, particularly in cabinet and the Prime Minister’s Office. But
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- The executive and legislative branches of government are the main ways to exert political influence, particularly in cabinet and the Prime Minister’s Office. But
FeatureBY | December 19, 2022
- The executive and legislative branches of government are the main ways to exert political influence, particularly in cabinet and the Prime Minister’s Office. But
- You can't fix a problem if you aren't willing to talk about it. That's why the former clerk of the Privy Council is speaking
FeatureBY | November 28, 2022
FeatureBY | November 28, 2022
- You can't fix a problem if you aren't willing to talk about it. That's why the former clerk of the Privy Council is speaking
FeatureBY | November 28, 2022
- You can't fix a problem if you aren't willing to talk about it. That's why the former clerk of the Privy Council is speaking
- The howl of extremism intensifies, rattling windowpanes from the Privy Council Office to Bay Street, and the elites who occupy these high offices don’t
FeatureBY | September 7, 2022
FeatureBY | September 7, 2022
- The howl of extremism intensifies, rattling windowpanes from the Privy Council Office to Bay Street, and the elites who occupy these high offices don’t
FeatureBY | September 7, 2022
- The howl of extremism intensifies, rattling windowpanes from the Privy Council Office to Bay Street, and the elites who occupy these high offices don’t
- After working in the partisan trenches of Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park, the co-authors of an upcoming book exploring how neighbouring communities in Manitoba—a
FeatureBY | August 24, 2022
FeatureBY | August 24, 2022
- After working in the partisan trenches of Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park, the co-authors of an upcoming book exploring how neighbouring communities in Manitoba—a
FeatureBY | August 24, 2022
- After working in the partisan trenches of Parliament Hill and Queen’s Park, the co-authors of an upcoming book exploring how neighbouring communities in Manitoba—a
- The Westminster Parliament boasts more than a few noteworthy prime ministers who were writers worth reading. Prime ministers Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli stand
FeatureBY | June 13, 2022
FeatureBY | June 13, 2022
- The Westminster Parliament boasts more than a few noteworthy prime ministers who were writers worth reading. Prime ministers Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli stand
FeatureBY | June 13, 2022
- The Westminster Parliament boasts more than a few noteworthy prime ministers who were writers worth reading. Prime ministers Winston Churchill and Benjamin Disraeli stand
- Putin’s invasion of Ukraine deserves to be condemned as a war crime, but that condemnation coming from Bush only highlights the hypocrisy of U.S.
- Putin’s invasion of Ukraine deserves to be condemned as a war crime, but that condemnation coming from Bush only highlights the hypocrisy of U.S.
- Putin’s invasion of Ukraine deserves to be condemned as a war crime, but that condemnation coming from Bush only highlights the hypocrisy of U.S.
- Fifty of Ottawa’s finest political writers are dusting off their tuxedos and ball gowns, readying their sharpies, and practising their autographs as the city’s
- Fifty of Ottawa’s finest political writers are dusting off their tuxedos and ball gowns, readying their sharpies, and practising their autographs as the city’s
- Fifty of Ottawa’s finest political writers are dusting off their tuxedos and ball gowns, readying their sharpies, and practising their autographs as the city’s
- TEN DAYS AFTER BEING detained by Canadian authorities in Vancouver, and one day after Michael Kovrig was detained, Trump said publicly he “would certainly
FeatureBY | May 16, 2022
FeatureBY | May 16, 2022
- TEN DAYS AFTER BEING detained by Canadian authorities in Vancouver, and one day after Michael Kovrig was detained, Trump said publicly he “would certainly
FeatureBY | May 16, 2022
- TEN DAYS AFTER BEING detained by Canadian authorities in Vancouver, and one day after Michael Kovrig was detained, Trump said publicly he “would certainly
- A particularly interesting situation occurs when two tectonic plates are grinding past each other. Much of the time, the plates drift in this way
FeatureBY | May 16, 2022
FeatureBY | May 16, 2022
- A particularly interesting situation occurs when two tectonic plates are grinding past each other. Much of the time, the plates drift in this way
FeatureBY | May 16, 2022
