Ben Woodfinden: Lament for an ‘elbows up’ nation
12 July 2025
‘The genie is out of the bottle’: Samuel Hammond on the Trump administration’s approach to AI and balancing the risks and opportunities of the technology
‘Constitutional creep’: Gary Mar and Jared Wesley on what it would take for an independent Alberta to join Confederation today
Joanna Baron: The Hockey Canada sexual assault trial verdict is a just legal outcome—but that’s not the end of the story
Matthew Alexandris: The Conservatives’ next cause? It should be championing universal benefits
Michael Geist: When it comes to antisemitism, the sound of silence is loud in Canada
‘The genie is out of the bottle’: Samuel Hammond on the Trump administration’s approach to AI and balancing the risks and opportunities of the technology
‘Constitutional creep’: Gary Mar and Jared Wesley on what it would take for an independent Alberta to join Confederation today
Joanna Baron: The Hockey Canada sexual assault trial verdict is a just legal outcome—but that’s not the end of the story
Matthew Alexandris: The Conservatives’ next cause? It should be championing universal benefits
Michael Geist: When it comes to antisemitism, the sound of silence is loud in Canada
Ben Woodfinden
Ben Woodfinden is the former director of communications for Pierre Poilievre and a policy consultant. He is also a PhD candidate and fellow at the Research Group of Constitutional Studies (RGCS) at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
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