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Joseph Ingram is a fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, a fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, chair of Capitalis Partners, a former president of the North South Institute, and a former special representative of the World Bank to the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. 

Canada’s G7 leadership: the ambition is there, but is the budget?

  • Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s G7 leadership: the ambition is there, but is the budget?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
  • Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by

Canada’s G7 leadership: the ambition is there, but is the budget?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 24, 2025
  • Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by
Mark Carney
Instead of acknowledging the moral imperative of reducing global inequality, the government has chosen to further cut an already paltry foreign aid budget by $2.7-billion over the next four years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Was Trump’s Alaska Summit his Chamberlain moment?

  • If the U.S. president chooses to continue giving Russia the benefit of the doubt, Canada will need to find some distance.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | August 27, 2025
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
The key question whether U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and his key advisers understand Russian President Vladimir Putin’s longer-term strategic agenda, writes Joseph Ingram. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Was Trump’s Alaska Summit his Chamberlain moment?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | August 27, 2025
  • If the U.S. president chooses to continue giving Russia the benefit of the doubt, Canada will need to find some distance.

Was Trump’s Alaska Summit his Chamberlain moment?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | August 27, 2025
  • If the U.S. president chooses to continue giving Russia the benefit of the doubt, Canada will need to find some distance.
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin
The key question whether U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and his key advisers understand Russian President Vladimir Putin’s longer-term strategic agenda, writes Joseph Ingram. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

The right man for this moment in history?

  • The new global development paradigm will need to be eco- rather than ego-centric.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | July 2, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. We are fortunate in Canada to have a prime minister who is uniquely equipped to confront the ominous polycrisis we face today, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The right man for this moment in history?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | July 2, 2025
  • The new global development paradigm will need to be eco- rather than ego-centric.

The right man for this moment in history?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | July 2, 2025
  • The new global development paradigm will need to be eco- rather than ego-centric.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney. We are fortunate in Canada to have a prime minister who is uniquely equipped to confront the ominous polycrisis we face today, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Did the Throne Speech meet the needs of this moment?

  • Many would agree that we are at what constitutes another 1944 moment—a pivotal time necessitating major structural reforms of policies and institutions.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 4, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s, left, first Throne Speech was read by King Charles, accompanied by Queen Camilla, in Ottawa on May 27. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Did the Throne Speech meet the needs of this moment?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 4, 2025
  • Many would agree that we are at what constitutes another 1944 moment—a pivotal time necessitating major structural reforms of policies and institutions.

Did the Throne Speech meet the needs of this moment?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 4, 2025
  • Many would agree that we are at what constitutes another 1944 moment—a pivotal time necessitating major structural reforms of policies and institutions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s, left, first Throne Speech was read by King Charles, accompanied by Queen Camilla, in Ottawa on May 27. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Canada’s productivity is declining. So how do we fix it?

  • Perhaps our next federal government needs to create a more internally integrated economy specializing in knowledge-intensive activities that rely less on the export of
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 9, 2025
As recent evidence has demonstrated, it is human—not physical—capital that can best substitute for natural assets, writes Joseph Ingram. Unsplash photograph by ThisisEngineering

Canada’s productivity is declining. So how do we fix it?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 9, 2025
  • Perhaps our next federal government needs to create a more internally integrated economy specializing in knowledge-intensive activities that rely less on the export of

Canada’s productivity is declining. So how do we fix it?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 9, 2025
  • Perhaps our next federal government needs to create a more internally integrated economy specializing in knowledge-intensive activities that rely less on the export of
As recent evidence has demonstrated, it is human—not physical—capital that can best substitute for natural assets, writes Joseph Ingram. Unsplash photograph by ThisisEngineering

Prime Minister Carney’s first decision is a tough one

  • The June G7 meeting couldn’t be happening at a more consequential moment, both for the planet, and for Canada and its economic and political
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 19, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
New Prime Minister Mark Carney no doubt realizes that the June G7 meeting could provide him with a unique opportunity to demonstrate his mastery of the policy options, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Carney’s first decision is a tough one

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 19, 2025
  • The June G7 meeting couldn’t be happening at a more consequential moment, both for the planet, and for Canada and its economic and political

Prime Minister Carney’s first decision is a tough one

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 19, 2025
  • The June G7 meeting couldn’t be happening at a more consequential moment, both for the planet, and for Canada and its economic and political
Mark Carney
New Prime Minister Mark Carney no doubt realizes that the June G7 meeting could provide him with a unique opportunity to demonstrate his mastery of the policy options, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Is Canada part of Trump’s three-ring circus?

