Commentary

I sometimes wonder whether the world and our particular place in it have been irrevocably changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am coming to the conclusion that they have.  I am not sure why that is, but I believe people are angrier now, more concerned about their individual rights, more […]

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By James Bowler We are ALL born with bias. Read that again.  It doesn’t matter if you grew up in Port Sydney, downtown Toronto, or within the uncontacted tribe of the Sentinelese on the isolated island of Great Nicobar. Every single person, in some way or another, is surrounded by […]

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This is a Listen Up! guest post by Hugh Holland. Hugh Mackenzie is taking a break from Listen Up! this week. By Hugh Holland The emerging era of low-emission transportation will bring many changes. Virtually all manufacturers around the world are moving rapidly toward building electric cars, electric trucks, and […]

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I am guessing that Eden Golan is not a name widely recognized in this part of the world. I am also guessing that not many of us are aware of Eurovision, an international song competition sponsored annually by the European Broadcasting Company. In Europe, it is a huge event, with […]

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By Dave Wilkin The recent Canadian Federal budget was heavily promoted across the country by PM Trudeau and his ministers weeks prior to budget day, and it continues. Yet, according to recent polls, there has been no budget bump for the Liberals. Instead, support continues to erode as the Conservative […]

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Confucius said it best. “May you live in interesting times.”  That was not a goodwill statement on his part. It was a curse. And here we are. We face a cart full of serious challenges these days. The world is far from peaceful, perhaps more so than at any time […]

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I sometimes wonder what has happened to the rule of law in this country and, indeed, in the one next door. I wonder, too, if the era of populism we now live in is a factor in a dilution of respect for the law and the reluctance of governments to […]

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“Do we want to live in a country where we choose to pass a blooming debt to our children? … It would be irresponsible and unfair to pass on more debt to the next generation.” — Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Right. Now let’s look at […]

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