Politics, polls, and persuasion
OAKVILLE, ONT.—This might surprise you, but when the next federal election rolls around, I doubt our political parties will be airing many media ads designed to persuade voters to change their minds. They rarely do. Okay, I know that sounds strange, since, after all, persuading people is supposedly what politics is all about, so let […]
Who should lead Canada’s public consultation on federal radioactive waste policy?
Two weeks ago, Blaine Higgs revealed that, if re-elected as the premier of New Brunswick, he would announce a multimillion-dollar grant secured from the federal government to back new nuclear reactor development in the province. Two companies, Moltex Energy and ARC Nuclear, from the U.S. and the U.K., now based in Saint John, have asked […]
Setting the record straight on military justice oversight
Re: “Correcting the record on military justice oversight,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 16, letter to the editor). Colonel Jill Wry, from the Office of the Judge Advocate General letter in The Hill Times attempted to “correct the record” concerning an article that we had published 16 days earlier. Unfortunately, Col. Wry has mischaracterized our article. Concerning […]
The colonial toxicity of the ‘be patient’ speech
MONTREAL—What does it feel like when the Canadian government does not feel like you are worth the same amount of money as other children in Canada and being told to “be patient” by the government when you talk about the problem? Shannen Koostachin could answer this because she lived on reserve at the Attawapiskat First […]
Reflections on four years in the Senate
After four years in the Senate of Canada, I’ve now seen the worlds of public administration and politics from both sides. I’m also participating in the most significant reform of the Senate in its 153-year-old history. In 2015, I applied for a seat in Canada’s Senate under newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new independent […]
Throne Speech writers must reflect Indigenous views
OTTAWA—The OPP is arresting journalists, and Throne-Speech writers need to understand why. Journalists in Canada sometimes get flamed on social media, perhaps receive some anger in their pursuit of truth, but there is a tacit understanding that it’s part of the job. In India, Hungary, and Russia, journalists have been arrested for their work. It’s […]
Empowering Canada’s world-class, innovative ports to help spur a strong, sustainable economic recovery
If you started your day with a coffee, turned on your computer to check your emails before joining your first Zoom meeting, or made a call on your mobile phone today, you can thank a Canada Port Authority for helping to make your day a little easier. And lately, Canada’s Port Authorities have also played […]
Liberals should heed David Dodge’s plan to fix the economy
TORONTO—David Dodge has done Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland a huge favour. The former deputy minister of finance and governor of the Bank of Canada has told them what they should do if they really want to build back better. In a policy paper that correctly defines many of the critical […]
Holocaust education initiative addresses challenges of growing anti-Semitism
Dr. Art Leader, the son of Holocaust survivors and a member of the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship, was alarmed, and with reason. In 2019, statistics reported by B’nai Brith Canada revealed that, for the fourth consecutive year, anti-Semitic incidents in Canada rose to more than 2,000 annually. Also concerning him was the fact […]
Canada’s unions have a plan to move us forward
As we transition from reacting to COVID-19 to living with the virus, Canada’s unions are providing a clear blueprint for a robust recovery that leaves no one behind and addresses the inequities laid bare by the pandemic. Workers and their families have been hit hard by this crisis. Practically overnight, millions of jobs disappeared or […]
