Canada’s opportunity to redefine its defence, and its value to allies
Canada will not lead through mass or hard power. But we can lead through strategic utility and differentiation. This starts with geography—our greatest untapped advantage.
Canada must act now to welcome displaced Arctic researchers
If Canada steps up now, we don’t just help individual scientists and express solidarity with them—we reaffirm our values as a country that believes in knowledge, equity, and the future of our shared planet.
Memo to PM Carney: redo, don’t recycle, Canada’s secretive Access to Information Act
Either Canada finally makes a real commitment to timely and more full disclosures, or we sink into a much more autocratic information system.
Ode to losers: in praise of the election’s unsung heroes
I’ll never forget losing to Blair Wilson in 2006. I’d been the pundits’ favourite, with media postulating a cabinet role. When he won, I was shocked. Yet I crafted a ‘Thank You’ sign and stood at West Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge to greet morning commuters.
Here’s a list of demands for Alberta’s future, not the past
In her list of demands, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith also wants plastic straws back. Can you imagine being the premier of a province and keeping a straight face while making this demand of a new prime minister?
Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum
Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island.
Canada shouldn’t break all bonds with U.S., writes American reader
I am saddened to hear Prime Minister Mark Carney’s statement that: “Our old relationship with the U.S., a relationship based on steadily increasing integration, is over… We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons.” I am one of a very large number of United States citizens who […]
New Democrats have a bumpy, but worthwhile, road ahead
If the NDP is going to move forward in a constructive way and play its necessary role in Parliament, part of the process of post-election review and reflection must include clear lines of communication and everyone being on the same page.
Green, red, and blue
Economic realities, post-COVID inflation, cost of living, and now U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA economic warfare are all fuelling a renewed neoliberal surge.
Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management
By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.
