Canada Needs An Alaskan Style Electoral System
Canadians might justly feel a little smug when we read stories over the gerrymandering in the US that Trump has instigated, and worse, that American courts see no...
Mark Carney Is A Neoliberal, Not A Liberal
Mark Carney is the best Conservative Prime Minister Canada has had since Macdonald, and I do not mean that as a compliment. Of course, the Conservative PMs we have...
Canada Needs A Total Reset On How We See Our Place In The World
The world has changed a lot over the last 30 or 40 years, but in the last two years, I have begun to think that Canadians have not fully grasped this. This is particularly...
Canada And The US: What Carney Should Do, But Won’t
It is now mid-August 2026. Trump has decided to impose a 50% tariff on most imports from Canada, with a few exceptions like oil and gas. He may well “TACO” (Trump...
It’s Time To Correct The Distorted View Of Alberta Separatists
What have you done for me lately? I am not sure why, but that phrase popped into my head a few weeks ago when I was reading something by an Alberta separatist online....
Carney’s Davos Speech And International Law: Who Is On The Menu?
A few months back, in January, Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a remarkable speech in Davos that garnered a lot of media attention around the world, most of it very...
The Russians Aren’t Coming: A Closer Look At Canada’s Arctic Policies
When I was a kid in the 1960s, my mother took me to see a really funny movie titled The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming. It was directed by that great...
Which Immigrants We Choose Matters To Young Canadians, And Seniors Too
The current debate over immigration focuses on international students and temporary workers – but who we choose to let in for the long term matters as well....
Canada Must Become Transactional Like Trump
A frequent metaphor for Canada’s role in the world is that we are a “Boy Scout” – earnest, good natured, and interested in helping others. This image is...
Canada’s So-Called “Housing Crisis” Is Over – At Least For Now
Nobody will argue that housing is not a necessity, particular in places like Canada with a cold and wet climate. Canada had a housing crisis in the 1940s, after...