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TORONTO—The Carney government’s defence industrial strategy is both a bold attempt to modernize the military for a new technology age, and...
Canada is about to spend on defence at a scale not seen in generations. By 2035, defence and defence-related expenditures are slated to rise to five...
I had the privilege to attend Chatham House rules dinners in Edmonton and Calgary recently with diverse defence and dual-use senior executives and...
Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy is more than a procurement update. In an era of great-power rivalry, economic coercion, and the...
TORONTO—The Carney government’s new Defence Industrial Strategy holds out great promise, not only for long-overdue m... To keep reading, subscribe...
OTTAWA—Three intense and massive privacy invasion events—one currently happening, one still felt, and one unfolding—are scarring Canada’s...
The federal Liberal government's Toronto MPs will soon have to pick a side in the debate over the potential expansion of Billy Bishop Airport...
The Globe and Mail’s Andrew Coyne recently advocated for the removal of the Senate’s veto power, replacing it with a “suspensory veto” along...
OTTAWA—Commenting on the trucker convoys that took place in 2022 in Ottawa and Coutts, Alta., prominent security analyst Wesley Wark said, “I...
CALGARY—Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, and become a mummer’s farce. That is the path of idiocy the Treasury Board Secretariat has taken...
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Canada’s proposed sovereign wealth fund arrives at a moment of real urgency. The country faces a large and well-documented investment gap, estimated...
After more than a year in office, Prime Minister Mark Carney has finally offered the barest of glimpses into his plans for the country’s Upper...
KAMOURASKA, QUE.—Last week I went to our little red-brick post office with the Canadian flag out front to pick up my mail. To keep reading,...
OTTAWA—Canadians are in for a summer of quiet discontent as affordability issues continue to hit hard across the country. Their grievances will be...
In a brief interview following the apparent attempt to assassinate Trump administration officials at the recent White House Correspondent’s Dinner...
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Former Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole recently gave what I consider to be bad advice to his successor, Pierre Poilievre. ...
OTTAWA—Last week, CTV News broke the story that the Royal Canadian Air Force was putting a five-year pause on operations for the famed 431...
OTTAWA—On the surface, the appointment of Louise Arbour as governor general appears conventional: experienced, credible, reassuring at a moment of...
On Mother’s Day, families celebrated love in its most selfless form. We honoured the women who nurture, protect, organize, feed, comfort, and too...
When Prime Minister Mark Carney named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general on May 5, he did it inside the...
OTTAWA —May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. And in a speech last Tuesday to a diverse audience at the National Gallery of Canada, Canadian...
TORONTO—Where are the new jobs now? For someone finishing high school and trying to decide what to do next—go to university or community college,...
HALIFAX—Something odd is happening in Canada’s national politics. Governing is usually a recipe for a short honeymoon followed eventually by a...
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The Caribbean is not suffering from a resurgence of peg-legged marauders flying skull-and-crossbones flags. It is confronting something more modern...
LONDON, U.K.— These countries are absolute losers by every metric: literacy (below half even among the young); GDP per capita (less than $100 a...
Diplomacy is once again in motion. Meetings have taken place among the adversaries. More may follow. Leaders speak of conflict resolution, and the...
Youth and young adults often arrive at my clinic feeling they have lost control of their nicotine use. When they come through the doors, they are...
Mark Carney has abandoned health care. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription. Enjoy...
Canada recently marked Red Dress Day on May 5, the National Day of Awareness and Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and...
OTTAWA—The Carney government prefers to focus on domestic major economic projects and overseas economic diversification rather than being overly...
KAMOURASKA, QUE.— “Just because you’re paranoid, it doesn’t mean everyone isn’t out to get you.” That saying could well apply to the...
OTTAWA—Riding a narrative of restored competence, Prime Minister Mark Carney is advancing a new centrepiece of his agenda: To keep reading,...
Denmark, known for its pork industry and high meat consumption, became the first country in the world to launch a national Action Plan for Plant-Based...
Canada is entangled in a global health policy paradox: it draws on the human capital of countries with fragile health systems while simultaneously...
I always enjoy watching Question Period in Canada’s Parliament. It reflects a healthy democracy—vigorous, candid, and often unscripted. So when an...
The House of Commons has sat for 40 days since returning from the holiday recess on Jan. 26. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political...
Canada’s North and Arctic are already living the realities of climate change. As Mayor of Hay River in the Northwest Territories, I have seen...
Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations, which took effect July 1, 2023, require producers and importers of gasoline and diesel to reduce th... To keep...
Canada is not on track to meet any of its stated climate targets. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an...
What is the interconnection between electricity, fossil fuels, generative artificial intelligence, renewable energy, mining of critical minerals,...
Is Canada on track to meet its climate goals? The honest answer is “no,” and the really honest answer is that Canada’s climate goals will never...
OTTAWA—I like to give credit where credit is due. In that light, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government does deserve proper recognition for the...
CALGARY—To continue last week’s “Canada is giving corruption vibes” theme, one should never leave out the grift that is Alberta separatism....
OTTAWA—Then-Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was heavily criticized by the Conservatives in 2014 for saying budgets balance themselves. But then-prime...
Solar panels. Wind turbines. Heat pumps. These are key technologies in the transition to a low-carbon economy. But their production requires minerals...
Canada stands at a pivotal moment in the global energy transition. Countries are racing to scale up clean electricity, attract investment, and secure...
Canada’s health-care system is under strain. Across the country, people are struggling to access care, providers are burning out, and hospitals are...
Canada is facing a problem that doesn’t fit the image we often project abroad. Despite our abundance, widespread hunger is persistent in our wealthy...