  • Europe and Canada represent serious obstacles to the vision the American and Russian leaders share of a racially and religiously homogenous northern hemisphere.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | February 26, 2025
The use of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump, left, clearly reveals both the Darwinian nature of his ambition, and his and Elon Musk’s ignorance of history, writes Joseph Ingram. Images courtesy of DonkeyHotey

Is Canada part of Trump’s three-ring circus?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | February 26, 2025
  • Europe and Canada represent serious obstacles to the vision the American and Russian leaders share of a racially and religiously homogenous northern hemisphere.

Is Canada part of Trump’s three-ring circus?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | February 26, 2025
  • Europe and Canada represent serious obstacles to the vision the American and Russian leaders share of a racially and religiously homogenous northern hemisphere.
The use of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump, left, clearly reveals both the Darwinian nature of his ambition, and his and Elon Musk’s ignorance of history, writes Joseph Ingram. Images courtesy of DonkeyHotey

What Canada needs in its next prime minister

  • In the future post-Justin Trudeau era, Canada will need someone who understands what the masses feel economically, who recognizes we're at a perilous moment
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 19, 2024
In a world dominated by the politics of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, we need a leader who seeks to reform Canada’s liberal democracy, while at once protecting the planet’s natural environment, Neither Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, nor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fit the bill, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

What Canada needs in its next prime minister

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 19, 2024
  • In the future post-Justin Trudeau era, Canada will need someone who understands what the masses feel economically, who recognizes we're at a perilous moment

What Canada needs in its next prime minister

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 19, 2024
  • In the future post-Justin Trudeau era, Canada will need someone who understands what the masses feel economically, who recognizes we're at a perilous moment
In a world dominated by the politics of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, left, we need a leader who seeks to reform Canada’s liberal democracy, while at once protecting the planet’s natural environment, Neither Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, top right, nor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fit the bill, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore, and The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

A missed opportunity in the U.S. election

  • The existential threat of the climate emergency got short shrift during the American presidential race.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 14, 2024
Despite the fact that polls indicate 65 per cent of Americans are concerned by planetary warming, climate change was not amongst the top 10 concerns of voters, writes Joseph Ingram. Unsplash photograph by Li-An Lim

A missed opportunity in the U.S. election

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 14, 2024
  • The existential threat of the climate emergency got short shrift during the American presidential race.

A missed opportunity in the U.S. election

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 14, 2024
  • The existential threat of the climate emergency got short shrift during the American presidential race.
Despite the fact that polls indicate 65 per cent of Americans are concerned by planetary warming, climate change was not amongst the top 10 concerns of voters, writes Joseph Ingram. Unsplash photograph by Li-An Lim

Canadian security in a 21st century world

  • Unlike the threats of past millennia, planetary warming could ultimately lead to the destruction of what sustains human civilization and life as we know
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | August 26, 2024
Hard military power won’t ultimately eliminate this imminent danger, so governments in high-income democracies must immediately focus on soft-power priorities, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Canadian security in a 21st century world

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | August 26, 2024
  • Unlike the threats of past millennia, planetary warming could ultimately lead to the destruction of what sustains human civilization and life as we know

Canadian security in a 21st century world

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | August 26, 2024
  • Unlike the threats of past millennia, planetary warming could ultimately lead to the destruction of what sustains human civilization and life as we know
Hard military power won’t ultimately eliminate this imminent danger, so governments in high-income democracies must immediately focus on soft-power priorities, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Pexels

What becomes of Canada’s role in solving global crises if Donald Trump is re-elected?

  • Canada would be pulled into a vortex of an America-first agenda driven by unilateralism and narrow short-term self-interest.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | May 27, 2024
Instead of being umbilically attached to the narrow energy and security whims of a Donald Trump-led United States, Canada needs to resolutely elevate itself and like-minded allies, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

What becomes of Canada’s role in solving global crises if Donald Trump is re-elected?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | May 27, 2024
  • Canada would be pulled into a vortex of an America-first agenda driven by unilateralism and narrow short-term self-interest.

