The world is turning to renewables and Canada should, too, with its clean electricity regulations
The federal government must tell facts apart from fiction and stand its ground on its clean electricity strategy.
Loss of science centres undermines efforts to build public trust
The Ontario Science Centre closed in June, while New Brunswick lost its centre in February. The loss of these vital bridges is short-sighted, and presents a significant blow to public engagement with science and technology.
We need to talk about breast cancer
In addition to equipping patients with the right information, we must ensure our health-care system is collecting the right data.
Re-establishing the RCMP on Parliament Hill: a necessity for security and efficiency
A dedicated RCMP detachment would protect the Parliamentary Precinct, ensure public safety, and reinforce the symbolic and physical heart of Canada.
Everyone loses in political point-scoring
The fallout is continuing from a shameful display of partisan sniping that led a pair of House committee witnesses to turn their backs on bickering MPs. On July 31, the Status of Women Committee held a summer meeting to discuss the all-too-frequent spate of violence against women. After the three witnesses—advocates Cait Alexander, Megan Walker, […]
After too long looking inward, incumbents have reason to be wary of voters: Alberta reader
Being an incumbent in a political arena was once a sacred position during an election. Recent elections in places like France, India, and the United Kingdom have turned that around. Incumbents—especially long-term politicians—are often seen as inconsequential, and in an atmosphere of “change,” that puts them in a much more precarious position. Nationally, our prime […]
‘Bonjour-Hi’ signs driving Quebec nationalists to distraction
In a west-end Montreal borough, the neatly stencilled bilingual greetings have popped up on sidewalks, boutiques, walls, and liquor stores.
Polio in Gaza adds a deadly layer to conflict, says letter writer
Casualties of war are not just from bullets and bombs. Disease is a major—but overlooked—killer. The World Health Organization raised the alarm that the highly infectious polio virus is in Gaza’s wastewater. The timing couldn’t be worse. First, polio vaccination coverage in Palestine dropped significantly since the conflict started. And health infrastructure is in tatters […]
Netanyahu’s game
What Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing at the moment is systematically crossing the ‘red line’ laid down by Israel’s most dangerous enemies: Iran, and its proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah.
Will Canada apply its immigration policy fairly in the face of the Gaza conflict?
Our nation faces a difficult test with the Gaza crisis, challenging us to confront the systemic biases embedded within our governmental institutions.
