Andrew Bennett: The Chinese Communist Party is routing its oldest foe: religion
The lack of coherency in the government of Canada’s approach to China reflects a confusion of its interests and a hypocrisy in its values.
Culture
This section of our reporting explores the culture across Canada and how this is represented within our public policy and government.
There is no single Canadian culture, but rather a rich tapestry of diverse customs and traditions that have been woven together over the centuries. Canada is home to many different ethnic groups, each with their own unique heritage. As a result, Canadian culture is constantly evolving, adapted to the ever-changing demographics of our country. Across the provinces, there are also significant regional differences in culture. In Quebec, for example, French is the predominant language and many of the customs and traditions have roots in French culture. In contrast, English Canadian culture has been heavily influenced by the British.
These differing cultural traditions help to make Canada a truly dynamic and vibrant country.
Howard Anglin: Boomers aren’t innocent, but the prosecution’s case is weak
Cultural cohesion was already unravelling by 1968, when the first boomers cast their first presidential ballots
Mitchell and Mrozek: A national daycare system is simply a bad idea
The sales pitch for the plan involves the promise of low user fees for families. Yet, the proposed national system is structurally opposed to equity for all families
Patrick Luciani: Blame government overreach for the decline in trust
Public trust in government institutions is in freefall
Sean Speer: The four spectacular elite failures shaping modern politics
Back in the immediacy of the populist moment in 2016, there was a brief window when academic, business, media and political elites seemed to recognize that they had drifted too far from ordinary citizens in their societies. These early developments, however, failed to sustain themselves
Ray Pennings: Trust is our core currency
Yes, trust is on the decline but business and commerce can’t fix what is broken
Ben Woodfinden: Markle and Payette show us why institutions matter
Perhaps one reason the Queen is so admired is she feels like an increasingly rare figure
Joanna Baron: Blame Big Tech all you like, but polarization is in our nature
Big tech platforms serve as an etheric parrot that collects information on our impulses and mirrors back the content we find tantalizing
Caroline Elliott: Let’s harness dissent, not hide it
Tocqueville was writing 200 years before social media and cancel culture became features of our own political conversations
Howard Anglin: Cheer up, Canada. There’s nothing we can do
We are yoked to a stagnant American civilization and infected by its pathologies
