The great American brain drain: is Canada ready?
Donald Trump’s return to the White House means many U.S. academics will be looking for a new home. For cultural, linguistic, and personal reasons, our country will be an oasis, but our university budgets aren’t ready.
Parliamentary dysfunction a flimsy cover for delays
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland finally put an end to one element of speculation surrounding the still-unseen fall economic statement on Dec. 9 when she announced that the document would be tabled on Dec. 16. Of course, questions still abound, such as: what is in this thing that could be so bad […]
Big Three ‘competition’ not what it seems
Intervention is needed when competition falters, and monopolies become entrenched.
Trump is blaming Canada for a U.S.-created drug problem, says Toronto reader
Re: “Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man,” (The Hill Times, Dec. 4, p. 5). The United States’ fentanyl problem is president-elect Donald Trump’s to fix, not Canada’s; we only make a minuscule contribution to their fentanyl budget. Trump blames Canada for a domestic drug problem that the U.S. government has created. It is unproductive […]
Canada’s labs need to go under a microscope: B.C. letter writer
This week, Canada will import yet more monkeys from Asia with the clear intent to cause them harm. While technology has evolved to the point that animal experimentation is no longer the gold standard among researchers elsewhere, Canada remains fixed on outdated approaches that are an actual impediment to progress. By refusing funding to the […]
Global health is threatened with RFK Jr. at the helm of the U.S. file
Every bit of ground gained by the anti-vaccine movement is the death knell for children here and abroad.
With one post, Trump has scrambled Canada’s political agenda
If nothing else, it has given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a national mission that resonates with most Canadians.
Waiting to exhale
While the government certainly has the right to try to extend its useful life until October 2025, Canadians might like to hit the reset button.
Syria gets another chance
The largely peaceful and non-violent nature of the Assad regime’s collapse has created no conquering hero whose charisma overshadows all potential rivals.
Human Rights Day can be a moment for corporate accountability
Canada should take advantage of the CORE review, and imminent talks on a global binding treaty on business and human rights.
