Can The Canadian Auto Industry Be Saved?
With Donald Trump’s policy of imposing tariffs on imported cars and trucks into the US, and the fact that both Canada and Mexico were hit with 25% tariffs despite...
Should Canada Go Rogue On Trade And Security?
I haven’t watched The Simpsons for a long time, but one of my favourite episodes was “Homer the Great” from the sixth season, where Homer joins...
Canada Needs To Rethink Both NATO and NORAD
A few years ago, there was a term sometimes applied to the United States: The Indispensable Nation. The problem in 2025, with Trump’s return to power, is that...
The More Things Change: Walter Gordon And Opposition To Canadian Economic Nationalism
For Canadians, the years 1963 and 2025 already seem to have a lot in common. In both years, there were federal elections in April that saw the Liberals win with...
The Reality Of Canadian Immigration Policy Since 1900 In Just 9 Numbers
For years, a number of politicians and media types have said that Canada’s traditional level of annual immigration has averaged at 1% of our total population....
Tweedle Dumb And Tweedle Dumber: Neither Major Federal Party Gets It Right
It has been an incredible reversal of fortune for each of the two major Canadian political parties since November, and also the NDP, if you believe the many polls...
Canadian Defence Policy: Playing The Percentages?
There are a number of times when I get suspicious about unanimity – when everyone seems to agree about something and there is no real dissent or criticism, except...
$Melania, Crypto, Upzoning, And The Greater Fool
I like to think that I have lived long enough to spot fads that make little sense and yet are popular. People are often not very rational, and often markets are...
We Don’t Surrender: Merging Canada Into The U.S. Would Be Too Absurdly Difficult To Even Discuss
Like most Canadians, I was sick of Trump even before he was sworn in on January 20th. Now, pretty well everything that comes out of his mouth is a half-true, ignorant...
I Told You So: Over 45 Years Of Being A Canadian Economic Nationalist When It Was Not Popular
If you haven’t seen it, the 2010 comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine” is far better than the title suggests. The concept is pretty basic, and I won’t go into the...