Canada has a more even-handed role to play in the South Caucasus
Canada could play an extremely constructive role in the post-conflict situation in the South Caucasus. There have been regular conversations between Canadian and Armenian authorities and with the Armenian community in Canada during the course of the military conflict. However, it seems possible that there was only one such meeting with Azerbaijani representatives, that was […]
Liberals may want early election, but COVID will be the real decider
OTTAWA—Signs are everywhere that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is setting the stage for an election this year. On Jan. 12, he shuffled his cabinet, moving out Navdeep Bains, who is not running again, while giving profile opportunities to others, like former minister Jim Carr and the well-regarded Omar Alghabra. There is always a rationale in […]
Canada has a renewable energy world leader right in our own backyard
As referenced in the Government of Canada’s new climate plan, “A Healthy Environment and A Healthy Economy,” according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2020, solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history. In fact, looking back just 10 years ago, solar prices in Canada have dropped some 90 per […]
Awash in lies and the politics of hate, U.S. drives home the risks to 21st century democracy
OTTAWA—Among the many disturbing images of the right-wing crazies rampaging through the U.S. Capitol was that of the man nonchalantly walking along with a large Confederate flag over his shoulder. Then there were the rioters wearing anti-Semitic slogans too vile to be repeated. And the deranged QAnon crowd. President Donald Trump, who apparently had to […]
Why did Trump want to be president?
What motivated Donald Trump to allow himself to disgrace and undermine the integrity of the office of the president of the United States of America? How can a person possibly live, feel, and demonstrate such contempt for the Constitution and the people he was elected to serve and protect, including the soldiers who gave their […]
Twitter right to shut down Trump, who’s a source of hatred, lies, and cause of violence
Twitter was right to permanently shut down outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter account to his nearly 89 million followers last week, after five people were left dead in the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol Building and the world watched the horrifying climax and crashing end of the Trump presidency on Capitol Hill. Earlier […]
The Bye bye is a great Quebec tradition
MONTREAL—Happy New Year. Bonne Année. It began with a laugh, as I joined four million viewers in the annual New Year’s Eve ritual of le Bye bye, as it is known here. The Radio-Canada program is a satirical variety show of skits skewering the powerful and satirizing the year’s events. But it is much more: […]
Canadian conservatives content to keep courting the whitelash
CALGARY—Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, will be a day that will live in infamy—the day armed domestic terrorists laid siege on Capitol Hill, the first time since we did it in the War of 1812. The year 2021 is already making 2020 feel as soothing as a Supermud Glam Glow mask from Sephora. On the morning […]
Canada’s investment in ACT-Accelerator helps strengthen our global health-care system
The increasing number of COVID-19 cases is staggering. It’s hard to read the news, it’s hard for those who are being infected by the novel coronavirus, and it’s especially hard for health-care workers who are witnessing the effects of the coronavirus on our loved ones, on a daily basis. While we all depend on our […]
Canada needs to broaden its approach to intellectual property
We live in an era shaped by digital transformation and constant innovation. In this new economic reality, the success of individual organizations and the prosperity of entire nations is increasingly dependent on the ownership of intellectual property. In Canada, government and business leaders are rethinking our country’s IP strategies. As a first step, we need […]
