When the dawn of 2026 arrived, Venezuela’s leaders, entangled in corruption and improperly managing their country’s wealth, encountered a surprise that caught them off guard. As Joshua Treviño of National Review wrote, “They trafficked the drugs that killed and addicted millions of our neighbours and family, and they got away with it. They formed alliances […]
Most people paying attention to social media, legacy media, general discussions on various podcasts, and elsewhere would be hard pressed to argue that free speech is not in serious danger in Canada if they are being honest. One of the big developments that greatly diminished free speech in recent years was the subsidizing of the […]
Back in October, this author addressed the change in leadership at CBS News (Bari Weiss and the Revival of CBS News) in an article for this publication. As 2026 begins, many of the changes Weiss and her team plan to implement are coming under greater scrutiny and heavy criticism from some mainstream sources. A pushback […]
As this author has for several years, I will once again be taking a stab at some of the major issues that will be important for Canada during the next year. While thinking about what this column should include over the last week or so, this past weekend has blown that all out of the […]
As the old year closes and a new one dawns, Canadians head into 2026 with an air of uncertainty prevailing in our land. This unpredictability exists within a government divided, a nation struggling to fulfill promises, mend fences, and heal wounds. Our Canadian project is currently without a clear path forward. Prime Minister Mark Carney […]
Once again, it is time for this author to face the music and check on how my predictions at this time last year stood up to actual events. In my many years as a business economist, I was always critical of those economists who were happy to make predictions yet never revisited them to see […]
Excusing Canadians and Americans for having a higher-than-normal level of cynicism about politics these days may be in order. In the United States, thanks to a constitutional power granted the president at the beginning of the Republic, recent presidents have used pardons to make political statements, clear family and friends, and pay off political favours. […]
For students of history, watching coverage of the tragic shooting of Jewish Australians on Bondi Beach this past weekend is a reminder of how it all started in Nazi Germany before World War II. And the question this author finds herself wrestling with is: what does a non-Jew do? How can we “do something” to […]
The ever-changing circumstances in Ottawa remind all Canadians that the government we elected in April reflects the belief that Prime Minister Mark Carney holds the cards. Canadians believe he can navigate the choppy waters of a Trump-oriented world because he is a global economic leader, and decisions are made capriciously every day. Has he earned […]
In anticipation of a federal election that might take place in the spring or summer of 2026, the Conservative Party needs to gear up for the difficulties of facing both a well-liked prime minister and an opposition leader whose efforts to build trust over three years have been unsuccessful. In most polls, Mark Carney holds […]