We’re flush!
According to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre “our country is broke.” The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), Yves Giroux, says the country can afford to spend much…
Conservatives court Labour
During the recent railway dispute, the federal Conservatives were strangely silent. A work stoppage of any length would have had grave effects on the Canadian…
Premier Smith and the fascist hatemonger
When Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi called Premier Danielle Smith “dangerous,” I thought he was perhaps being overly partisan. That was before I was fully…
Railway relief
Sighs of relief could be heard across the country when federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon announced that he was sending the two railway labour disputes…
Is it genocide?
The term “genocide,” like “racism,” is thrown around all too loosely these days. The definition often seems to depend on its user’s biases or design.…
Talking to Hamas
Hamas are thoroughly unpleasant people—ideologically extreme and violent. They are, in other words, the sort of men who eventually rise to the surface of a…
Sweden—a model economy
Everyone has heard of Spotify, the popular web player app. Many, however, are not aware that it is a Swedish creation. It was developed not…
Taxing the very, very, very rich
According to the United Nations, “Inequality threatens long-term social and economic development, harms poverty reduction and destroys people’s sense of fulfillment and self-worth.” In his…
I like the Democrat’s ticket
I greatly admire U.S. President Joe Biden. I believe him to be one of the best presidents the United States has had. And he is…
Will Netanyahu draw the U.S. into another war?
The New York Times ran a surprising article last Friday, suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone rogue, accusing him of “forcing the…
How badly did Maduro lose?
Last Monday, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council announced that the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, had comfortably won the national election and another six years in office.…
Sorry to see you go, Joe
Of course Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. It was the best thing for the nation he loves, and he’s been serving his…