- The clerk is, by law, the secretary to the BOIE. What kind of management board would accept that their most-trusted officer be appointed without their participation or consent?
- The clerk is, by law, the secretary to the BOIE. What kind of management board would accept that their most-trusted officer be appointed without their participation or consent?
- It will be hard for Canada to declare that it has protected ‘30 by 30’ if the humans and wildlife within those zones continue to be subjected to some of the most pernicious substances on the planet.
- It will be hard for Canada to declare that it has protected ‘30 by 30’ if the humans and wildlife within those zones continue to be subjected to some of the most pernicious substances on the planet.
- When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist humans, and as such, it is unlikely that it would be used to harm them. However, it is important for humans to continue to develop AI in an ethical manner, to ensure that it remains a beneficial tool for humanity.' This isn't good.
- When I asked ChatGPT if war could ever happen, it replied 'AI is designed to be a tool that can be used to assist humans, and as such, it is unlikely that it would be used to harm them. However, it is important for humans to continue to develop AI in an ethical manner, to ensure that it remains a beneficial tool for humanity.' This isn't good.
- At least New Zealand had the guts to talk about real change.
- At least New Zealand had the guts to talk about real change.
- This year will also be about growing recognition that First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples are doing some amazing things that benefit all Canadians. This
- Policing in Canada has a racism problem, and it’s the white elephant that will keep coming back again and again.
- Former conservative staffer Asad Wali, who died on Jan. 12, enriched many lives and worked to make the country a better place.
- Former conservative staffer Asad Wali, who died on Jan. 12, enriched many lives and worked to make the country a better place.
- Broken might be taking it a bit far, but you’d be hard pressed to make a compelling argument that some of the nation’s biggest
- Canada has lost a smart, reliable, and wise hand from Western Canada at the cabinet table at a crucial time in our history.
- 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.
- The fact the Canadian Army has 82 Leopard 2 tanks but is hard pressed to part with just four of them to give to Ukraine is indicative of how neglected our armoured forces have been since we quit the combat mission in Afghanistan in 2011.
- The fact the Canadian Army has 82 Leopard 2 tanks but is hard pressed to part with just four of them to give to Ukraine is indicative of how neglected our armoured forces have been since we quit the combat mission in Afghanistan in 2011.
- Faced with a personnel shortage, the Canadian Armed Forces should reduce Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie’s task load and put an immediate end to Operation Impact.
- The fact that a $400-million purchase could be made so quickly and expeditiously by the Canadian government to outfit a foreign military, while Canada’s military still does without this same capability, must be a blow to our Army’s morale.
- The provinces want an increase from 22 per cent to 35 per cent of health-care costs. The feds are not likely to match the demand, but will certainly come close. But the most important element of the agreement is the fine print on the five priorities that the federal government has established.
- The provinces want an increase from 22 per cent to 35 per cent of health-care costs. The feds are not likely to match the demand, but will certainly come close. But the most important element of the agreement is the fine print on the five priorities that the federal government has established.
- The Liberal cabinet’s decision to meet in Hamilton is not about tourism. It is about politics. If the party is to retain its position in
- Jean Chrétien needs to write another book. This time he should focus on political lessons for the future. It could be a great road map for a future Canadian prime minister.
- Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s 'empowerment programs' during the war? You would think so, but it isn’t happening quickly enough for a group of six MPs, from all parties, who have been lobbying government since October to get eight especially vulnerable Afghan women to safety.
- Can Canada not, at least, rescue individual women, especially those who worked with Canadians on various women’s 'empowerment programs' during the war? You would think so, but it isn’t happening quickly enough for a group of six MPs, from all parties, who have been lobbying government since October to get eight especially vulnerable Afghan women to safety.
- The ongoing war in Ukraine is a wrenching issue, so is the lack of affordable housing in major cities; and, the COVID crisis is
- Has Question Period always been so joyless? Even if the show is free, there is only so much vitriol audiences can tolerate. A little collegiality, even if it’s fake, would be a welcome holiday gift. And it might even help our grim-faced political pugilists in the polls.
- But the recent report on Canada’s fiscal outlook, quarterbacked by former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge, underlines the serious challenges we face. It assumes a potential growth rate of 1.8 per cent through the 2020s, too low to deliver the kind of country we want, writes David Crane.
- But the recent report on Canada’s fiscal outlook, quarterbacked by former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge, underlines the serious challenges we face. It assumes a potential growth rate of 1.8 per cent through the 2020s, too low to deliver the kind of country we want, writes David Crane.
- Under Nicholson’s plan, the CHT would be abolished. Instead, corporate and personal income tax points, or HST points, equivalent to the $43-billion CHT could
- The United States is dressing up its massive programs to boost the U.S. economy, including its increasingly protectionist mentality, as 'economic patriotism.' If this is the game the U.S. is playing, maybe Canada needs more 'economic patriotism' too.
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