What becomes of Canada’s role in solving global crises if Donald Trump is re-elected?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | May 27, 2024
  • Canada would be pulled into a vortex of an America-first agenda driven by unilateralism and narrow short-term self-interest.
Instead of being umbilically attached to the narrow energy and security whims of a Donald Trump-led United States, Canada needs to resolutely elevate itself and like-minded allies, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

A glimmer of hope for Canadian global leadership?

  • Mark Carney is advocating for the reinvention of liberal democracy that strengthens social cohesion, while also protecting the planet and its life-sustaining natural environment.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 4, 2024
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney picked up the Club of Florence’s 2024 ‘Renewed Humanism’ award on March 20, and laid out a clear policy contrast to those who—often devoid of scientific or empirical evidence—advocate for the more authoritarian approach, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

A glimmer of hope for Canadian global leadership?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 4, 2024
  • Mark Carney is advocating for the reinvention of liberal democracy that strengthens social cohesion, while also protecting the planet and its life-sustaining natural environment.

A glimmer of hope for Canadian global leadership?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 4, 2024
  • Mark Carney is advocating for the reinvention of liberal democracy that strengthens social cohesion, while also protecting the planet and its life-sustaining natural environment.
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney picked up the Club of Florence’s 2024 ‘Renewed Humanism’ award on March 20, and laid out a clear policy contrast to those who—often devoid of scientific or empirical evidence—advocate for the more authoritarian approach, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Is a Prime Minister Poilievre fit for purpose in the 21st century?

  • It may be instructive to look at what Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s predecessor Stephen Harper has said to glean what Poilievre’s inherited ‘populist conservatism’
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | February 14, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, has hinted that he would be guided by much the same philosophy as former prime minister Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Is a Prime Minister Poilievre fit for purpose in the 21st century?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | February 14, 2024
  • It may be instructive to look at what Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s predecessor Stephen Harper has said to glean what Poilievre’s inherited ‘populist conservatism’

Is a Prime Minister Poilievre fit for purpose in the 21st century?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | February 14, 2024
  • It may be instructive to look at what Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s predecessor Stephen Harper has said to glean what Poilievre’s inherited ‘populist conservatism’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, has hinted that he would be guided by much the same philosophy as former prime minister Stephen Harper. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Israel’s war in Gaza: an object lesson for democracies?

  • Electing governments controlled by religious and ideological fundamentalists is fraught with serious risk.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 11, 2023
If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s, left, avoidance of the consequences of only three criminal charges can contribute to the chaos in the Middle East, we need to be equally concerned at what former U.S. president Donald Trump’s attempts to avoid 91 indictments will lead to, writes Joseph Ingram. White House photograph by D. Myles Cullen

Israel’s war in Gaza: an object lesson for democracies?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 11, 2023
  • Electing governments controlled by religious and ideological fundamentalists is fraught with serious risk.

Israel’s war in Gaza: an object lesson for democracies?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 11, 2023
  • Electing governments controlled by religious and ideological fundamentalists is fraught with serious risk.
If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s, left, avoidance of the consequences of only three criminal charges can contribute to the chaos in the Middle East, we need to be equally concerned at what former U.S. president Donald Trump’s attempts to avoid 91 indictments will lead to, writes Joseph Ingram. White House photograph by D. Myles Cullen

COP28 is an opportunity for Canadian global leadership

  • At the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Dubai, the Canadian government has both the responsibility and the credibility to lay out the costs
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 13, 2023
Steven Guilbeault.
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault speaks to reporters in Ottawa on June 15. The electorate will only support urgent action to reduce emissions if it believes that its welfare is directly dependent on quickly reducing warming, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

COP28 is an opportunity for Canadian global leadership

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 13, 2023
  • At the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Dubai, the Canadian government has both the responsibility and the credibility to lay out the costs

