“It’s us. We’re certain. It’s bad. We can fix it”. [i] With those few concise and admirably clear words, Lund university professor Kimberly Nicholas summed up the findings of the most recent report by the…
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The COVID-19 Border Rules Dispute: Competing Claims and the Public Good
On July 8, 2021 an imposing group of Canadian business representatives, led by Chamber of Commerce CEO Perrin Beatty, demanded the Trudeau government delay a possible federal election until the Canada-U.S. border ‘issue’ was resolved…
Partisan Attack Ads Play Fast and Loose with the Truth
Ever since notorious American political strategist Karl Rove managed to save George Bush and the Republicans’ presidential hopes by successfully portraying their Democratic opponent — war hero John Kerry — as a snivelling coward, using…
The Pandemic Has Highlighted the Science vs Politics Dilemma: Now What Should We Do?
Anyone reading the title of this blog might assume it concerns the increasingly obvious divide between conservative or populist views of the world and scientific evidence. The kind of thing that has led to pandemic…
What Were They Thinking????
The past few weeks have seen an alarming number of bizarre news stories emerge that must surely have tested the average Canadian’s faith, not just in politicians but in many of our fundamental democratic institutions. …
The Court Rules: Now What Will Rebel Premiers and Other Climate Deniers Do?
The Supreme Court of Canada has handed down a decisive judgement in favour of the federal government’s carbon pricing plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan, which sets a “floor” for carbon pricing, notably…
It’s Official: Canadian Conservatives are Dinosaurs
Recently the cartoon in a well-known national newspaper portrayed federal Conservatives as a herd of dinosaurs lining up to enter Erin O’Toole’s so-called ‘big blue tent.’ The dinosaurs the artist had in mind were the…
The “New” Conservative Party is Imploding
Brian Mulroney destroyed the venerable Progressive Conservative Party and gave Canadians decades of political chaos with the Reform/Alliance Party and the Bloc Quebecois, regional fringe parties that rose from its remains. Stephen Harper finally managed…
Why Do Premiers Reject a National Pandemic Plan?
As the pandemic lingers on, and the threat of a third wave looms large with the arrival of several far more contagious virus variants, the calls for a coordinated national approach to this crisis grow…
Setting the Record Straight on the Premiers’ COVID Blame Game
No politician wants to take the blame for mistakes, and certainly not for the illness or death of citizens. And they know bad luck or bad timing can befall governments as easily as people, sideswiping…
