COVID-19 is causing an ideological shift, says reader
The COVID-19 crisis is a massive challenge to those who have dedicated four decades to discrediting the positive role of government in the affairs of a nation and its citizens. Fortunately, Canada’s has only partially embraced the odd notion of economic freedom, whereby everything and everyone is assigned a market value. Therefore, Canadian think tanks like […]
How quickly can the COVID-19 crackdown turn into cracking the whip on Black and brown bodies?
OTTAWA—Evidently, the killing of Black men by the police is an essential service. Last week, Peel Regional Police in Brampton, Ont., shot and killed D’Andre Campbell, a 26-year-old Black man with a known—as in, known to the police—history of mental health issues. It was Campbell who called the police on April 6 and it was […]
We are in a crisis, so now is the time to act
OTTAWA—In August of 1941, Britain was struggling through some of the darkest days of the Second World War. In the United States, the isolationist and anti-Semitic “America First” movement was keeping the country out of the war. Nonetheless, Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt met secretly in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, where they drafted the “Atlantic Charter,” […]
A view to the horizon after COVID-19
You, too, may have seen the many “before and after” photos showing how our collective response to COVID-19 has literally given us a clear view to the horizons of our various cities. Once this is over, I wonder if our view to the horizon will also be over. As a collective, a culture, and a […]
Let’s talk about it: COVID-19 is a mental wellness challenge for all
OTTAWA—Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic is tough on everyone. First and foremost, for all the families who have lost loved ones to this heinous virus. It has to be terrifying on a daily basis for all those on the front lines trying to help the rest of us go on with some semblance of […]
Bangladesh: swift justice
LONDON, U.K.—The murders happened 45 years ago, and what remains of the family has been seeking vengeance ever since. One of the killers was caught a week ago – and he was hanged at one minute past midnight on Sunday morning. Justice long delayed, but swift enough when it came. Abdul Majed, then a young […]
Trudeau government needs to address alarming mental-health impacts of coronavirus
No force in modern history has so infected our social interactions, our economic productivity and our health as the COVID-19 pandemic. But what might prove to be even more contagious and destructive than the virus is the trauma it is inflicting on the mental health of millions of Canadians. As Nadine Kaslow, professor and vice-chair […]
de Adder’s Take: 04-13-2020
Garneau must step in on behalf of air travellers
OTTAWA—Most people just want to know when this will be over. But the bigger question is just how long it will take to dig us out of the hole that the COVID-19 global pandemic has created. From students, to minimum wage workers, from small business owners, to retirees, everyone is hearing the giant sucking sound […]
Safeguarding democracy at a time of crisis
OAKVILLE, ONT.—The other day, I got an email from my local government that made my skin crawl. And, no, it wasn’t my latest property tax bill. The email was actually encouraging me to tattle on my neighbours by calling a special phone line if I should happen to see anybody violating the town’s social distancing […]
