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Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre are both playing a dangerous game

Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre are both playing a dangerous game

The main­stream U.S. media are gen­er­al­ly slow on the uptake when it comes to Cana­da. So, it took them a while to catch on that it is no longer 2015 in the Great White North and that Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau is not just…

Stop whining about your capital gains

Stop whining about your capital gains

Some­times, it’s best to know when to shut up. I say this with some mea­sure of…

Jews have eyes. And they see that the antisemitism in the protests over Gaza is no aberration

Jews have eyes. And they see that the antisemitism in the protests over Gaza is no aberration

There is a point at which the gaslight­ing becomes gen­uine­ly insult­ing. When meek…

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

Take a deep breath. You smell that? It’s the scent of resis­tance affect­ing your…

Canadians need more assurance and enablement in financial services

Canadians need more assurance and enablement in financial services

The con­sumer-dri­ven bank­ing frame­work will help Cana­di­ans man­age their cred­it…

India is too important for cheap Liberal domestic politics

India is too important for cheap Liberal domestic politics

The world is becom­ing too dan­ger­ous to sur­ren­der for­eign pol­i­cy to dias­po­ra…

If Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to be portrayed as an authoritarian leader, maybe he should stop talking like one

If Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to be portrayed as an authoritarian leader, maybe he should stop…

It’s been an extra­or­di­nary cou­ple of days in the saga of Pierre Poilievre, unleashed.…



Labour vote turns right as Liberals continue to fail workers

Labour vote turns right as Liberals continue to fail workers

Work­ers of the world, unite! This is your moment. Across the globe, par­ties are…

The decline and fall of Canada

The decline and fall of Canada

A state’s cit­i­zens must have the will for it to exist in the world. Has there been any…

Advancing Canada's strategic interests in the North Pacific

Advancing Canada's strategic interests in the North Pacific

Liv­ing in Cana­da, it’s easy to take our safe­ty and secu­ri­ty for grant­ed, but that’s…

For the good the Liberal party, Trudeau needs to think about his future

For the good the Liberal party, Trudeau needs to think about his future

Justin Trudeau was hop­ing his hous­ing bud­get would reverse the gov­ern­men­t’s slide…

Beware of the ‘everything-is-broken’ crowd

Beware of the ‘everything-is-broken’ crowd

There is a lim­it to how far Con­ser­v­a­tive politi­cians can car­ry the…

Jagmeet Singh looks vulnerable in the Liberal-NDP deal. Is it time for him to end it?

Jagmeet Singh looks vulnerable in the Liberal-NDP deal. Is it time for him to end it?

Susan Dela­court: The polit­i­cal chat­ter­ing class is obsessed this spring with how…

Justin Trudeau Is No Match for a Polarized World

Justin Trudeau Is No Match for a Polarized World

Polit­i­cal careers often end in fail­ure — a cliché that exists because it too…

Many Canadians have heard enough from Justin Trudeau, but Americans are a different story

Many Canadians have heard enough from Justin Trudeau, but Americans are a different story

Talk­ing to Amer­i­cans got a lot of laughs when come­di­an Rick Mer­cer was doing…

Why are the Liberals struggling to sell their economic plan to Canadians?

Why are the Liberals struggling to sell their economic plan to Canadians?

Three par­ty insid­ers join Pow­er & Pol­i­tics to help unpack how the…



Tax capital gains like other income, yes – but tax all kinds of income less

Tax capital gains like other income, yes – but tax all kinds of income less

There is a good argu­ment for increas­ing the tax on cap­i­tal gains, and it goes…

When will Mark Carney run?

When will Mark Carney run?

Mark Car­ney might be set­ting the stage to run for the Lib­er­al lead­er­ship after the…

What might a serious growth agenda look like? More labour, more capital, and more incentive to use both wisely

What might a serious growth agenda look like? More labour, more capital, and more incentive to use…

The good news about the recent bud­get is that it at least talks about per capi­ta GDP,…

With capital gains change, the Liberals grasp the tax reform nettle again

With capital gains change, the Liberals grasp the tax reform nettle again

In the fall of 2021, the edi­tors of the Cana­di­an Tax Jour­nal devot­ed sev­er­al dozen…

Pierre Poilievre is courting support from groups that spew hate. Is this really the alternative to Justin Trudeau we want?

