Does Canada need a ripper, or someone who knows the ropes?
Mark Carney has helped two countries navigate through some serious white water. While Pierre Poilievre’s monetary experience is a babble about Bitcoin, Carney has been on the font line of how economies really work in real crises.
Canada’s defence shifts from ‘we are in this together’ to ‘you are on your own’
Canadians can no longer assume that our main security partner will join us in the defence of North America.
Canada and like-minded countries need to band together, join forces against Trump: Michael Fox
Canada ought to convene a summit of like-minded countries that are at risk of having tariffs imposed on them by the unpredictable Trump administration. The idea would be to form an alliance—akin to NATO—where the guiding principle is “an attack on one is an attack on all.” If tariffs should be imposed on any one member state, […]
Canada’s former prime ministers show the way with unity message
This country’s former leaders nevertheless provided an example to those currently occupying the seats of power—one of unity.
The paradox of free trade
Bad economics sometimes makes for good politics.
The battle to be Canada’s flag-bearer
Canadians will continue to boycott U.S. products, cancel trips down south, drop Netflix, Amazon, and Apple TV subscriptions, and wait for someone to lead the parade they have already started. Flags flying high.
Trump is coming at us
Donald Trump keeps saying that Canada will be better off, with a better health-care system, better jobs and a better economy if it joins the United States.
Racism inflicted on Jews, Palestinians deplorable: Shapiro
The bedrock of Palestinian culture is the victimization of the Palestinian people by Jews and those who support the legitimacy of the Jewish state. This is hard to do during the annual commemoration of the Holocaust because nothing remotely as horrible has been inflicted on the Palestinians. The Palestinians recognize this, and some have an […]
Canada should not allow itself to be intimidated by bullies in the White House
They will eventually fail. We must prepare for when Donald Trump and his enforcers are gone.
Rudderless in the storm: the crisis of adaptability in Canadian governance
This century’s remaining decades will be challenging for Canadian governments. The effects of the climate emergency will be intense and complex. Geopolitical tensions are likely to persist, and the internal stability of the four big powers seems likely to decay. The way to avoid state failure is by enhancing the adaptability of the Canadian government system.
