Canada and credit bureaus can do more to help struggling Canadians
As Canadians struggle to deal with the pandemic and its negative impact on their finances, the challenge of making payments becomes more difficult as the pandemic continues and impacts struggling households. As of the end of September, the Canadian Bankers Association reported almost 760,000 Canadian homeowners have taken a mortgage deferral, with one million existing […]
When the military dares to deceive, no one wins
OTTAWA—Late last week, it was reported in the media that the Department of National Defence had ordered a halt to its controversial program of “weaponizing” its public affairs branch. This move comes in the wake of a series of news stories by Ottawa Citizen defence reporter David Pugliese, which outlined how the DND intended to […]
Canada must legislate climate targets to avoid embarrassment at COP26
For the past quarter-century, late autumn has marked the beginning of the UN’s annual climate negotiations. Had 2020 gone as planned, thousands of negotiators, diplomats, journalists, activists, land protectors, and elected officials would be gathering in Glasgow for the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to discuss, with […]
A more assertive Europe to enhance transatlantic security
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons, one of them being the importance of a more assertive role for Europe as a security provider and a reliable defender of the rules-based international order. The pandemic accelerated already existing and worrisome trends—questioning of multilateral institutions, the disengagement of some of our allies, growing vulnerabilities in […]
Canadian Transportation Agency lacks will, not power, to order refunds to passengers: advocate
Re: “Air passenger protection during and beyond the pandemic,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 12, online). In a recent opinion piece, Scott Streiner, the chairperson of the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), vehemently argued that the CTA’s hands were tied by Parliament. While the Transportation Modernization Act leaves a lot to be desired, that blame is misplaced. […]
Commitment to media freedom should start at home
On Nov. 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extolled the virtues of freedom of the press in remarks given as part of the Global Conference for Media Freedom that Canada co-hosted with Botswana. The second such conference—the first was co-hosted with the United Kingdom last year—provided the prime minister an opportunity to grandstand about how important […]
Pandemic response showcasing resiliency, reliability of Canadian Forces
As Canada took pause on Nov. 11 to remember the brave Canadians who served and sacrificed so that we can live in freedom and democracy, we did so in a very different way than ever before, mainly through our television and computer screens. In private reflection, we mourned the loss of Corporal James Choi who died in a training incident at Wainwright, […]
How Ottawa can save Keystone pipeline, while holding firm on climate pledges
Just like a trip to the dentist, Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden will have to put all the bro moments aside and have that discussion on the president-elect’s campaign promise to cancel construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Foreign Affairs Minister Champagne recently said that dealing with Keystone XL was “at the top of the […]
Celebrating Canada’s top natural sciences, engineering researchers
Like all great scientists, Molly Shoichet found an entirely new way to look at an old problem. In her world-renowned lab at the University of Toronto’s department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry, Professor Shoichet and her team have been immersed in the area of stem-cell transplants. Their work is geared at helping stroke victims […]
In Hong Kong, ‘one country, two systems’ unravels
LONDON, U.K.—One Hong Kong lawmaker, Claudia Mo, said it was “the death-knell of Hong Kong’s democracy fight.” But she was part of it: one of the 15 remaining pro-democracy members of the Legislative Council who resigned on Thursday in protest at the expulsion of four other democratically elected members of the pseudo-parliament. Wu Chi-wai, speaking for the fifteen who […]
