Carney has no choice but go global to save face for Canada
Carney’s travels are about more than just trade agreements and security co-operation. This is an apology tour, with a promise to do better.
Carney’s promises, personal credibility will have to be matched, quickly, by tangible signs
It’s possible that Mark Carney and Anita Anand’s trips are intended to overcome, via personal presence, some of our deficits elsewhere. It could work. The problem is that time, once bought, must be used.
Governments are still failing Canadians on mental health and substance use health care
Canadians deserve more than promises—they deserve access, investment, and
accountability.
Finally, the left fights back
Whatever the outcome of the NDP leadership campaign, Avi Lewis is a lively, intelligent player who could bring confidence and colour to a lustreless party. And he is definitely a match for both Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney on a debate stage.
Your humanoid robot will see you now
Reports of ‘AI psychosis’ where individuals develop delusions involving chatbots or perceive the technology as communicating directly with them underscore the new psychological risks introduced by these tools.
Current fiscal outlook has not put us on a precipice yet, but a rush to balance the budget is not the answer
Canada faces enormous challenges and disruptive change in transitioning to an economy that can thrive in a world of sweeping change in technologies, markets and sustainability. Responding to these challenges has to be the focus of the next budget.
Ambassador Hoekstra should turn tough questions on Canada-U.S. relations into a diplomacy opportunity
The U.S. ambassador to Canada should look to his predecessors on guidance on how to engage: visit different regions of this country and have discussions with its people.
Time to stop online bot farms, it’s a matter of national security
Every NATO country should immediately pass legislation that establishes a secure digital identifier for every citizen while also making it mandatory for any online platform operating in their country to require that identifier in order to post any content. Drastic times call for drastic measures. And if these aren’t drastic times, I shudder to think of what comes next.
Poilievre’s getting traction with his focus on food prices
Mark Carney needs something to show that Liberals don’t just care about mega-projects. No tax on food could be a good place to start.
The agreeable ghost: why AI’s quick fix is destroying our emotional resilience
We must commit to building a future where technology serves and does not subvert our most urgent human need for emotional resilience.