COP28 is an opportunity for Canadian global leadership

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 13, 2023
  • At the upcoming United Nations climate summit in Dubai, the Canadian government has both the responsibility and the credibility to lay out the costs
Steven Guilbeault.
Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault speaks to reporters in Ottawa on June 15. The electorate will only support urgent action to reduce emissions if it believes that its welfare is directly dependent on quickly reducing warming, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government actions prompt another senseless war

  • While no person of good conscience could ever justify the horrific violence committed against innocent Israelis by a terrorist organization, we must put recent
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | October 16, 2023
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Anyone who follows closely what has been happening in the Middle East should have recognized that a major conflict was pretty much inevitable, given the complexion and makeup of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Chatham House/Flickr

Government actions prompt another senseless war

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | October 16, 2023
  • While no person of good conscience could ever justify the horrific violence committed against innocent Israelis by a terrorist organization, we must put recent

Government actions prompt another senseless war

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | October 16, 2023
  • While no person of good conscience could ever justify the horrific violence committed against innocent Israelis by a terrorist organization, we must put recent
Benjamin Netanyahu
Anyone who follows closely what has been happening in the Middle East should have recognized that a major conflict was pretty much inevitable, given the complexion and makeup of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Chatham House/Flickr

Climate crisis inaction isn’t worth the cost

  • The impact of warming on today’s financial architecture could make the 2008 financial collapse look like child’s play.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | October 4, 2023
In her summer meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, hopefully Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland communicated that the threat posed by warming is real and potentially catastrophic for Canada and for the planet as a whole, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Climate crisis inaction isn’t worth the cost

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | October 4, 2023
  • The impact of warming on today’s financial architecture could make the 2008 financial collapse look like child’s play.

Climate crisis inaction isn’t worth the cost

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | October 4, 2023
  • The impact of warming on today’s financial architecture could make the 2008 financial collapse look like child’s play.
In her summer meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, left, hopefully Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland communicated that the threat posed by warming is real and potentially catastrophic for Canada and for the planet as a whole, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Does the planet need a new Bretton Woods Agreement and can Canada help?

  • The world is a very different place from when the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were created in the mid-1940s at Bretton Woods,
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 16, 2023
Canada can play a leading role in encouraging the incoming World Bank president and its other shareholders to radically restructure the institution and, by extension, other multilateral development banks. Photograph courtesy of Deborah W. Campos/World Bank

Does the planet need a new Bretton Woods Agreement and can Canada help?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 16, 2023
  • The world is a very different place from when the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were created in the mid-1940s at Bretton Woods,

Does the planet need a new Bretton Woods Agreement and can Canada help?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 16, 2023
  • The world is a very different place from when the World Bank and International Monetary Fund were created in the mid-1940s at Bretton Woods,
Canada can play a leading role in encouraging the incoming World Bank president and its other shareholders to radically restructure the institution and, by extension, other multilateral development banks. Photograph courtesy of Deborah W. Campos/World Bank

Are corruption and global warming two sides of the same coin?

  • The international community has to reflect on whether, as a condition of supporting the newly created ‘climate funds’ proposed at COP27, donor and recipient
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 12, 2022
Demonstrators march in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 11. COP27 concluded that vast increases in financial support are needed both to cover the costs of ‘loss and damage’ poorer countries have incurred as a result of warming, as well as the costs of converting their economies to clean technologies. Photograph by Oliver Kornblihtt/Mídia NINJA

Are corruption and global warming two sides of the same coin?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 12, 2022
  • The international community has to reflect on whether, as a condition of supporting the newly created ‘climate funds’ proposed at COP27, donor and recipient

Are corruption and global warming two sides of the same coin?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | December 12, 2022
  • The international community has to reflect on whether, as a condition of supporting the newly created ‘climate funds’ proposed at COP27, donor and recipient
Demonstrators march in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 11. COP27 concluded that vast increases in financial support are needed both to cover the costs of ‘loss and damage’ poorer countries have incurred as a result of warming, as well as the costs of converting their economies to clean technologies. Photograph by Oliver Kornblihtt/Mídia NINJA

Are the world’s conservatives learning the right economics lesson?

