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I can't seem to get Yeats out of my head. Ever since November 5th, his dark tale has been my guide to make sense of the Trump ascendancy.And then this morning at the NATO parliamentary meetings in Brussels, I felt like a bit actor in a dramatic rendition of Yeats' nightmare poem.
Donald Trump spent Christmas day publicly raging through his rolodex of political enemies. Canada remains near the top of his list. He has been insulting the Prime Minister, degrading our nation and musing about taking us over. CNN claims that these threats are mere “teasing”. But the American broadcaster did note approvingly that such a takeover would result in an...
The ghosts of the 1980s walk among us. At least, that’s how it feels in this dystopic post-pandemic world. An escalating Cold War. Fears of a nuclear meltdown in Ukraine. Inflation and labour resistance. The existential fear of planetary catastrophe. And South Africa, once the bastion of Apartheid has taken up the fight against 21st century modern apartheid in Gaza...
The extremist fringe must feel over the moon. Thanks to recent actions by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, they have moved from the fringe to the very heart of political debate in Canada.
Earlier this month, I introduced Bill C-372 to end the decades of greenwashing and disinformation from Canada’s hugely powerful oil lobby. The legislation is based directly on the regulations used to curb tobacco advertising. The tobacco regulations are clear and straightforward. With a few tweaks and adjustments, the regulations could help rein in 60-plus years of false advertising and paltering...