Gun control is a women’s issue
As C-21 progresses in the Senate, it’s important to emphasize that gun recreation must never trump protecting Canadians from the devastating impacts of gun violence.
A lost opportunity for ‘pragmatic diplomacy’
Canada has flunked an early test by failing to attend as an observer a major meeting of states party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons last week.
Dyslexia was my superpower as a staffer on Parliament Hill
In politics, where messages must be concise, impactful, and resonate with a diverse audience, dyslexia became an unexpected asset, says a former OLO staffer.
A ‘no-Nazi’ policy for our military partners should be a low bar to clear
Canada is supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the banner of ‘shared values;’ insisting they vet out Azov extremists is not interfering in Ukraine’s sovereignty.
Just war and the Gaza Strip
Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Arab ‘terrorists’ belong to the broader category of ‘guerillas,’ almost all of whom include terrorism in their tactics—and such groups are never eradicated by a one-month campaign, especially one waged mainly from the air.
Come on! Dial down the nonsense in the House before it’s too late
Every time a charge is made that a Canadian MP supports terrorism, or backs an authoritarian, land-grabbing regime, or is a traitor, a tyrant, or a dictator, the social fabric tears that little bit more. Come on.
Poilievre continues to place Trudeau on Canada’s ‘most unwanted’ list and his strategy appears to be working
Pierre Poilievre’s usual modus operandi is to take a page from Donald Trump 1.0: the country is going to hell in a handbasket, and it’s all the fault of one man.
Good news story gets buried in anti-Trudeau wave
Whatever the Liberals do these days—even if it is groundbreaking, and puts $100-million into the creation of domestic news stories—they cannot win.
Transitioning to a low-carbon world is one of the great game-changing challenges of our generation, but Liberals have failed to sell it
In the absence of blood-sweat-and-tears leadership, there is a dangerous gap emerging between what’s needed and what we will achieve. It’s not too late to succeed. But without broad public support, it’s hard to succeed.
Catalyzing the opportunity of the North Pacific green corridor
The North Pacific Green Corridor presents a unique, sustainable model for future growth in green transport and trade that other jurisdictions can learn from and replicate.
