Ottawa is courting Canada’s pension funds and should be asking more of them
Prime Minister Mark Carney spent last month telling the world that Canada is open for investment. The harder question is whether Canada's own money…
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Voters should beware as politicians pitch price controls as a solution to food inflation
British Columbia Premier David Eby, facing an electorate that has soured on his government, particularly after its decision to call a snap election just…
It’s time to take a stand against antisemitism
The public rhetoric is getting a bit tiresome. You know, the same old quote that gets trotted out by our leaders after another act…
The Stelco factor
This week saw a stunning announcement that steelmaker Stelco, a Hamilton institution for decades, was indefinitely idling its operations at its Hamilton Work plant.…
Poilievre is changing Canada without power
Pierre Poilievre is not prime minister, but that hasn’t stopped him from changing Canada. Just like Preston Manning did in the 1990s, the Opposition…
Fieldnotes on a “broken country”
“I have this vision that someday Canadians come face to face with God and He will be saying, “What did you do with this…
A glimmer of hope
Earlier this week, Carney’s Liberal government introduced Bill C-39, the so-called Building Canada Strong Act. All the legislation these days, by both federal and…
Brock’s departure sets up crucial by-election test for Poilievre in Brantford-Brant South Tory stronghold
Brantford-Brant South Member of Parliament Larry Brock officially resigned on Friday, ending a five-year streak as the riding’s Conservative representative in Ottawa. According to…
Sovereignty? What sovereignty?
Perverse politics continue apace in Canada. In our trade “war” – as Prime Minister Carney has named it – with the United States, a…
Parliament returns with Carney in command and Poilievre on notice
With students back in school for a few weeks now and the leaves turning colour, it means only one thing: fall is upon us.…