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For those immersed in the politics of Queen’s Park, all of this may make sense. For the rest of us, it does not. → Read More
The real question is how to stop the fighting when no one has an incentive to seek peace. Russia started this war. NATO has kept it going. → Read More
Punishing Russia by kicking it out of the club could backfire — and, by limiting co-operation, end up making matters worse. → Read More
The only thing that kept NATO from declaring all-out war is the fact Moscow has nukes. North Korea has noticed, resuming its missile testing program. → Read More
In some ways, it is better for the West if the peace negations fail and the war goes on, in order to completely isolate Putin’s Russia. → Read More
The arrangement is vague and unenforceable, and the proposed denticare plan suffers from a fatal flaw: it is not universal. → Read More
This is the real choice Zelenskyy is offering Canada and other supporters of Ukraine: Doing too little, and doing so much we risk all-out nuclear war. → Read More
The current standoff between Russia and the West revisits that period, not so long ago, when the West faced off against the Soviet bloc. → Read More
The West is trying to give the Russia-Ukraine conflict greater significance by defining it in apocalyptic terms as a battle between good and evil. → Read More
If Canada is to present itself as a power along the U.S. border, it will have to demonstrate to Washington its ability to exercise control. → Read More
John was a deceptively complicated guy. Unfailingly optimistic, he was no “Citizen Kane.” But at times, he came close. → Read More
There are still two parties warring within the Conservative movement. One of them is modern and moderate; the other is reactionary and extreme. → Read More
After the Berlin Wall came down, NATO floundered. Who was it defending against? With Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has brought some clarity to this issue. → Read More
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is striking an unusually hawkish tone in her comments about the standoff. Is this the best path for Canada? → Read More
Information is now treated strategically, as a weapon in the war against the pandemic. Accuracy alone is not enough if it contradicts messaging. → Read More
Employers discovered to their horror that their low-wage workers now had the option not to work at all. The practical effect was a rise in wages. → Read More
Unlike the original Cold War, allegedly fought over Communism, this one makes no pretence of ideology. Today, it is all just big power politics. → Read More
If we can collectively do what is necessary, we should be able to deal with the latest variant of this terrible disease. → Read More
Most chickens and hogs are kept caged, mainly because it is cheaper. But during heat waves or floods, these cages become death traps. → Read More
What’s the use of a binding trade agreement if one participant is free to ignore it? Perhaps the answer is to borrow from America’s playbook. → Read More