  • What Britain’s Conservatives, U.S. Republicans, and Canada’s Tories under Pierre Poilievre fail to grasp is that governments need to recognize that ‘human beings aren’t
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 9, 2022
Is Canada’s Conservative Party learning from the empirical evidence emerging from other countries, or are Pierre Poilievre’s calls for smaller government and tax cuts for the wealthy once again an example of idealized assumptions prevailing over facts on the ground, asks Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Are the world’s conservatives learning the right economics lesson?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 9, 2022
  • What Britain’s Conservatives, U.S. Republicans, and Canada’s Tories under Pierre Poilievre fail to grasp is that governments need to recognize that ‘human beings aren’t

Are the world’s conservatives learning the right economics lesson?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 9, 2022
  • What Britain’s Conservatives, U.S. Republicans, and Canada’s Tories under Pierre Poilievre fail to grasp is that governments need to recognize that ‘human beings aren’t
Is Canada’s Conservative Party learning from the empirical evidence emerging from other countries, or are Pierre Poilievre’s calls for smaller government and tax cuts for the wealthy once again an example of idealized assumptions prevailing over facts on the ground, asks Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can weakened democracies survive global warming?

  • United States President Joe Biden was right to warn of the threat to democracy represented by America’s “Make America Great Again” movement, but even
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM, BERNARD SCHUTZ | September 28, 2022
The price of doing nothing to slow and stop global warming will be to allow our democracies to approach their social tipping points and risk political and economic collapse, write Joseph Ingram and Bernard Schutz. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske

Can weakened democracies survive global warming?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM, BERNARD SCHUTZ | September 28, 2022
  • United States President Joe Biden was right to warn of the threat to democracy represented by America’s “Make America Great Again” movement, but even

Can weakened democracies survive global warming?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM, BERNARD SCHUTZ | September 28, 2022
  • United States President Joe Biden was right to warn of the threat to democracy represented by America’s “Make America Great Again” movement, but even
The price of doing nothing to slow and stop global warming will be to allow our democracies to approach their social tipping points and risk political and economic collapse, write Joseph Ingram and Bernard Schutz. Pexels photograph by Markus Spiske

Strong corruption response weapon of choice in the new cold war between liberal democracy and authoritarianism

  • Though not on the front pages of the New York Times, an executive order issued June 8 by President Joe Biden—intended to modernize U.S.
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 21, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government needs to actively support the sentiments laid out by the U.S. secretary of state ‘that corruption threatens economic equity, global anti-poverty and development efforts’ if he wants its actions to be more aligned with the lofty foreign and development policy goals he often lays out, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Strong corruption response weapon of choice in the new cold war between liberal democracy and authoritarianism

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 21, 2021
  • Though not on the front pages of the New York Times, an executive order issued June 8 by President Joe Biden—intended to modernize U.S.

Strong corruption response weapon of choice in the new cold war between liberal democracy and authoritarianism

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 21, 2021
  • Though not on the front pages of the New York Times, an executive order issued June 8 by President Joe Biden—intended to modernize U.S.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government needs to actively support the sentiments laid out by the U.S. secretary of state ‘that corruption threatens economic equity, global anti-poverty and development efforts’ if he wants its actions to be more aligned with the lofty foreign and development policy goals he often lays out, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Purposeful American foreign policy needed today more than ever

  • The joint reaction issued last week by China and Russia to the additional sanctions and public criticism by the new Biden administration and the
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 29, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with President of People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, ahead of the November 2014 APEC summit. Political leadership within the members of the Euro-Atlantic Alliance can no longer afford to act under the delusion that both Russia and China are open to live-and-let-live policies and an uncontested coexistence, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

Purposeful American foreign policy needed today more than ever

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 29, 2021
  • The joint reaction issued last week by China and Russia to the additional sanctions and public criticism by the new Biden administration and the

Purposeful American foreign policy needed today more than ever

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 29, 2021
  • The joint reaction issued last week by China and Russia to the additional sanctions and public criticism by the new Biden administration and the
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with President of People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, ahead of the November 2014 APEC summit. Political leadership within the members of the Euro-Atlantic Alliance can no longer afford to act under the delusion that both Russia and China are open to live-and-let-live policies and an uncontested coexistence, writes Joseph Ingram. Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

From annus horribilis to annus mirabilis?

