Marsha Lederman
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Mr. Fort Smith goes to Ottawa: In Mark Carney’s northern birthplace, the election is the talk of the town – but the only clear consensus is that he has put them on the map
For years, the printer-paper photograph hung on the wall of Berro’s Pizzeria: Mark Carney, smiling over a partially consumed Hawaiian pizza. The photo was snapped during a visit to Fort Smith, NWT, in 2009; Mr. Carney, then the governor of the Bank of Canada, was visiting the place where he was born in 1965. The house where he lived is...
We should not consent to policies that make it harder for kids to learn about consent
It’s the kind of thing that would make for a movie plot, if it weren’t so hard to stomach – utterly horrifying and almost unbelievable. In France, at the continuing rape trial of Dominique Pelicot and dozens of other men, the court has heard that over the years, Mr. Pelicot drugged his wife and had dozens of men over to...
Trudeau on ‘Colbert’ might have given U.S. voters something to think about
You can just imagine what it was like for liberal American viewers, laid up with resurfacing PTSD in the form of the political return of Donald Trump, to watch Justin Trudeau on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Here’s an experienced leader who is calm and reasonable, and can put a sentence together. Who sympathetically acknowledges the difficulties Canadians are...
The misogynists trying to turn the United States into Gilead
Misogyny is bad, we can all agree. When combined with power, it becomes dangerous. And it feels like it’s having a moment, politically. It felt, only a decade ago, that we were on a better path. Remember the hopefulness of 2015? When Justin Trudeau, love him or hate him, announced his first cabinet, it contained as many women as men...
Conservative MPs display statesmanlike behaviour – not!
Charlie Angus has been a member of Parliament for 20 years. First elected as MP for Timmins-James Bay in 2004, he had been encouraged to run by then-NDP leader Jack Layton. Over two decades, Mr. Angus became a stalwart of the party – outspoken on many matters, including the environment, social justice, mental health, Indigenous issues, and the arts (he’s...
For Jewish Canadians, the number of places we feel unwelcome keeps growing
The cops delivering the coffee was the image that went ‘round the world. But long before members of the Toronto Police Department handed over the Tim Hortons goodies to pro-Palestinian protesters who have been targeting a highway overpass adjacent to a neighbourhood with a significant Jewish population, many Canadian Jews have felt unsettled, even unsafe.
The fall economic statement from my own family’s household ain’t pretty
Pursuant to the standing order of bills delivered monthly to this House, I have the honour to table, in one official language, this fall economic statement for my own family’s household. This Canadian household’s fiscal update reflects the affordability crisis that the individuals who make up this great nation are facing. We are worn out,
Fear has replaced hope in Israel. That must be resisted
Israel’s national anthem is called Hatikvah: “The hope.” It’s hard to feel any hope at this moment, with so many deaths, including from that hospital blast in Gaza; as I write this, it’s still unclear who is responsible.
By playing gutter politics, the Manitoba PCs deserved to lose
In today’s world, you are either a “progressive” or you are a “conservative.” There are no “Progressive Conservatives” left. In a recent mailout to followers, the Saskatchewan Party proudly proclaimed “we have a big agenda for delegates” at its upcoming Nov. 3 and 4 annual convention, “highlighted by keynote speeches from Premier Scott Moe and
By playing gutter politics, the Manitoba PCs deserved to lose
In today’s world, you are either a “progressive” or you are a “conservative.” There are no “Progressive Conservatives” left. In a recent mailout to followers, the Saskatchewan Party proudly proclaimed “we have a big agenda for delegates” at its upcoming Nov. 3 and 4 annual convention, “highlighted by keynote speeches from Premier Scott Moe and