Canadians abroad deserve protection
What happens if you lose your passport abroad? Or need a lawyer? What do you do if a loved one dies suddenly while on vacation outside the country? Where do you get help if you're caught in a natural...
View ArticleGrits need not delay fundraising changes
Kathleen Wynne has promised new rules for political fundraising in Ontario after a series of news reports revealed just how the cash is changing hands at Queen's Park. A cool $1,600 a head for a dinner...
View ArticleMaking counter-radicalization work in Canada
What comes to mind for most Canadians when they hear the phrase “counter-radicalization?”
View ArticleOntario blows hot air on wind farm rivals
The Ontario government is spouting fiction when it says renewable energy projects it approves are welcomed in the communities in which they are to be developed.
View ArticleMulcair best choice to carry NDP forward
In Irresponsible Government, his insightful book on the breakdown of parliamentary democracy, former Conservative MP Brent Rathgeber reminds us of an MP's first duty: Hold government to account....
View ArticleHazy role hobbles research council
One hundred years ago, the National Research Council "rallied the nation's science and technology resources to counter threats faced by Canadians and their wartime allies," according to an...
View ArticleNDP now a party like its opponents
Even the delegates to the NDP convention appeared stunned at the result of their key vote in Edmonton Sunday: 52% had just opted to choose a new leader.
View ArticleWelcome to NDP Island
When the Alberta NDP vaulted to power almost a year ago, political pundits scrambled to understand what happened.
View ArticleFundraising changes won't hurt Liberals
No matter how the political fundraising rules are changed in Ontario, governing parties will always have the inherent advantage when it comes to filling their political war chests.
View ArticleTax cheat crackdown best thing for Canada
The Canada Revenue Agency is hiring 100 more auditors to crack down on tax cheats. The move is as welcome as it is timely.
View ArticleAssisted death bill responsibly cautious
The state should never make it easy to kill people; on that, Canadians would agree. But when someone who is seriously ill and in relentless pain seeks help dying, what role should it play?
View ArticleAutistic kids suffer from scandal wastes
One of the most controversial and hurtful things a government can do is change rules retroactively.
View ArticlePrudent decisions can be unpopular
As prime minister, Stephen Harper could never be accused of being warm and charismatic, and perhaps that made it easier to make difficult decisions.
View ArticleAboriginal youth deserve better future
An outcry of sorts greeted former prime minister Jean Chrétien's recent suggestion inhabitants of the remote, poverty-stricken community of Attawapiskat might have to move to improve their lives. Many...
View ArticleHealth costs are killing us
For each and every one of us, there is nothing more precious than our health.
View ArticleMandatory minimum sentences don’t add up
When it comes to Canada's criminal justice system, the popular political play in recent years has been to follow our American neighbours and mimic their embrace of "tough on crime" laws with hard and...
View ArticleGetting life lessons from the gridiron
We spend so much time discussing the latest roster moves of our favourite football teams that we often lose sight of the life lessons that emerge from the teams' locker room and offices.
View ArticleMuch to consider on assisted suicide
Growing up a first-generation Canadian of Chinese heritage, I have memories of helping my parents and grandparents overcoming the language barrier on all sorts of official and important business.
View ArticleFood marketing is a really big deal
Canadian beef producers recently got a rude introduction to a different meaning of the term 'cattle branding.'
View ArticleRallying to the aid of those in the path of ‘The Beast’
The knock on the door came at just before 11 p.m. on Thursday night as I watched the dramatic coverage of the wildfires sweeping through and around Fort McMurray.
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