Fear ringed by anger defines the new GOP

Trump has reduced once-principled people into shipwrecks of their former selves.
Is the Liberal house divided?

In places of political power, loyalty is usually a scarce commodity. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland might be learning this right now since media reports say she seems to be losing friends in the PMO.
Donald Trump now appears unbeatable

The Republican convention scenario could not have been scripted better if it had been written in Hollywood.
PM’s waning political fortunes necessitate calls to quit

After nine years as prime minister. Justin Trudeau’s prolonged stay and delayed departure risks everything, including his party’s future.
Bottom line? We’re procuring ships for two-to-three times their real costs

In addition to the ships’ more than doubled price tag, delivery will take twice as long. Worse, to date no one has been held accountable for this fiasco.
Provincial-federal blame game helps nobody

Everybody will suffer if our leaders don’t stop pontificating about teamwork and actually start working together.
Is Canada broken? The IMF says no, but we do need to boost our productivity

A new IMF report provides a balanced view of where Canada is at than the mangled exchanges and accusations between our supposedly adult parliamentarians.
Woodley’s letter to the editor contained some factual errors on Online Harms Act: Canadian Heritage

Re: “Bill C-63 a poorly written bill, should be ditched or rewritten, from scratch,” (The Hill Times, July 8). The letter to the editor by Thomas Woodley, president of Canadian for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, contained some factual errors regarding the Online Harms Act. The Department of Canadian Heritage would like to ensure […]
Our leaders have a moral imperative to champion Canada’s liberal-democratic values, the envy of the world

Canada as a post-national state is a recipe for a fractured federation marked by division, lack of respect among citizens, and outright intimidation and hatred.
Climate records and effective mitigation

Climate change is accelerating and the effects are getting worse. We may have already crossed a threshold to Hothouse Earth. But in the real world, it’s still the economy, stupid.