  • While 2020 will deservedly be remembered as the annus horribilis—producing one of history’s most devastating pandemics causing millions of deaths and pushing tens of
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | January 5, 2021
Such are the depths of the wounds that COVID-19 has revealed that there can be no return to an economy based on business as usual, writes Joseph Ingram. Unsplash photograph by Nikita Kachanovsky

From annus horribilis to annus mirabilis?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | January 5, 2021
  • While 2020 will deservedly be remembered as the annus horribilis—producing one of history’s most devastating pandemics causing millions of deaths and pushing tens of

From annus horribilis to annus mirabilis?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | January 5, 2021
  • While 2020 will deservedly be remembered as the annus horribilis—producing one of history’s most devastating pandemics causing millions of deaths and pushing tens of
Such are the depths of the wounds that COVID-19 has revealed that there can be no return to an economy based on business as usual, writes Joseph Ingram. Unsplash photograph by Nikita Kachanovsky

From the pandemic to global warming: why we need Sustainable Development Goals

  • The recent assertion on the streets of Washington, D.C., and Toronto by libertarians and Donald Trump supporters of the right to behave as they
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 26, 2020
In the same way that COVID-19 has revealed itself to be a threat that ultimately requires a co-ordinated global response, addressing the warming of our planet will require national policy responses based on a globally co-ordinated strategy, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

From the pandemic to global warming: why we need Sustainable Development Goals

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 26, 2020
  • The recent assertion on the streets of Washington, D.C., and Toronto by libertarians and Donald Trump supporters of the right to behave as they

From the pandemic to global warming: why we need Sustainable Development Goals

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | November 26, 2020
  • The recent assertion on the streets of Washington, D.C., and Toronto by libertarians and Donald Trump supporters of the right to behave as they
In the same way that COVID-19 has revealed itself to be a threat that ultimately requires a co-ordinated global response, addressing the warming of our planet will require national policy responses based on a globally co-ordinated strategy, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada needs foreign policy for the 21st century

  • Much has been written about Canada’s failure last month to secure a United Nations Security Council seat, with many pundits—not just the Harperites—suggesting that
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | July 15, 2020
The unwillingness of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy to reset the short-sighted parochialism reflected in the actions of his Conservative predecessors has not only further tarnished our global standing as a middle power, but is also exposing Canadians to the inexorable threats of the 21st century, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada needs foreign policy for the 21st century

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | July 15, 2020
  • Much has been written about Canada’s failure last month to secure a United Nations Security Council seat, with many pundits—not just the Harperites—suggesting that

Canada needs foreign policy for the 21st century

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | July 15, 2020
  • Much has been written about Canada’s failure last month to secure a United Nations Security Council seat, with many pundits—not just the Harperites—suggesting that
The unwillingness of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy to reset the short-sighted parochialism reflected in the actions of his Conservative predecessors has not only further tarnished our global standing as a middle power, but is also exposing Canadians to the inexorable threats of the 21st century, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lives depend on new leadership skills for the 21st century

  • The double whammy of COVID-19—with its unprecedented fatalities and collapsing economy—plus race-related violence and property destruction the likes of which the United States hasn’t
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 24, 2020
Global polls today are consistent in revealing shrinking confidence in U.S. leadership, and a growing perception that the Donald Trump administration and its Republican acolytes are remoulding America’s ethos from that of a steward of democratic values, human rights, and a principled ally to other democratic states, into one of a self-centred, uncaring, and unprincipled force that can no longer be relied upon to promote the global public good, writes Joseph Ingram. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

Lives depend on new leadership skills for the 21st century

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 24, 2020
  • The double whammy of COVID-19—with its unprecedented fatalities and collapsing economy—plus race-related violence and property destruction the likes of which the United States hasn’t

Lives depend on new leadership skills for the 21st century

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | June 24, 2020
  • The double whammy of COVID-19—with its unprecedented fatalities and collapsing economy—plus race-related violence and property destruction the likes of which the United States hasn’t
Global polls today are consistent in revealing shrinking confidence in U.S. leadership, and a growing perception that the Donald Trump administration and its Republican acolytes are remoulding America’s ethos from that of a steward of democratic values, human rights, and a principled ally to other democratic states, into one of a self-centred, uncaring, and unprincipled force that can no longer be relied upon to promote the global public good, writes Joseph Ingram. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore
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The Nobel for Trump? Why not the Booker Prize for fiction instead?

