A reflective time in the House that ended far too soon
This isn’t a call for politicians to consider their legacy in the everyday business of governing, nor is it for a toxic civility politics that obfuscates the truth in favour of respectability. It’s a mere plea for politicians to consider the gravity of their choices every day that they spend on the Hill. Treat your position with the solemnity that you treated that brief hour on a wintry Monday.
Governments must ensure policies and funding can protect and enhance Canadian culture
We must design a 21st century framework for a world where technology has already upended many our cultural policies, and threatens to do so even more in the future.
Heather McPherson has suddenly become one of the most important MPs in Ottawa
The NDP MP is not just standing up for Palestinians, but for a rules-based order that the world needs reaffirmed at this moment in history, and which too many Canadian politicians are betraying. Why did she work so hard to get her Israel-Gaza motion passed? ‘Because 13,000 children have died in this war,’ she said.
Why two per cent?
Canada can engage in diplomatic efforts to end our reliance on nuclear deterrence. This means signaling to all NATO’s members to slow and reverse momentum in supporting a global arms race. Instead, let’s increase overseas development and peacekeeping contributions.
The never-ending story of studying military to civilian transition
Over 10 years, the number of recommendations made by the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Defence Committee, the Senate National Defence Committee and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee counts in the dozens—more if you include additional advice from my office, and that of the Veterans Ombudsman. However, the government has acted on very few of these suggestions.
Dyer too busy counting aid trucks to see what’s really happening in Gaza: Shapiro
Re: “Israel-Gaza: ‘no boots on the ground’,” (The Hill Times, Gwynne Dyer, March 11). There is one condition placed on Israel by the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Nations, and the European Union permitting it to prosecute the wars inflicted on it by Hamas, and that is it must take care of the […]
Here’s hoping Americans do a reality check before presidential election: McElroy
Re: “Biden-Trump rematch presents the case for presidential age limits,” (The Hill Times, by Michael Harris, March 18). Michael Harris makes a good case for age limits on U.S. presidential candidates. How did they get into this situation? It is a lack of succession planning by the political parties. One of the realities about elections […]
Canada’s foreign policy must carry Brian Mulroney’s legacy into the future
Many of the actions taken by Mulroney during his time as prime minister speak to the international development challenges we face today.
Don’t demonize populism
The best way to stop populism isn’t to fight it, but to defuse it.
Firefighters and environmentalists are asking for PFAS action
We cannot allow the government to bend to industry pressure. Firefighters choose to risk their lives every day to protect us. Regulating PFAS is the number one way we could return the favour.
