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Chris Selley: Toronto worries its World Cup plans aren’t wasteful enough yet

22 janvier 2026 à 22:16
An absolutely quintessential moment in Toronto politics, and perhaps, sadly, Canadian politics in general: In their latest update on Hogtown’s ruinous decision to host six World Cup soccer games this summer for roughly $380 million, city staff revealed they have wasted only $685,000 on World Cup-related contracts for businesses owned by Black and Indigenous Torontonians. That’s far less than the $20 million targeted, and despite the proverbial thumb being on the proverbial scale. Read More

Terry Glavin: Carney’s Davos speech shows Trump-level indifference to tyranny

22 janvier 2026 à 18:32
If you want a close look at the “new world order” Prime Minister Mark Carney casually mentioned during the lavish tributes he was paying his hosts in Beijing last week, you would do well to begin by considering the components of a new high-speed Russian drone that was shot down by Ukraine’s air-defence division a few days ago. Read More

Pakistani cop ordered deported from Canada for contributing to ‘crimes against humanity’ wins another shot at refugee status

22 janvier 2026 à 13:00
A Federal Court judge has given a former head constable with Pakistan's Punjab Police Service (PPS), who was ordered deported from Canada for making ‘a voluntary, significant and knowing contribution to the crimes against humanity’ committed by the notorious force, another chance to stay in Canada. Read More

Sheryl Saperia: The Red–Green alliance and the lesson Iran is teaching the West again

22 janvier 2026 à 12:00
Iran has been roiling with protest. Across cities and provinces, Iranians have been risking their lives to challenge a clerical regime that has ruled through religious coercion, surveillance and fear for nearly half a century. The merchant classes — once regime loyalists — sparked the uprising that rapidly drew young women, workers, students, professionals and grandmothers into its ranks. Read More

Terry Newman: UBC profs push back against campus wokeism with ‘dangerous ideas’ course

22 janvier 2026 à 12:00
A new course you probably wouldn't expect to exist at a Canadian university just wrapped up. "Dangerous Ideas" invited students to tackle difficult and polarizing topics by debating both sides, and the students loved it — suggesting that they would rather examine and discuss ideas than be told that they're off-limits. Could this be the beginning of the end of wokeism in Canadian universities? Read More

Colby Cosh: Don’t worry, Carney hasn’t abandoned the Davos ethos

22 janvier 2026 à 12:00
The talk of the country today is Prime Minister Mark Carney’s state-of-the-globe stemwinder delivered to the World Economic Forum in Davos Tuesday. I think even the most generous critic would have to admit that this is partly a campaign speech meant for a Canadian audience: the PM is harvesting his globalist bona fides, and giving a somewhat convincing appearance of deep erudition — of being the kind of person who can create a sensation in Davos by means of ideas, rather than good looks and zany outfits. Read More

Michael Taube: I’m a speechwriter. Carney did better than Trudeau at Davos. But that’s a low bar

22 janvier 2026 à 12:00
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Jan. 20 speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland received significant media attention. It was critical of U.S. President Donald Trump’s political agenda without directly saying so. Canada’s progressive commentators, and some conservative commentators, couldn’t contain their enthusiasm when the PM uttered lines like, “we know the old order is not coming back … we shouldn’t mourn it” and “we shouldn't allow the rise of hard power to blind us to the fact that the power of legitimacy, integrity and rules will remain strong, if we choose to wield them together.” Read More
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