Reducing plastic waste: is banning plastics the solution?
OTTAWA—Canadian manufacturers have been working for years to reduce plastic waste. We acknowledge the impact plastic can have on the environment when waste is not well-managed and have taken action to recycle and reduce plastic usage in our facilities, and financially supported recycling efforts. We all know that when plastics are not well-managed in our […]
de Adder’s Take: 12-21-2020
Hard to know where to begin on Humphrey’s hit piece on Scott Taylor
As someone who has followed Scott Taylor’s career for decades, it’s hard to know where to begin in response to Lee Humphrey’s egregious hit piece on Mr. Taylor (“Taylor not the right man to critique CAF role in vaccine rollout,” The Hill Times, Dec 16). First, the factual inaccuracies: Mr. Taylor was never a corporal, […]
A sad anniversary for Kovrig and Spavor brings more of the same
Another sad anniversary has come and gone. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor remain locked physically and politically within the confines of the prisons of China. The inability and unwillingness of the government of Canada to initiate actions that could lead to their release and return home continues. The anniversary was marked by reiterations by the […]
We can and must build back better, but we need better analysis to make a difference
TORONTO—We like to see ourselves as an innovation nation, a global leader in everything, from the digital economy, and clean-tech, to advanced manufacturing, the biosciences, and now even electric vehicles. But we actually are more an aspiration nation, eager to portray ourselves even as a global superstar, seizing “the top of the podium,” as Canada’s […]
Arab Winter
LONDON, U.K.—Ten years ago this week, Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Tunisia, set himself alight in front of a government building in rage at the corrupt dictatorship that had ruined his young life. His sacrifice wakened hope in millions of others—but then half a million of them also died, although not at their own […]
Meng case may be at critical point
VALS-DES-MONTS, QUE.—On Oct. 29, Judge Heather Holmes of the British Columbia Supreme Court received Meng Wanzhou’s claim in which her lawyer called for her release. Holmes will be considering the submission which claims that certain evidence around the U.S. charge of alleged fraud was defective and that the process of her being taken into custody […]
How will UNDRIP impact Indigenous federal prisoners?
Two weeks ago, the federal government tabled Bill C-15, legislation which, if passed, would begin to operationalize the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This legislation has been long in the making. It has the capacity to finally bring Canada in line with many of its international commitments, as countless international allies […]
O’Toole needs to channel Reagan’s optimism
OAKVILLE, ONT.—If Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole is looking for New Year’s resolution suggestions, I’d advocate he pledge to emulate former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. Now let me quickly add here, I’m not saying O’Toole should copy Reagan’s brand of “small government conservatism,” a philosophy which likely wouldn’t resonate too well in 2020 Canada, rather […]
Being from somewhere in Erin O’Toole’s Canada
When I started doing comedy, it took a long time to figure out what type of comedian I wanted to be. Finding your voice takes countless years of trial and error. But one thing I realized very quickly was what type of comedian I didn’t want to be. Going to open microphones, I’d sometimes cringe […]
