Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man
We’re all taking United States president-elect Donald Trump too literally. Instead of being upset that Canada is being lumped in...
Les Whittington
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Playing the Mexico card
The preferred trade negotiating tactic of Canada’s premiers—via Ontario Premier Doug Ford—of tossing Mexico to the wolves couldn’t be more...
Carney’s advice to Liberals puts low-carbon future above all
Mark Carney has finally entered the political fray, although in a special role that will allow him—at least for now—to...
Era of sky-high interest rates coming to a close
The long-awaited shift toward lower interest rates as set by Canada’s central bank appears to be upon us. It is...
Political disconnect leaving Liberals far behind
I’m guessing no one can tell me off-hand how many programs to support Canadians, and their domestic and global priorities...
Horrendous death of three women brings some action on gender-based violence, but there’s a long way to go The Ontario government has deeply disappointed anti-violence advocates by refusing to
You have to ask: how many women have to die before Canadians start taking intimate partner violence seriously? Three women...
The booming use of productivity-eroding stock buybacks will come under the microscope with new federal tax
Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers set off another round of alarm bells with her March 26 speech...
Brian Mulroney: a centre-right, would-be unifier left behind in an era of divisive right-wing extremism
You have to wonder what, toward the end of his life, Brian Mulroney thought about the country he loved so...
As Canada enters its fifth year of COVID and its aftermath, will the economic and political turmoil finally begin to recede?
It seems long COVID can be a political thing, too. Heading into a year that will mark half a decade...
Time for unaligned nations to take a stand on outright militant incursions
Large-scale military incursions or politically motivated attacks were subject, for the most part, to international condemnation in the decades after...
Right-wing rage-farming attacks on LGBTQ kids not a worthwhile import
At least it’s not as bad as Texas, where local governments are trying to figure out how to use the...