Public order is in a calamitous state, and Justice Minister Sean Fraser is only pretending to make an effort to solve it. Read More

Playing politics with pipelines is a time-honored Canadian tradition. Tuesday’s events in the House of Commons offered a delightful twist on the genre.  Read More

In a functioning parliamentary democracy, disagreement is inevitable. Conscience matters. Debate matters. But loyalty matters too. Without it, politics collapses into opportunism, and public trust erodes. Read More

In 2019, the American writer Rob Henderson coined the term “luxury belief” to refer to “ideas and opinions that confer status on the rich at very little cost, while taking a toll on the lower class.” In slightly altered form, this concept neatly captures the past decade of environmental activism in Canada. Progressives resolutely opposed the fossil fuel industry to the detriment of workers in parts of the country who depend on it for their livelihoods. But as the recent energy deal between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shows, an increasing number of Canadians are abandoning this luxury belief. Read More