Canada’s sordid approach to transparency needs to change
Data on everyday contracting is too often hidden, and only minimally posted on the open government portal or sufficiently posted in official public accounts.
Canada’s military procurement: a laundry list of broken promises
Only a foolish military analyst would hail the recent defence policy update as a solid building block upon which to rebuild our badly depleted CAF.
Sustainable development, here and now
Universities across Canada are generating solutions to support green technology development and deployment.
Rallying against the blaze: uniting Canadians to fight climate change
There is an urgent need to address climate change, the root cause of the wildfire crisis, across all jurisdictions.
How green was this budget?
Being better on climate policy than the Official Opposition is too low a bar for a confidence vote.
Trump, the John Gotti of U.S. politics
The infamous Mafia don of the Gambino crime family became an unlikely media star. He was so bad he was good.
First they came for the carbon tax, are electric vehicles next?
Canadian politicians at all levels have a choice: continue supporting a still-lucrative but damaging fossil fuel industry, or summon the courage and foresight to boost funding for the clean, proven technologies they claim to favour.
Feds give CBC a budget boost
Fasten your seatbelts. Canada is in for a long election run.
Trudeau’s betting on himself
If the Liberals release an election TV ad highlighting Trudeau’s beaming face, the public’s reaction could be along the lines of ‘Not that guy again. I’m so over him.’ Trudeau-focused ads might end up reminding people why they don’t want to vote Liberal.
Budget falls short in preparing Canada for difficult times
The government presented another transactional budget that seeks to send an ‘all’s well’ kind of message when we need a frank and strategic budget that is open to Canadians about what we must do.