- A particularly interesting situation occurs when two tectonic plates are grinding past each other. Much of the time, the plates drift in this way
- TORONTO—Nothing is more urgent today than to resolve the conflict over Ukraine before it spills over into something much worse. As Barbara Tuchman once
- TORONTO—Nothing is more urgent today than to resolve the conflict over Ukraine before it spills over into something much worse. As Barbara Tuchman once
- TORONTO—Nothing is more urgent today than to resolve the conflict over Ukraine before it spills over into something much worse. As Barbara Tuchman once
- TORONTO—Unlike the founding provinces of Confederation, Alberta was created by the federal government. Although Ottawa granted Alberta control of its natural resources in 1930,
- TORONTO—Unlike the founding provinces of Confederation, Alberta was created by the federal government. Although Ottawa granted Alberta control of its natural resources in 1930,
- TORONTO—Unlike the founding provinces of Confederation, Alberta was created by the federal government. Although Ottawa granted Alberta control of its natural resources in 1930,
- Re: “The problem with the ballot,” by Nelson Wiseman, (The Hill Times, Jan.17, p.11). For decades, Canadian political scientists have muddied the date of when
Opinion | January 24, 2022
Opinion | January 24, 2022
- Re: “The problem with the ballot,” by Nelson Wiseman, (The Hill Times, Jan.17, p.11). For decades, Canadian political scientists have muddied the date of when
Opinion | January 24, 2022
- Re: “The problem with the ballot,” by Nelson Wiseman, (The Hill Times, Jan.17, p.11). For decades, Canadian political scientists have muddied the date of when
- OTTAWA—On Jan. 1, hundreds of jubilant revellers gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, and numerous other Ukrainian cities and towns. They were not celebrating the arrival
- OTTAWA—On Jan. 1, hundreds of jubilant revellers gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, and numerous other Ukrainian cities and towns. They were not celebrating the arrival
- OTTAWA—On Jan. 1, hundreds of jubilant revellers gathered in Kyiv, Lviv, and numerous other Ukrainian cities and towns. They were not celebrating the arrival
- Unless you’re the billionaire owner of an online retail site, chances are you suffered during the last two years. Even those who were lucky
- Unless you’re the billionaire owner of an online retail site, chances are you suffered during the last two years. Even those who were lucky
- Unless you’re the billionaire owner of an online retail site, chances are you suffered during the last two years. Even those who were lucky
- For the second consecutive year, the pandemic has parlayed the party for the annual Politics and the Pen event into a literally more sober
FeatureBY | September 22, 2021
FeatureBY | September 22, 2021
- For the second consecutive year, the pandemic has parlayed the party for the annual Politics and the Pen event into a literally more sober
FeatureBY | September 22, 2021
- For the second consecutive year, the pandemic has parlayed the party for the annual Politics and the Pen event into a literally more sober
- Canada’s political podcasts are tightening their focus and picking up the pace during the 2021 election campaign, and their hosts say the podcast platform
- Canada’s political podcasts are tightening their focus and picking up the pace during the 2021 election campaign, and their hosts say the podcast platform
- Canada’s political podcasts are tightening their focus and picking up the pace during the 2021 election campaign, and their hosts say the podcast platform
- Following the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, the Haitian ambassador in Ottawa says there is a role for Canada in helping the Caribbean
- Following the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, the Haitian ambassador in Ottawa says there is a role for Canada in helping the Caribbean
- Following the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, the Haitian ambassador in Ottawa says there is a role for Canada in helping the Caribbean
- Climate change isn’t just an environmental threat, it’s an emerging public health threat. And over the coming decades, it risks cutting short the lives
- Climate change isn’t just an environmental threat, it’s an emerging public health threat. And over the coming decades, it risks cutting short the lives
- Climate change isn’t just an environmental threat, it’s an emerging public health threat. And over the coming decades, it risks cutting short the lives
