Champagne should give a state-of-the-economy update when the House gets back
It’s unlikely that Carney and his new cabinet will have much time for summer holidays if they are to deliver a more resilient and more productive and innovative economy for a better future.
Carney cabinet gets off to a rocky start
Last week, some of Mark Carney’s cabinet ministers looked like rookies, and their lack of political savviness could drag down the cabinet at a time when Carney has the chance to successfully lead the country through this transformational time in history and potentially become a rallying point for the Western world.
If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations
No province or territory is systematically victimized. If you want to talk systematic victimization and systemic underfunding, then look no further than at First Nations and Inuit communities. For Alberta to attempt to claim to be the victim in Canada’s Confederation is beyond truth and far into the falsehood swamp.
Bullying is just a poor substitute for competence: letter writer
Re: “Poilievre can only survive as party leader if he makes ‘seismic’ changes to his ‘inner circle’ and to his approach, say current and former senior Conservatives,” (The Hill Times, May 5, by Abbas Rana). How sad that Conservative supporters have become so habituated to nasty behaviour by their political leaders that they now view […]
Will Carney bow, bribe, and buckle to win over Danielle Smith? We know how that ends
Maybe, if this summer’s wildfires and other disruptions become bad enough, they will refocus public attention on climate and Mark Carney’s new government will be forced to respond.
Canada can be catalyst for transformative change: Vancouver letter writer
The 2025 Canadian election may be over, but the need for advocacy is far from it. Now is the moment to press forward, not retreat. Our newly elected government must understand that Canada’s long standing commitment to global leadership in health, education, and human rights cannot waver. In a world marked by rising instability and […]
Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain
Even though accepting the jet is clearly unconstitutional, as Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Richard Blumenthal have pointed out, Donald Trump got the gift legally approved by his attorney general. To her everlasting shame, Pam Bondi has chosen her boss over her country and the Constitution.
New book reappraises Diefenbaker’s legacy
Bob Plamondon paints Diefenbaker as a passionate, charismatic, quick-witted politician who, above all else, strongly identified with the common people.
Canada’s biggest problem is bigger than Trump, he only popped the bubble that Canada was living in
Trump’s disruption shone a light on fundamental changes that are needed in order for Canada to survive and thrive in this new global trade era. Canada needs a new playbook. The tides have changed from the wave of free trade Canada adopted over the last 30 years, requiring a new course toward a more strategic and somewhat protectionist approach.
Canadians need an urgent privacy reform
This country urgently needs updated privacy laws to protect Canadians and support inclusive and responsible innovation.
