Is Trump protecting tech billionaires in U.S. fight with Canada over digital services tax?
Canada should continue working with European partners and others, who are also likely to face similar threats on the digital tax from the U.S. president and his billionaire friends, with the goal of finally establishing global tax reform agreements.
Investing in critical minerals would be a win-win for Canada
An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
Bangkok protests, Iran airstrikes, and stupid old men
With a leaked call sparking protests in Thailand, Cambodia’s Hun Sen is taking an unnecessary risk for a doubtful outcome. But the uncomfortable truth is that at least half the world’s wars start for reasons no more profound than this.
Canada should maintain its $1.2-billion support to Global Fund: Winnipeg reader
O Canada, I feel lucky to call you home. A place where kindness is a virtue and not a weakness. A country that stands for peace and not war. You have shown the way to the world for the last 25 years and prior. From nutrition, basic health and education, to sanitation, hygiene, and reproductive health […]
The real Mark Carney is about to emerge
The new prime minister needs to come clean with the Canadian public. It is the existential threat of climate change, nuclear weapons, pandemics and forced migrations of peoples that also challenge Canada’s security. Mark Carney must think beyond NATO to be a credible leader.
Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day
There is a heightened sense of Canadian pride this year and millions of Canadians are showing Americans what they think of Trump’s global trade war with a multi-billion dollar travel ban. Canadians may not wave the flag like our Americans neighbours do, and we will never call ourselves patriots, but we do show our pride in other ways. Happy travels, Canada, and Happy Canada Day.
Canadian cultural diversity is what makes our country great
In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not revile them.
When conservatives battle conservatives
It’s unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy with Doug Ford.
Canadians would go to the wall for this beautiful country, no matter how tawdry Trump’s trash talk and tariffs get
Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil wars, it doesn’t mean we don’t know how to stand up for ourselves.
Here are some ways to revolutionize the federal government for tomorrow’s challenges
The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with people and management expertise. That’s how we modernize this government.
