If I hear the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid” one more time, I think I’ll need a drink. Ever since Democratic strategist James Carville uttered those infamous words in 1992, it’s been accepted wisdom that voters pick their politicians with their pocketbook. Parties focus on exploiting the economic weakness of their opponents, especially if...
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The pressure has been building for months. What did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau know about intelligence reports on foreign interference in Canada’s elections, and when did he know it? Why is CSIS leaking like a sieve? Why won’t the PM call a public inquiry? And so on, and so on. Then, 24 hours before...
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has never been known to excel at foreign affairs. But he had better brush up, because on Thursday, United States President Joe Biden comes to town. This will be Biden’s second official visit to Canada and his first as president; he was last in Ottawa in 2016 as President Barack...
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They must call for — and work for — an end to racism and the caste system that underpins their country....
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“Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant,” Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau told the Press Club in Washington, D.C. on March 25, 1969. “No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt. Even a friendly...
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If you thought the federal government’s newly revealed mission against the Islamic State (ISIL) was incoherent, you won’t like its policy on selling military equipment to Saudi Arabia. During the election campaign, the Liberals promised that, if elected, they would have Canada sign the Arms Trade Treaty, an international agreement achieved in 2014, which...
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