Scott Gilmore
Maclean's Magazine
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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This election brings 4 important changes to America and the world
Scott Gilmore: While votes are still being counted it is already clear that America's dangerous politics and its declining place in the world are the new normal → Read More
Trump gets sick, America gets sicker
Scott Gilmore: Having tested positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump now faces some poor odds. America too. → Read More
Trump may still be winning
Scott Gilmore: The fatal flaw in election models is that they assume a free and fair election → Read More
Will Canada close its border with the United States?
Scott Gilmore: For decades, Canada’s foreign and economic policy has been based on keeping the border open. Coronavirus changes everything. → Read More
Ten things that would guarantee the new CPC leader is a winner
Scott Gilmore: So you want to be the next prime minister? Just follow my simple list—or you're a doomed fool. → Read More
You are horrible people
Scott Gilmore: This is the point all the whiners need to understand after Thursday's Amber Alert—if you want to live in a province that protects its children, occasionally you have to roll over in bed and check your phone. → Read More
Sorry, America, the free world has moved on
Donald Trump is walking away from Washington’s leadership role in the world. Even if Americans want to reclaim it, the United States can’t just come crawling back. → Read More
Small town Canada is dying. This is sad. But it's not tragic.
Scott Gilmore: The truth is that Canadians live healthier, happier and longer lives in cities → Read More
Agitated shouting from an agitated kingdom
Nobody expected a diplomatic war between Saudi Arabia and Canada. → Read More
Donald Trump’s last best friend: Vladimir Putin
Scott Gilmore: The ranks of his official friends are thinning. Increasingly its Putin giving Trump what he really craves: validation and assurance. → Read More
The case for invading America
Scott Gilmore: The days of accepting American light beer and draft dodgers with nary a complaint are done. Canada, it's time to fight. → Read More
How Canadians can boycott Donald Trump
Scott Gilmore: Here's a list of companies owned by Trump and his family, as well as companies that sell Trump goods. Let's hit him where it hurts, shall we? → Read More
The G7 question: How do we America-proof the West?
Scott Gilmore: America has gone from bulwark of the western alliance to a threat. It's time for a strategy to contain the U.S. and defend ourselves. → Read More
Toronto van attack: The cop who didn’t shoot
Amidst the chaos and horror, a Toronto police officer, now identified as Const. Ken Lam, calmly faced down the driver. It's a moment we should remember. → Read More
What are the odds of Oprah Winfrey becoming U.S. president?
Scott Gilmore: The health of a democracy is inversely proportional to the likelihood a celebrity will win the next leadership race → Read More
The devils you (don’t really) know
The appalling track record of Western-backed “change agents” in foreign countries should prompt a serious assessment of why we keep getting it so wrong. → Read More
The world needs a digital Geneva Convention to fight cyber attacks
Scott Gilmore: The damage from cyberattacks is real, and the threat risks escalating into lethal conflicts → Read More
Trump, taking a knee in the NFL and the true meaning of patriotism
Scott Gilmore: The Pentagon pays big for the NFL's patriotic displays. Players taking a knee are the only ones not acting out of self interest. → Read More
Donald Trump's response to Harvey is better than it looks
Scott Gilmore: After one of his worst weeks as president, Donald Trump heads to Houston in the midst of crisis—and isn't making things worse → Read More
This was a better week than you think for the United States
Boston's 40,000-strong response to a planned alt-right rally marks a new nation-wide repudiation of both the Confederacy and racism. → Read More