When studying history, context is everything. Last week, Canadians were treated to yet another example of ignoring it as certain politicians tried to burnish their woke credentials. Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a statement commemorating Emancipation Day, the date that the odious practice of slavery was ended throughout the British Empire by passage of the […]

The proposed Alto high-speed rail line would be 1,000 kilometres long, running from Toronto to Quebec City. The feds say the line would cost taxpayers up to $90 billion. That’s $2,170 per Canadian or $8,680 for a family of four. But there are lots of reasons not to trust the government’s estimate. Alto has yet […]

In a media exchange at one of his announcements last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney was addressing the issues of affordability when he paused to say, “You know, I just really want to hammer this point home: we’re working to make the lives of our citizens better.” It was not one of the prime minister’s […]

As the days pass, Conservative Party supporters, holding steady at around 35 per cent in the polls, remain uncertain about how Pierre Poilievre will turn the party’s fortunes around before the next election. For many, it looks like Poilievre, having tried a variety of strategies to get off his back foot, awaits a political miracle […]

On Wednesday, July 29, CTV News reporters Grahame Richardson and Stephanie Ha of the network’s Ottawa Bureau broke a story that may leave some Canadians experiencing a certain level of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Jagmeet Singh, former leader of the NDP and the person most responsible for safeguarding former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government until […]

U.S. President Donald Trump is not our president, nor is he admired by a majority of Canadians. His use of tariffs to raise government revenues and promote domestic production have caused some pain for the Great White North. What is less heralded, but no less true, is that Trump prompted a wave of positive Canadian […]

In recent days, the premier of Ontario has appeared on American television networks, made public comments, and appealed to patriotism in response to events overlapping Canada’s relations with the U.S. At the best of times, Premier Doug Ford has trouble reining in his raw reactions to matters that run counter to his instincts or undermine […]

As a few irritants in Canada-U.S. relations have become, in less than two years, chasms that are seemingly too wide for reconciliation, Canadians should begin to ask the question, “What game are we watching with Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump?” What are the dynamics between the two men that have so […]

The massive kerfuffle over the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge should not have happened at all. However, it has been very instructive for Canadians about many issues unconnected to the bridge itself. The facts are now finally clear, despite the best efforts of Prime Minister Mark Carney, his Liberal colleagues and the Canadian legacy […]

There was a stir in social media last week when Prime Minister Mark Carney named Maia Johnson as his new Chief Operating Officer. Canadian mainstream media did not report on this significant staff announcement in the prime minister’s office any more than to reference innocuous information about a PMO staff shuffle that had been leaked […]