Canada can still get to net-zero by 2050 if we get real about what’s missing
If 2025 becomes the year governments reconnect climate, energy, and economic policy, Canada can still meet its 2050 goal—and emerge more prosperous and competitive in the process.
Poilievre still isn’t selling hope, just nastiness
It may be true that Stephen Harper still supports the current Conservative leader. But his denials to one side, if Harper is having doubts about the current leader’s stewardship of the party, Pierre Poilievre’s days as leader are numbered. Calgary will tell the tale.
Carney: short-term self-interest?
The tragedy Mark Carney warned about was stranded assets, financial loss, and maybe economic collapse—does he not understand the evil damage we are doing over the horizon to our only home and every future generation? How Canada, as a major producer, must be responsible? And the need for urgent, unthinkably radical action?
How social media impacts politics
A recent study by the Canadian Digital Media Research Network, noted that ‘[social media] influencers, not parties, or newsrooms, dominated distribution and attention across platforms during [this year’s federal election] campaign.’ Should all of this scare us? Maybe.
An appropriate moment to reflect on Japan
It is worthy for Canada to build a stronger and more dynamic bridge across the Pacific to Japan.
Senators must amend Bill S-2 to stop the legislative extinction of First Nations
It’s time for Canada to end the discrimination: amend Bill S-2 to end the second-generation cut-off and stop the legislative extinction of First Nation families. That would be real reconciliation.
Federal childcare program falls far short as costs balloon
Despite its $35-billion price tag, the program is well behind in creating the promised number of 250,000 childcare spaces by March 2026.
India is not the strategic partner Canada thinks it is
Artificially compartmentalizing Canada’s economic relationship with India, separate from the political relationship, is a fraught approach.
Move fast and break things the wrong approach to AI policy
Very few firms or organizations are actually experiencing any productivity benefits from generative artificial intelligence. The political economy of genAI doesn’t make sense, nor does rushing AI policy right now.
Denmark versus the Russia’s shadow fleet
The sanctions regime makes it hard for Russia to charter ships from legitimate shipping companies. Instead, it has built a ‘shadow fleet’ of almost 1,000 elderly oil tankers, but Denmark has started stopping some and boarding them.
