‘The cost is catastrophic’: Why Trump’s flip-flopping on the Iran war is dangerous for the world Why I’m afraid of a ‘no’ vote in an Alberta independence referendum ‘It fills you with outrage’: Three more synagogue shootings—why Canada must act now The biggest risk to Canada’s economy nobody is talking about: major looming labour strikes ‘They have an obligation to answer the public’: Is Ottawa only talking to government-approved media? ‘The cost is catastrophic’: Why Trump’s flip-flopping on the Iran war is dangerous for the world Why I’m afraid of a ‘no’ vote in an Alberta independence referendum ‘It fills you with outrage’: Three more synagogue shootings—why Canada must act now The biggest risk to Canada’s economy nobody is talking about: major looming labour strikes ‘They have an obligation to answer the public’: Is Ottawa only talking to government-approved media?

Joanna Baron and Tim Haggstrom

Joanna Baron is the executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a legal charity that protects constitutional freedoms in courts of law and public opinion. Previously, she was the founding national director of the Runnymede Society and a criminal defence litigator in Toronto.

Tim Haggstrom is the national director of the Runnymede Society, having started in this role in June 2024.

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