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Doug Ford’s disastrous budget further burdens younger Ontarians
Given how little new money Ontario’s new budget invests, there is minimal hope that spending restraint alone is a viable pathway to restore balanced budgets. Nor should we be optimistic that future economic growth can deliver the necessary revenue.
What Australia can teach Canada about getting homes built
The Washington Post: Can billionaire owners like Jeff Bezos save journalism?
We need more than empty words to combat growing antisemitism
Climate activists are holding back climate progress
SaltWire files for creditor protection with $94m debt: The end of Atlantic Canada’s newspaper giant?
Chaos in Parliament: Five Tweets on the NDP’s last-minute motion on the Israel-Hamas conflict
‘One of the most serious national security breaches in Canadian history’: Margaret McCuaig-Johnston on China’s Winnipeg lab infiltration
Canada’s foreign correspondents are almost extinct
The U.K.’s unorthodox UnHerd: Leaving the mainstream media pack behind
‘It’s just about fighting to exist as a normal dude’: Five key insights from Jamil Jivani, Durham’s new Conservative MP
Calgary’s media landscape is full of holes. The Sprawl fills one of them
Google AI criticized for ‘woke’ rewriting of history
The Northwest Territories’ Cabin Radio: A part of Canada’s North
Canadians need space regulation, government report suggests
David Betz on walls, war, and the failed promise of the post-Cold War era
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See moreWe are demolishing our heritage and turning Canada’s cities soulless
Although growth-at-any-cost has been economic orthodoxy for centuries, it’s time for a re-examination. It has led to the unravelling of cities and communities and set the stage for soaring rates of depression among young and old alike.
Don’t overthink it, Canada—we need natural gas now more than ever
Calls to “electrify everything” are not only logistically and economically unrealistic, but highly risky. In Canada, a prolonged grid failure would create emergencies for Canadians in the summer and be catastrophic in the winter
I am a First Nations politician. Our chiefs and leaders must be held more accountable
An Indigenous cultural shift is overdue. We need an environment where media scrutiny is routine, community engagement is vigorous, and where stakeholders are held accountable.
Doug Ford risks letting down a generation of Ontarians—and losing the next election in the process
Ford has reaffirmed his NIMBY credentials by shutting down a proposal that would have allowed gentle intensification of neighbourhoods across the province.
The carbon tax was never worth the cost
Canada should pause increases in the carbon tax permanently and have a serious discussion about eliminating the hodgepodge of rules and regulations that are harming the efficiency and competitiveness of the economy.