Look beyond liberalism to define our national identity
Liberalism is a necessary yet insufficient ingredient for a shared sense of Canadian citizenship and identity in the 21st century.
Sean Speer: A retreat from greatness
For all of the discussion of Canada’s founders as highly pragmatic, we underestimate their collective boldness as the crucial ingredient in such an exercise of nation-building.
Sean Speer: The decades long resistance to mRNA vaccines shows the need for reform
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us many lessons, but the remarkable success of the mRNA vaccines may lead to one of the most important – peer review is a slow and costly process that needs to be reformed
Sean Speer: Centre Block’s massive price tag shows Canadian life is mired in red tape
We now find ourselves in the odd company of the Slovak Republic and other former communist states when it comes to the efficiency and expectedness of our regulatory processes. This isn’t generally a good sign.
Sean Speer: Canada’s next frontier should be oceanic discovery
The twenty-first century frontier should be about oceanic discovery and Canada should be a global leader in this pursuit.
Sean Speer: It’s time for Canada to get serious about China
The Chinese are systematically pursuing technological dominance in key sectors and Canada is focused on futons. We need to develop a systematic and realist China policy—or risk being left behind.
Sean Speer: There is no room for nuance in the shameful legacy of residential schools
The basic idea to remove and isolate children from the influence of their families in order to “get rid of the Indian problem” was wicked and bad.
Sean Speer: The idea that we’re alone in the universe is a true leap of faith
The question of UFOs has suddenly become a big political issue. Elite voices who generally tend to be more skeptical on these issues are now giving it more attention.
Sean Speer: Canadian creators don’t need protection. They’re already winning
Excluding the internet from regulation was an inspired decision. It has contributed to a burst of creativity, innovation, and new opportunities for Canadian creators and producers by massively expanding their market reach to a global audience.
Sean Speer: The ten-year anniversary of a crazy 24 hours
It was a frenetic 24 hours that started with a mystery about what was going on in northeastern Pakistan and ended with celebrations of a majority government with friends and colleagues in an Ottawa bar.