Even without seats in the Cabinet, the NDP is still able to exercise enormous influence over government policy by shaping the broader intellectual and political context in which the Trudeau government inhabits.
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.
Conservative members watching the leadership race should expect a lot more of this kind of skirmishing because, although Charest left office with a budget surplus, his record on fiscal issues drew mixed reviews at the time.
Canada is at an important crossroad: continue to live in fear or plan thoughtfully, thus preserving our freedoms.
An increasing proportion of Canadian families are choosing independent schools despite the financial sacrifice this requires for most families.
Imagine a world where we build a pandemic of our own design, but instead of spreading a serious illness, we spread a mentality, a mindset, and a perspective. We should be spreading entrepreneurship as a contagion.
Canada’s Conservatives need a glue stronger than personal charisma and structures that dissipate anger; a vibrant think tank culture may be the missing ingredient.
This policy hurts innovation, resulting in higher prices and lower quality of services for consumers in the longer term.
In a free society like Ontario, public policy should be responsive to people’s needs, not the other way around.
Cardus Institute’s Brian Dijkema on the future of trade unions, the non-material benefits of work, and Quebec’s Bill 21.
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