The cultural treason of the modern rich
Sometime in the last century, the rich stopped thinking like the rich of every generation before them. They stopped feeling responsible for the cultural life of their fellow citizens and their cities.
Sometime in the last century, the rich stopped thinking like the rich of every generation before them. They stopped feeling responsible for the cultural life of their fellow citizens and their cities.
We should not expect politics to be drained of emotion, nor should we want it to be. Politics should be about what matters to people, and what matters is worth raising a stink about.
It’s time to increase the size of the House of Commons. More political oversight usually means better government, not necessarily more government.
From decision-making to team-building to public communications to motivation and inspiration—is there any aspect of public life in which the best coaches wouldn’t be an improvement on the politicians?
Using an insurance marketplace approach would allow provinces to introduce a model of health care that is fundamentally different from the current government monopoly system but not especially threatening.
By agreeing not to support a non-confidence motion—no matter what the Liberals get up to in the meantime, as long as they also abide by the terms of the agreement—Singh has committed the NDP to not holding the government to account.
There is a danger that in focussing too much on Ukraine we will ignore or, worse, accelerate a shift towards China that will occupy us for generations.
The government’s action is troubling enough, but what should really disturb us is the ease and invisibility with which it is being done. When we can’t see the consequences of government conduct, the risks of government misconduct increases.
Trudeau’s declaration of emergency gives the federal government new powers that make it easier for the government to act to end the Ottawa protests. If it didn’t, then why declare it?
Discarding the collected wisdom of our past has led us to a present that is cheaper and more convenient, yes, but in so many ways so much worse.