- More regulation is not always better regulation, and keeping the status quo is certainly preferable to a radically worse privacy framework that further tilts the power in favour of the private sector.
- More regulation is not always better regulation, and keeping the status quo is certainly preferable to a radically worse privacy framework that further tilts the power in favour of the private sector.
- As Canadian firms address ongoing staffing challenges, more high-wage temporary foreign workers are likely to be hired. They are an important part of our workforce, and they need the same protections as Canadians.
- As Canadian firms address ongoing staffing challenges, more high-wage temporary foreign workers are likely to be hired. They are an important part of our workforce, and they need the same protections as Canadians.
- Instead of reducing education requirements for police officers, we need to dramatically increase the training and strengthen the curriculum to give candidates the best possible tools to do the job well.
- Instead of reducing education requirements for police officers, we need to dramatically increase the training and strengthen the curriculum to give candidates the best possible tools to do the job well.
- There’s blatant irony in talking reconciliation when Indigenous people continue to be at a much higher risk of violence, health challenges and racism.
- Bill C-18 assumes that Indigenous storytelling is only for the Indigenous community. That’s like saying Tanya Talaga’s books can only be read by Indigenous Peoples, or that APTN’s contribution is only for Indigenous communities. Come on people, it’s not 1991 anymore.
- Despite some public pronouncements, I can’t imagine anyone in political Ottawa wants Johnston to step aside. Then, they’d have to talk policy and solutions.
- Despite some public pronouncements, I can’t imagine anyone in political Ottawa wants Johnston to step aside. Then, they’d have to talk policy and solutions.
- Channelling anger is easy. Showing us more about how you would diffuse the anger and deliver good governance would be welcome.
- For now, it seems, there is a timeout on who is out and who is in to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader.
- Given the developments on the battlefield in the ongoing war in Ukraine, maybe it’s time the CAF rethinks the structure of our military entirely.
- Given the developments on the battlefield in the ongoing war in Ukraine, maybe it’s time the CAF rethinks the structure of our military entirely.
- It would seem that after 15 months of fighting, the tables have been turned and it is the Russian military that has become the
- Korean military analysts were quick to note that Korea's KSS-III submarines would be a perfect fit for the Royal Canadian Navy’s future requirements.
- That two opposition parties moved away from foreign interference indicates that the public is not as engaged with the issue while wildfires rage across the country.
- That two opposition parties moved away from foreign interference indicates that the public is not as engaged with the issue while wildfires rage across the country.
- The request for a public inquiry is more about political damage than solutions.
- Alberta’s ongoing firefighting efforts have taken the election campaign focus off Danielle Smith's health and vaccine pronouncements.
- Few Canadian political leaders are willing to challenge the still-profitable, immensely powerful oil and gas industry, which is at the heart of our climate challenge.
- Few Canadian political leaders are willing to challenge the still-profitable, immensely powerful oil and gas industry, which is at the heart of our climate challenge.
- This dynamic, this blame game, is not new to our politics, but it has never seemed this ridiculous.
- In the face of the Conservative leader's passionate, energetic retailing of half-truths and venom, what can progressive parties do? They can continue to insist on countering with facts, in the hopes that truth will prevail—but more vigorously and more quickly.
- Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major opportunities. But where are today's examples?
- Four major Canadian-owned and headquartered corporations today all originated as Crown corporations. Our major electric power utilities are other examples of public policy pursuing major opportunities. But where are today's examples?
- If, as Canadians, we want to make a serious contribution to a better world, rather than sounding like an echo for U.S. interests, our
- It is through their ownership of intellectual property that Canadians companies can prosper, grow, and take risks while funding new opportunities.
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- The National Citizens Coalition shouldn’t be too gloaty about the UCP’s victory. Just because conservatives won in Alberta doesn’t necessarily mean 'freedom is on the march.'
- The National Citizens Coalition shouldn’t be too gloaty about the UCP’s victory. Just because conservatives won in Alberta doesn’t necessarily mean 'freedom is on the march.'
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- Why not consider supporting non-political party actors that are pushing for values and ideals you believe in, i.e., advocacy groups, charitable organizations, or even YouTube channels?
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- If David Johnston had recommended a public inquiry into alleged Chinese interference in Canadian elections, the same people now slagging Johnston would be carrying him on their shoulders. Johnston’s only sin is that he didn’t give them what they wanted: a political club to bludgeon the government.
- As Jagmeet Singh considers Pierre Poilievre's call to force a public inquiry, he must ask whether protecting democracy is the Conservatives' main motivation.
- If values play a role in the next election—the values of Pierre Poilievre against Justin Trudeau's—don’t be surprised if the Less Shiny Pony pulls off another surprise. Especially when the punches start flying both ways.
- As insurance companies pull out of regions most seriously affected by climate-related events, they are gradually destroying their own customer base.
- As insurance companies pull out of regions most seriously affected by climate-related events, they are gradually destroying their own customer base.
- The attempt to impose humanitarian rules on war is always bound to fall short, but the effort must be made nevertheless.
- As Jim Lovelock said in his book, Novacene, AGI would perceive human beings the same way as we see plants. However, human beings and AGI have no vital interests that obviously clash, and one existential shared interest: the preservation of a habitable climate on the planet we share.
- The trend toward lower taxes has tilted the economy in favour of the well-off and left average people struggling to get by on stagnant wages and diminished prospects.
- The trend toward lower taxes has tilted the economy in favour of the well-off and left average people struggling to get by on stagnant wages and diminished prospects.
- While nothing in Canada is on a par with the debt ceiling clash in the U.S., voters here should think twice about endorsing a
- The end of the low-interest-rate policy sets the stage for widespread household financial stress in 2025 and 2026, when the majority of mortgages are up for renewal.
- Mastodon is fundamentally different from Twitter in that it’s a decentralized platform. And therein lies the problem: Mastodon is a gatekeeper’s paradise.
- Mastodon is fundamentally different from Twitter in that it’s a decentralized platform. And therein lies the problem: Mastodon is a gatekeeper’s paradise.
- For all the time that Elon Musk has been actively online, you’d think he’d remember the golden rule of social media: the internet always
- A wage cut that primarily affects women is gender pay discrimination and is another violation of Charter Rights, but Ford has been able to slither his way through the muck of injustice without much being said—until now.