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EDMONTON—As someone who grew up in Medicine Hat, moved to Edmonton for university and stayed to build my career and raise my family, and now has the...
OTTAWA—It seems like a lot of people increasingly view compromise as losing. In addition to being bollocks, that’s really unfortunate. To keep...
LONDON, U.K.— “The graveyards are full of indispensable men,” said former French premier Georges Clemenceau about a century ago, and it’s...
OTTAWA—As it pursues visions of renaissance, the nuclear industry is going to have to demonstrate to Canadians that it can safely manage growing...
OTTAWA—On July 28, while awaiting the start of Canada's World Cup soccer match against South Africa, I took in the CTV News weekend political...
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered Canadians a wonderful gift on the eve of Canada Day. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political...
If there is one word that describes the motivation of many Albertans to support independence, it is this: frustration. To keep reading, subscribe and...
TORONTO—At a time when we are trying to transition to a new economy, support for Canadian companies seeking to develop competitive technologies and...
TORONTO—On June 15, the Public Health Agency of Canada reported a 23 per cent decrease in opioid-related deaths in 2025 compared to 2024. The report...
Bill C-25, the Strong and Free Elections Act, which received royal assent on June 18, modernizes the Canada Elections Act to consider digital threats...
HALIFAX—Prime Minister Mark Carney is proving that politics at its most important is a big-picture game. Which is to say, it isn’t only about the...
OAKVILLE, ONT.—I’m going to do something which I really don’t like to do; that’s to say, criticize the communication strategy of a political...
In September 1885, the renowned Plains Cree chief Big Bear was convicted of treason-felony for his involvement in the 1885 Northwest Resistance. The...
Somewhere in Canada this year, a self-represented litigant filed court decisions to support their case. The names, the courts, the years all read like...
The Bank of Canada should continue to seek improved measures of underlying or core inflation for its own internal use. However, it should reduce its...
It’s good that something is finally being done about 24 Sussex Drive. That the prime minister’s residence has been inhabitable and vacant for more...
OTTAWA—In my column last week, I focused on why I love Quebec, as well as assessing some of its flaws. I quoted former Quebec premier Jean Lesage,...
As the world continues its fight against climate change and its transition towards environmental sustainability, the Government of Canada understands...
Canada’s national unity is expected to undergo two significant tests in the coming months. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political...
It is no exaggeration to say that Alberta’s Bill 11 constitutes the most serious threat to comprehensive publicly funded health care since the...
OTTAWA—It began on social media last week as a series of humorous posts on various platforms. The messages were cryptic without providing details,...
TORONTO—Is our financial system—and especially the banks—meeting Canada’s future growth needs by providing credit and capital to our small and...
OAKVILLE, ONT.—I love to ponder the counterfactuals of history. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for...
TORONTO—Canada is buying a sophisticated radar system from our friends in Australia … at a speed not seen in generations, and all that jazz....
CHELSEA, QUE.—Political columnist Andrew Coyne has written a passionate, readable, brilliantly-argued book called The Crisis in Canadian Democracy...
OTTAWA—Canada Day is usually an opportunity for people to weigh in on how much they love this great country. To keep reading, subscribe and...
VICTORIA, B.C.—I have noted several times recently in these columns that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s mandate letter to his cabinet a year ago...
Canada is an exporting nation. The flow of goods fuels two-thirds of our GDP, supports millions of Canadian jobs, and is intimately tied to our...
We are fortunate to live in a country with abundant natural resources, and a highly productive agriculture sector that plays a major role in the...
SCARBOROUGH, ONT.—Whatever else one might say about United States President Donald J. Trump, he possesses a feral genius for identifying an...
Canada was built around a railway. The country's next unifying project runs along many of the same rights of way, but it carries electrons...
LONDON, U.K.— “He won, BIG!” exulted United States President Donald Trump on Truth Social, welcoming the victory of Abelardo De La Espriella,...
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon recently introduced Bill C-36, the third such recent attempt at a private-sector privacy protection bill...
In April, the United States began the process of moving cannabis off Schedule I—a shift that could accelerate ... To keep reading, subscribe and...
Canada has spent much of the past year debating whether we are in a recession. It is an important question, but perhaps not the most important one.The...