Democracies face many challenges when responding to a crisis like this global pandemic, challenges that do not pose a problem for authoritarian regimes such as China. It is important to keep this in mind when…
Posts By Brooke Jeffrey
An American Tragedy: Trump vs Covid-19
The richest and most technologically advanced country in the world is currently floundering in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic and thousands of individual Americans, not to mention the American economy, will be paying the…
China’s Leaders Must Shoulder the Blame for COVID-19
When the dust finally settles on the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s leaders must not forget where the blame for this disaster lies. In addition to the countless measures they will need to take in order…
Canada’s Response to COVID-19: Government at its Best
If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic is surely reminding Canadians of why so-called “big government” was created. Like 9/11 and the global recession of 2008-9, the arrival of this deadly virus – and the Canadian…
No, Canada is not ‘Broken’
In a sensational front page headline recently, the National Post proclaimed that a “towering majority” of Canadians believe “Canada is Broken”.[i] This claim apparently rests on a single public opinion poll. Moreover the poll was…
Lost Opportunity: Wilson-Raybould Took Herself Out of the Game
So Jody Wilson-Raybould was “surprised” that she was not invited to attend a meeting of federal opposition leaders with the prime minister? (CTV PowerPlay Feb. 18) This is despite the fact she is not a…
What Has the Belleville Blockade Accomplished?
One of the protesters at the blockade of CN tracks near Belleville told a reporter that the reason for their actions was simple: to get people’s attention about the Wet’sewt’en protest in B.C. and ensure…
Brexit’s Legacy: Intraparty Conflict in The Conservative and Labour Parties
Much has been written about the potential damage Brexit will do to the UK economy, the British union (see related blog) and the future of the EU itself. Almost nothing has been said about the…
The Conservative Leadership Race and Official Bilingualism
Apparently neither erstwhile Conservative adviser Tom Flanagan nor Globe and Mail columnist John Ibbitson saw the two French-language leadership debates in the 2019 federal election.[1] If they had, they would hardly be arguing that a…
Criticizing the Liberals’ Carbon Pricing Plan Won’t Help the Conservatives, Only A Serious Alternative Approach Will
John Ibbitson is right that the next Tory leader must have a “creative” and “credible” plan to combat global warming if the party is to have any hope of success in the next federal election.…
