Ten steps Trudeau should take before leaving office to improve transparency laws
The details of public spending should be public. It is a depressing reality of Canadian democracy today that the terms and conditions of government contracting with third parties are often treated as trade secrets.
Trade war with U.S. an opportunity to clean up Canada’s approach to toxic pesticides
When it comes to ensuring pesticide regulations reflect the latest science, Canada is painfully behind the times.
Don’t let Maple MAGAs dictate Canada’s path
Unfortunately, there are many eager to use Trump’s tariff threats as cover to advance a ‘maple-MAGA’ agenda that includes gutting Canadian environmental protections and securing new subsidies for upstream oil and gas.
What is suddenly, painfully clear: we need to get our own economic house in order
There are pipelines to build. Refineries. LNG terminals. Critical mineral mines. Small modular reactors. Wind and solar projects and the transmission lines to move the power between jurisdictions.
Displaced Ukrainians in Canada need faster path to permanent residence
Making tweaks to two existing pathways would not be difficult, other through the skilled refugees or on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
Dear Donald Trump, it’s time to apologize
It looks like the United States is headed into the Dark Ages. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping his promise—as he should—by charging a 25-per-cent surcharge to electricity going to New York, Michigan, and Minnesota. Ouch! U.S. President Donald Trump will have to keep a low-profile while Americans will have to stay in the dark. […]
Canada a beacon of light with vaccine funding: B.C. letter writer
Buried in all of the shocking headlines, the federal government announced a contribution of $675-million to the recent round of funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. With so much bad news out there, this is a huge affirmation of Canada’s most cherished values. It will help vaccinate 500 million children, and prevent up to nine […]
Any Arctic strategy must ensure Canadian control
Building a canal through the lakes on the southern Boothia Peninsula would ensure prosperity and sovereignty in our North.
Conservatives left searching for a message as Carney demonstrates his political potential
The Tories’ advantage has blown up in their faces as Canadians have begun to take another look at their political options.
Don’t let the most vulnerable get caught in the backlash
There’s been a lot of talk about legacy with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau displaced as the leader of the Liberal Party, and on his way out of the PMO. Like various prime ministers before him, Trudeau will be judged and found wanting in many circles, and his more than nine-year tenure as head of government […]
