Bruce Arthur
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Tucker Carlson says the U.S. should invade Canada. Would we roll out the welcome mat?
Perhaps most Americans aren’t too worried about liberating us. But the Fox personality’s blustering talk reminds us of the real danger. → Read More
Bobby Hull was a great hockey player and a miserable human being. His legacy isn’t complicated
The hockey was indelible, but Hull, who died Monday at age 84, had demons behind closed doors, including a long history of domestic abuse. That can’t be forgotten. → Read More
Trusting the Ford government to get health reform right? That’s a big ask
When it comes to walking the fine public-private line of health care, the devil is in the details → Read More
A TV reporter’s ‘vulnerable moment’ sets off the sad spectacle of the anti-vax rage machine
The instant speculation about Jessica Robb feels like a desperate attempt to create a reality where none exists, based on distrust of institutions. → Read More
The NFL never stops. It did for Damar Hamlin
Football is a brutal sport and always has been, but the collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was different, writes Bruce Arthur. → Read More
A naked John Herdman in Croatian tabloids? Anything can happen at the World Cup
More than the “we’re off to eff Croatia” comment waking up a sleepy Croatian squad, Luka Modric’s team will be more concerned with Canada’s on-field play. → Read More
Canada earned some respect in their loss against Belgium — but now they have no margin for error
Canada played fearless football against the highly ranked Belgians, becoming the first team to attempt 20 shots and a penalty in the World Cup and not score since 1978. But now they’re bottom of their group and need to avoid losses to Morocco and Croatia. → Read More
Canada’s World Cup wait is finally over and, win or lose, the games will be something to savour
Men’s soccer has been an embarrassment in this country for so long, Bruce Arthur writes, but this group will seek to show up on the world stage and not be afraid. → Read More
Qatar’s World Cup opening was an embarrassment amid riches
You want a host nation whose fans care enough not to ditch the World Cup opener to beat the traffic — except for the ones paid to be there, that is. → Read More
Ontario isn’t bringing back a mask mandate even to help kids — COVID has beaten it out of us
Dr. Kieran Moore and the government won’t make you wear a mask when you’re indoors, or sick. You should anyway. → Read More
Climate change is humanity’s biggest problem — yet we have never seemed so small
As storms and extreme weather tear through our country, the need for a serious response has never been clearer, but Canada’s political debate is unserious, writes Bruce Arthur. → Read More
The latest Conservative fight with media may be serious, even as it’s absurd
Performative reaction to the language in a journalist’s tweet shouldn’t fool us from a party that backed the “Freedom Convoy” and its associated rage. → Read More
Surging angry, dangerous Canadians have no arguments, so they can’t be argued away
We’re talking about people being angry over largely imaginary problems, argues Bruce Arthur. → Read More
Blasting Kieran Moore for his vacation? We’ll need him on our side, for bigger battles
What matters is Ontario’s chief medical officer needs to be stronger on the big stuff in the pandemic, especially when resistance mounts. → Read More
The siren song of ‘mild’ Omicron has seduced us. But the reality is brutal
From the start, Omicron has raced past our attempts to minimize it, or wish it away. And now the hospitals are filling up. → Read More
Doug Ford’s made his bed. Now don’t rely on it
A cynical photo-op in an Omicron flood, with hospitals short-staffed, takes the place of serious action. → Read More
Ontario’s restrictions are too late and might not matter enough. But at least Ontario tried
There are already too many COVID-19 cases, too fast. Monday’s 1,232 hospitalizations were triple the number from one week earlier. → Read More
With defences crumbling and visibility low, Ontario flies into the Omicron storm
Some public health units ran out of Pfizer or contact tracing or both, and testing may be next. These are the early days of the battle. → Read More
The science table warns about Omicron. The province shrugs. And so we wait
Like the third wave, Ontario appears to be waiting to see if the modelling shows up in the hospitals again. → Read More
Omicron will cause chaos. But Doug Ford has started doing something, and so should everyone
Boosters and rapid tests are welcome steps for Ontario, if no match for the sheer speed of growth. → Read More