EDITORIAL: No, Minister, you may not search my phone
The Liberals have failed to make the case for sweeping new surveillance powers, and has given Canadians every reason to withhold their trust
Opinion & Editorials
Sharp, independent commentary offering analysis, argument, and perspective on Canadian domestic politics and public policy.
EDITORIAL: The Liberals are about to learn that a do‑over won’t erase the stench
The Ontario Liberal Party MIGH do the smart thing and redo the Scarborough Southwest nomination. But don’t mistake a practical necessity for a moral awakening.
ADAMS: Scarborough Southwest proves the Ontario Liberals have a sickness they can’t hide
Ballot stuffing, assault, and a known pedophile: Scarborough Southwest is just the symptom. The Ontario Liberals are the sickness.
ENDORSEMENT: "Nate the Great" is exactly what the Ontario Liberals fear most, and now they’re rigging the game
The OLP establishment is purging young members to stop the one guy who could actually win them a landslide, Scarborough Southwest should vote for him anyways.
ADAMS: The evidence on social media bans is in, and we can do better
A duty of care for platforms, not invasive age verification, is the path forward.
ADAMS: Why are TikTok activists and slogan-mongers trying to kill a once-in-a-generation idea?
The instant, predictable attacks on the Canada Strong Fund prove that for some, no ambition is pure enough to be worth supporting.
ADAMS: Why is Canada’s NDP leader using right-wing talking points on medical assistance in dying?
Avi Lewis’s mischaracterization of MAID is dishonest, cruel, and indistinguishable from the radical right’s talking points. And he has no evidence to back it up
ADAMS: Pierre Poilievre has chosen the wrong country to apologize for
Poilievre has chosen loyalty to a dead relationship over loyalty to Canada. Never forget that.
ADAMS: If we’re gutting foreign aid to save pennies, why are we still polishing Stornoway?
I’m sick to death of hearing about the pocket change we send to Ukraine while Pension Poilievre lives in a taxpayer-funded mansion. You should be, too.
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Regional
ADAMS: If you fell for the "rain tax," I have a bridge in North York to sell you
A post-mortem on the "Rain Tax" hysteria and the manufactured outrage that’s drowning out critical thinking in Toronto.
HELANI: Debunking the fantasy of a landlocked republic
Landlocked, treaty-bound, and deeply integrated: The constitutional and economic nightmare of an independent Alberta.
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Economy
ADAMS: The Oshawa House has outlasted every panic, every boom, and every politician. It will outlast this one, too.
I served coffee there. I left three months before it closed. But the building had already seen 185 years of booms, busts, and bad planning. It doesn't need our pity.