Liberals want Justin Trudeau to hang ’em up, but why should he start listening now?
If Justin Trudeau thinks he can pull the rope-a-dope on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—like Muhammad Ali did to George Foreman in 1974— he’s got another thing coming.
Canada needs a fresh approach on innovation
Innovation is about bringing new ideas to market. This, built on technological progress and investment in intangibles, is the key source of productivity-boosting economic growth.
If NATO is not useful for democracy or to win wars, what purpose does it serve?
NATO may have lost all of its actual, on-the-ground wars, but armed with its scare tactics and access to top political decision-makers, it is winning all the budgetary battles of Canadian fiscal policy.
Disaster management must include ways to tackle gender-based violence
Without action to prevent gender-based violence, the long-term consequences of the 2023 wildfire season will fall on the shoulders of already overburdened frontline health-care workers.
WestJet strike coverage fails to show mechanics’ perspective
Much of the media coverage reflected only the airline’s view. Balanced reporting of Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association’s labour action was glaringly absent.
On foreign interference, we need to regain perspective
The foreign interference described in four reports amounts to low level nuisances in only a few ridings, a fraction of the 338 seats contested in the 2019 and 2021 elections.
Dental care plan a generational chance for change
Canada has taken historic strides in dental care and accessibility to help vulnerable people across the country.
Making tenants’ voices central to housing and climate crisis
Decarbonization needs to be linked to housing justice. All levels of government should ensure that funding for retrofits include affordability and anti-eviction pacts; energy efficiency and mechanical cooling measures; and cover all rental types.
Joe Biden is now a lost cause
Donald Trump often loses the thread of his argument, too, but that’s irrelevant. Politics is about perceptions, and right now the focus is on Joe Biden’s apparent decline.
Amplifying Canadian voices: the role of an independent Senate
Without a party line to toe, local voices can tell local stories, and apply the guiding principles of Senators’ home communities.
