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C’est l’économie, stupide: Political veterans say Québec nationalist outreach is important, but economic messaging key for Conservatives
Following its convention in Québec, the Conservative Party has raised expectations for its performance there in future elections. Even modest gains in Québec make their path to a majority government far easier in the rest of Canada.
The New Ottawa Consensus
A vital shift for health care: Empowering nurse practitioners
Paramedics are an untapped resource for cutting down emergency wait times
Alberta says a provincial pension plan would have big benefits, but critics say it makes optimistic assumptions
Conservatives aren’t ‘losing any sleep’ over Canada’s new centrist party
Lots of debt. Higher interest rates. Big political promises. How sustainable are Canada’s finances?
Parliament is (sort of) back. MPs are preparing for permanent hybrid work
Will the government’s online news law run afoul of free trade deals? It depends who you ask
Is Canada’s real estate-driven economy dragging down growth?
Conservatives say getting back to the party’s roots has helped boost poll numbers
Hub Roundtable: Canada’s standoff with India is bad news on many fronts
High inflation, housing, and…a grocery summit? Amanda Lang on how the government is trying to tackle the affordability crisis
What makes a conservative? Avik Roy on the tensions between freedom and nationalism in American conservatism
‘This is labour’s time to shine’: Sean Strickland on the role of the building trades in Canada’s green economy transition
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Virtual Parliament is a surefire way to weaken our responsive government
In order to exercise power the government must remain alert and responsive at all times to the interests and opinions of a range of elected and unelected persons. A parliamentary government follows, even as it leads.
Why the Online News Act has been a total policy disaster
While the government is still talking tough, the Online News Act has been an utter disaster, leading to millions in lost revenues with cancelled deals, reduced traffic for Canadian media sites, and declining investment in media in Canada.
Big is beautiful again in the wine-making world
If the last twenty years in the wine world have been largely about the ascendency of smaller boutique producers, maybe the next few years will see a resurgence of interest in larger wine-making operations.
Canada’s international isolation has never been more apparent
Diplomatic capital must be earned. Constantly shirking international obligations, most egregiously the direct request to increase Canada’s defence budget and effective contribution to international security, has exhausted that.
The past is not so very long ago
We can’t escape the past any more than we can escape our own past. Even when we forget it, it re-emerges like an atavistic gene.