  • The recent roller coaster of American stock market performance, with a precipitous increase in market values coming during the same week as more than
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | May 6, 2020
Americans need to ask themselves why, with almost two months lead time and international examples, and with much vaunted American health care, they find themselves today with one-third of the world’s recorded cases of the coronavirus, and one-quarter of the world’s deaths from the virus and still rising. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

The Nobel for Trump? Why not the Booker Prize for fiction instead?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | May 6, 2020
  • The recent roller coaster of American stock market performance, with a precipitous increase in market values coming during the same week as more than

The Nobel for Trump? Why not the Booker Prize for fiction instead?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | May 6, 2020
  • The recent roller coaster of American stock market performance, with a precipitous increase in market values coming during the same week as more than
Americans need to ask themselves why, with almost two months lead time and international examples, and with much vaunted American health care, they find themselves today with one-third of the world’s recorded cases of the coronavirus, and one-quarter of the world’s deaths from the virus and still rising. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks

Does the coronavirus contain a silver lining?

  • In a 2012 Huffington Post column (“What 2012 can learn from 2011”)—thought by many at the time to be the year of the apocalypse—I
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 1, 2020
The U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson governments’ failures to recognize the need for widespread co-operation will only exacerbate the impact this pandemic will have on both the health and the economies of their citizens, writes Joseph Ingram. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian and Flickr photograph by Arno Mikkor

Does the coronavirus contain a silver lining?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 1, 2020
  • In a 2012 Huffington Post column (“What 2012 can learn from 2011”)—thought by many at the time to be the year of the apocalypse—I

Does the coronavirus contain a silver lining?

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | April 1, 2020
  • In a 2012 Huffington Post column (“What 2012 can learn from 2011”)—thought by many at the time to be the year of the apocalypse—I
The U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson governments’ failures to recognize the need for widespread co-operation will only exacerbate the impact this pandemic will have on both the health and the economies of their citizens, writes Joseph Ingram. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian and Flickr photograph by Arno Mikkor

Canada is at a crossroads with existential consequences

  • It is not hyperbole to suggest that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government find themselves today at a truly historic junction—and Canada’s economic
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 11, 2020
The problem is that both Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, right, as well as the political party they represent, are very much driven by short-term electoral considerations and the financial support of an industry that, globally, is beginning to lose its centuries-long grip on public policy, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada is at a crossroads with existential consequences

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 11, 2020
  • It is not hyperbole to suggest that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government find themselves today at a truly historic junction—and Canada’s economic

Canada is at a crossroads with existential consequences

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | March 11, 2020
  • It is not hyperbole to suggest that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government find themselves today at a truly historic junction—and Canada’s economic
The problem is that both Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, right, as well as the political party they represent, are very much driven by short-term electoral considerations and the financial support of an industry that, globally, is beginning to lose its centuries-long grip on public policy, writes Joseph Ingram. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

The world according to Trump and Trudeau  

  • The most recent NATO-related exchanges between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are not just the political testosterone of two alpha
Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | January 20, 2020
The most recent NATO-related exchanges between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at the White House in 2017, are not just the political testosterone of two alpha males. They do in fact represent starkly contrasting views of the world based on very different histories and distinct personalities, views that are clearly apparent in how the two governments address four inexorable forces that constitute critical fault lines for all humanity; globalization, the demographic transition, automation, and climate change, writes Joe Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

The world according to Trump and Trudeau  

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | January 20, 2020
  • The most recent NATO-related exchanges between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are not just the political testosterone of two alpha

The world according to Trump and Trudeau  

Opinion | BY JOSEPH INGRAM | January 20, 2020
  • The most recent NATO-related exchanges between U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are not just the political testosterone of two alpha
The most recent NATO-related exchanges between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured at the White House in 2017, are not just the political testosterone of two alpha males. They do in fact represent starkly contrasting views of the world based on very different histories and distinct personalities, views that are clearly apparent in how the two governments address four inexorable forces that constitute critical fault lines for all humanity; globalization, the demographic transition, automation, and climate change, writes Joe Ingram. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

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