Why conservatives should be all in on bike lanes
We shouldn’t force everyone out of their cars. But we should give people more choices. We can spare a parking lane here and there to give people the choice to get around safely by bike.
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Our big-city leaders need a serious plan to deal with increasing urban violence
Right now, Toronto is in the midst of a mayoral election. Our would-be leaders ought to tell us not only what should be done to increase personal security in our city, but how they would build a coalition to make it happen if elected.
Spring returns, a king is crowned, and Oxford endures
May’s real winner was Charles, who seemed mostly relieved but slightly overwhelmed by his coronation and being crowned next to his queen, Camilla. Theirs is a great love story for our time—an anti-fairy tale romance, as all the great love stories are
Canada needs an invigorated political middle—Too bad our centrists are so boring
The political centre is as vacant in Canada as it is in the U.S., leaving moderates politically homeless. But unlike in Canada, where moderate voices sound dated and irrelevant, there are signs the American intellectual centre is experiencing a burgeoning renaissance. Why can’t Canada follow suit?
Alberta is now a two-party province
Alberta is becoming more like the rest of Canada and even losing its distinctiveness. Rather than between the province and the rest of the country, Alberta’s importance differences are now internal and split between urban and rural.
Blocking news on Facebook is a rational response to irrational legislation
Policies founded on fantasies collapse quickly. That’s the most obvious takeaway from the news that U.S.-based Meta is beginning to block linkage to new organizations’ content on Facebook and Instagram…
You don't have to be a conservative to be anti-woke
Woke thinking compartmentalizes groups according to their identity rather than class oppression. Wokism breaks this connection by moving us into tribes disconnected from each other. This undermines classical liberal thinking and even the leftist emphasis on class solidarity.
In Northern Italy, lighter and lesser-known red wines are trending up
The wines seen most often on the tables of patrons at dinner in Piedmont are less likely to be the big famous wines of the region like Barolo or Barbera, and more likely to be the lesser known lighter reds like Dolcetto, Freisa or Pelaverga.
Canada's inadequate defence research funding is more than just a security risk
There is a temptation to view defence research as being the same as spending on defence itself and that Ottawa should minimize it to focus on domestic priorities. But from nuclear power to the internet and other economy-boosting innovations, research funding is important for far more than just defence.
Do Canadians have a debt problem?
We should take the typical coverage surrounding Canadian household debt levels with several large grains of salt. Digging deeper into the data makes clear that Canada’s debt situation may not be as ominous as it first appears.
