There goes the neighbourhood
If our old relationship with the U.S. ‘is over,’ then we can learn from our southernmost neighbour how to be creative in rethinking what constitutes defence spending in Canada.
There is no Team Canada strategy without Indigenous people
We want to work together to develop the resources that will help us make our way economically in the uncertain world created by Donald Trump.
Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war
It can never be politics as usual again with the United States. Mark Carney has talked about the political imperative that this new and totally unexpected truth poses for this country.
If gap narrows, number of seats with a margin of less than 1,000 votes could decide the election
We are at the halfway point in the election, but much could happen in the yin and the yang of the campaign.
Election campaign should be about creating a new economy, not extending and expanding the old one
So far, the politicians are letting us down. If the job of government is to represent the future to the present, they get a failing grade. But we will all be losers.
Poilievre: we’re just not that into him
Pierre Poilievre’s polished daily performances continue to be, primarily, laments for the sorry state of the country, extended complaints about the ‘lost Liberal decade,’ simplistic policy promises and the occasional tangle with any real journalist who breaks through the daunting line of party enforcers that police every large rally.
Annexation threat just a diversion: Ottawa letter writer
Re: “Smith’s request to U.S. swings dangerously close to an ask for foreign interference,” (The Hill Times, March 31). I read, with interest, your editorial about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. During her appearance with Ben Shapiro she stated, regarding Canada as the 51st state, “That would be like adding another California to your electoral system, […]
Poilievre: the biggest gatekeeper of them all
If the Conservative leader wants the country’s top political job, he’s going to have to start talking more to the national media and answering questions.
Still in favour of providing care for suffering over euthanasia: Ottawa reader
Re: “If you think that assisted dying in Canada is a mess, think again,” (The Hill Times, April 4, by James Downar and Jocelyn Downie). “According to every piece of objective data we have, Canada’s MAiD laws are being used for their intended purpose,” say Downar and Downie. The authors try to emphasize ‘objective data’ […]
The theatre of leaders’ debates
The election debates we see on TV nowadays are little more than political leaders going on a stage to express carefully crafted talking points and mini speeches. In short, it’s less like an intellectual debate and more like political theatre. So buckle up, it’s showtime.
