Diplomacy works best when the hand that reaches out is an iron fist in a velvet glove. It shows our enemies and even the enemies of our enemies that while we favour peace, we are prepared to fight with all our resolve for what we believe in.
Interprovincial trade shines a spotlight revealing the history, personalities, and direction of this country. At the very least, it offers a cautionary tale about bringing back one too many lagers in the trunk of your car from your neighbouring province.
Today, for prominent left-wing voices, important issues quite literally should not be up for debate. Some conservative politicians have even accepted this premise. If we want to actually improve our society, we need to rediscover and champion the value of thoughtful debate.
The Trudeau government’s delayed response to allegations of Chinese interference in our democracy and threats to members of our government has exposed a huge gap between the Indo-Pacific Strategy’s hawkish insights and the government’s own dovish disposition when it comes to Canada’s relationship with China.
Even though it offends a certain political sensibility to say it, there is a gap between expert and public discourse on questions of social justice. This is because of the complex relationship between cooperation and principles of distributive justice.
It’s easy to forget how big Canada is. The country looks a lot different when you’ve left the beaten path. There’s a whole spectrum of cities, towns, villages. One isn’t better than the other. Gordon Lightfoot saw that. I hope that we can too.
Old habits die hard, apparently. While it may not be as ubiquitous a habit as it once was, smoking cigarettes appears to be the new retro, taboo-flouting trend of Gen Z’s It crowd.
We have a national government today that has little interest in federal power but ambitious plans for the provinces. In neglecting their own responsibilities they have gained a more efficient means of policymaking and rendered provincial political parties obsolete.
The lesson is clear. If Canadian governments (at all levels) were to deregulate, it would not only boost long-run growth, it would also limit the severity of the next recession, whenever it does come.
Canadian peacekeeping is dead, and the Canadian Armed Forces are near death. The public doesn’t seem to care, and the Trudeau government, much like most of its predecessors over the last thirty years, believes that only social programs and health care matter.
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