Pierre Poilievre is courting support from groups that spew hate. Is this really the alternative to…

Per­haps Con­ser­v­a­tive Leader Pierre Poilievre was feel­ing too com­fort­able. After…

If the world doesn’t act, Canada’s newest honorary citizen will die

If the world doesn’t act, Canada’s newest honorary citizen will die

Russ­ian demo­c­ra­t­ic oppo­si­tion leader Vladimir Kara-Murza’s health is fail­ing. As…

Ontario could be North America’s electric vehicle powerhouse—but it hinges on workforce alignment
You’re about to hear Justin Trudeau on a lot more popular podcasts. Here’s what’s behind it

You’re about to hear Justin Trudeau on a lot more popular podcasts. Here’s what’s behind it

Every inter­view with Justin Trudeau now includes some vari­a­tion on the ques­tion, why…

Trudeau’s budget comeback tour isn’t proving popular enough to save his career

Trudeau’s budget comeback tour isn’t proving popular enough to save his career

Mil­len­ni­als do not seem to have for­giv­en or for­got­ten what Trudeau failed to…



The CAQ’s language shell game fooled everyone

The CAQ’s language shell game fooled everyone

Take a moment to think of Emmanuel­la Lam­bropou­los today. In 2020, the Lib­er­al…

Trudeau's response to Ottawa hate rally too little, too late

Trudeau's response to Ottawa hate rally too little, too late

Late in the after­noon on Sat­ur­day, April 13, mas­sive street par­ties popped up in…

Young voters are calling the shots now

Young voters are calling the shots now

Young Cana­di­ans can be for­giv­en for being a bit con­fused by the lat­est…

The Liberal’s immigration policies have accomplished the opposite of what was intended

The Liberal’s immigration policies have accomplished the opposite of what was intended

In its well-mean­ing effort to encour­age the migra­tion of inter­na­tion­al stu­dents to…

For Danielle Smith even federal research grants to universities are part of a Liberal plot to ruin Alberta.

For Danielle Smith even federal research grants to universities are part of a Liberal plot to ruin…

So what’s next? Remov­ing books from uni­ver­si­ty libraries because they chal­lenge…

Anti-Israel hate marches holding the rest of us hostage while Trudeau shrugs

Anti-Israel hate marches holding the rest of us hostage while Trudeau shrugs

Cana­da used to be a nation of peace, order, and good gov­ern­ment. Not any­more.…

Danielle Smith launches what could be her biggest broadside yet at Ottawa

Danielle Smith launches what could be her biggest broadside yet at Ottawa

Danielle Smith has long promised to be the most com­bat­ive of Pre­miers. She has lived…

First they came for the carbon tax, are electric vehicles next?

First they came for the carbon tax, are electric vehicles next?

Per­haps slow­ing sales of elec­tric vehi­cles in Cana­da, indus­try cau­tion, and…

Low polls give Trudeau’s Liberals the freedom to make gutsy moves that will help the country

Low polls give Trudeau’s Liberals the freedom to make gutsy moves that will help the country

Spring has sprung and with it the Lib­er­al gov­ern­ment is clear­ly wak­ing up from…

Keep calm and trade on: Canada’s Indo-Pacific trade engagement accelerates

Keep calm and trade on: Canada’s Indo-Pacific trade engagement accelerates

Over the past year, pun­dits in the busi­ness press have char­ac­ter­ized Canada’s…

Trudeau is at risk of weary voters tuning him out — and Poilievre needs to be cautious too

Trudeau is at risk of weary voters tuning him out — and Poilievre needs to be cautious too

In mar­ket­ing as in pol­i­tics, a brand’s voice can make or break its abil­i­ty to…

Political Pulse panel: Federal budget, ArriveCan, labour union pushback

Political Pulse panel: Federal budget, ArriveCan, labour union pushback

The pan­el unpacks the 2024 fed­er­al bud­get as well as more polit­i­cal high­lights of…

The foreign interference inquiry features a parade of senior Liberals protesting too much

The foreign interference inquiry features a parade of senior Liberals protesting too much

We are part­way through the man­date of the Pub­lic Inquiry into For­eign Inter­fer­ence…

Would Pierre Poilievre or Justin Trudeau be the better party host? Airplane seatmate? Here’s who Canadians say they’d prefer to hang out with

Would Pierre Poilievre or Justin Trudeau be the better party host? Airplane seatmate? Here’s who…

Pol­i­tics doesn’t feel like too much of a par­ty these days, which is more bad luck…

Budget 2024 highlights need for more workers, Regulated Career Colleges offer training solution
Despite best efforts, Justin Trudeau can’t direct attention away from the carbon tax

Despite best efforts, Justin Trudeau can’t direct attention away from the carbon tax

Gov­ern­ments often use bud­gets to change the chan­nel from what their oppo­nents want…

A Budget for a Disenchanted Base

A Budget for a Disenchanted Base

One day four­teen years ago, after speak­ing to what was then called Ryer­son…

Will the Budget Move the Liberal Re-Election Needle? Likely Not.

Will the Budget Move the Liberal Re-Election Needle? Likely Not.

This year’s fed­er­al bud­get was pre­sent­ed against a chal­leng­ing back­ground.…