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The massive win by Democrats in the midterm elections has some people thinking Canada can let down its guard and go back to business as usual. They're...
Danielle Smith’s US-style gerrymander reveals her biggest weakness.
The Liberal Party of Canada still enjoys significant support among young people. They shouldn't count on it to last.
After Kerry-Lynne Findlay decided to resign as leader of the BC Conservative Party, the influencer class that had backed her threw their support...
Alberta's separatist movement spent months collecting signatures, attracting attention, and rallying their vote — all to end up exactly where...
Move aside, David Peterson. Canadian politics might be about to have a new stand-in for the dangers of calling a snap election.
We've spent years acknowledging the affordability crisis in Canada, but we're still talking around the biggest issue of all: our own selfishness....
The separatists are going to lose Monday's referendum. The rest of the province should use the defeat as an opportunity to finally put their...
For many of the country's most high-profile individuals, Elon Musk's social platform is a test. They're currently failing it.
It was more than a decade ago when former prime minister Justin Trudeau promised to change Canada's electoral system. Mark Carney should finish the...
The separation question has consumed most of the attention around the province's October 19th referendum. The immigration-related questions also on...
The ball for the west coast oil pipeline — sorry, the "Pacific Link" — is now fully in the oil and gas industry's court. One big question remains:...
Memo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you
The politicking around a new west coast oil pipeline is almost done. Now the real work begins — and the real challenge reveals itself.
Donald Trump's latest economic threat involves replacing Canada's potash with imports from Belarus. The official opposition decided to blame ... the...
Canadians are largely united behind their federal government's decision to stand up to Donald Trump. The business community seems decidedly less...
Forget about banning American imports. In Alberta, the government is actively importing as many aspects of their political culture as possible. The...
The Alberta NDP shocked almost everyone by winning a byelection in a traditionally safe conservative seat. Now it has to do something even harder:...
America's president keeps trying to bully Canada into submission — and maybe surrender. Mark Carney has apparently been working on a much better...
Alberta's premier might be the most Trump-friendly politician in Canada, but she still hasn't figured out what makes him tick — or why he's a far...
Pierre Poilievre practises a form of digital-first, anger-driven politics that nearly took him to the pinnacle of Canadian politics. Now it might be...
Alberta's premier is no stranger to creating, and using, political leverage — even if it creates the risk of blowback. So why is she so unwilling to...
A constitutional amendment granting cities the power to tax and raise revenue is both perfectly logical and politically impossible. The federal...
I understand the broader strategy at work here, and I’m willing to bet many Canadians do as well. In the face of a volatile and vainglorious bully...
The now-annual bouts of wildfire smoke are yet another reminder of the importance of reducing our use of fossil fuels and replacing them wherever...
Danielle Smith wants to double Alberta's oil production in a decade. The math still says that's impossible — and all the MOUs in the world can't...
The Ontario premier's latest multi-billion dollar infrastructure proposal might be his dumbest idea yet. It's also a sign of how unprepared he is for...
Pierre Poilievre's comments at the Calgary Stampede sparked some vicious in-fighting on Twitter between leading Conservative organizers. It's just the...
If Albertans insist on playing the blame game, I have a suggestion for who they ought to be targeting: their provincial government.
Alberta's premier requires an enemy in Ottawa. The prime minister keeps refusing to play that role.
Like most countries, Canada has its problems. But if we find the courage and political will to actually address them, there's no telling how much...
Doug Ford's government is betting big on nuclear energy. Danielle Smith's government prefers natural gas. Neither seems to want to do the actual...
A recent column criticizing Elon Musk drew the ire of his fellow tech executives. Why they're missing the forest — surging opposition to AI and data...
Alberta's endless array of grievances are driving Canada's political agenda right now. British Columbia might want a turn at the wheel soon enough.
The real battle going forward is between the axis of petrostates and China's clean energy ecosystem. Canada will have to choose its side sooner rather...
The Liberal government is betting big on electricity as a tool of economic growth — and, yes, emissions reductions. Why it's going to use its...
The Alberta government still doesn't have a specific route or identified proponent for its much-ballyhooed pipeline to the west coast. And when it...
Cenovus CEO Jon McKenzie gave a big speech at the Global Energy Show in Calgary this week. Its message to both Carney and Smith was clear: the...
The Alberta separatist referendum gave the Conservative leader an opportunity to demonstrate some courage, reconnect with Canadians and improve his...
Danielle Smith has been able to bully, badger and blackmail her way to a pipeline deal with Ottawa. Now her big plan faces the real test: convincing...
Sorry, haters: Justin Trudeau is still right about the lack of a business case for east coast LNG exports. There might not be very good one for west...
Steven Guilbeault's resignation from the Liberal caucus marks the end of a certain approach to doing climate politics. That's not necessarily a bad...
Once again, a political base that's been fed a steady diet of outrage, fear, and anti-Ottawa loathing has turned on its master. At some point, you'd...
Alberta's oil and gas industry advocates continue to treat China as an economic opportunity, one that justifies new pipelines to the west coast. They...
Conservative politicians like Pierre Poilievre have spent the last decade nurturing the resentments of Albertans towards Ottawa. Now, they need to...
The Conservative premier is holding the entire country hostage to the grievances and frustrations of a small group of Albertans. Now, in trying to...
For decades now, environmental activists have fought to promote and protect the science behind climate change. Why that fight is largely over now —...
The prime minister is relaxing environmental regulations, reducing the industrial carbon price and talking up the importance of pipelines. He's also...
The Alberta separatist movement was dealt a crushing blow in a court decision on Wednesday. It didn't take the premier long to blame the courts —...
Alberta should be using the windfall from the war in Iran to prepare for the future. Instead, it's busy trying to recreate the past.
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