EXCLUSIVE: Premier Ford responds to Ford Fest harassment, but the story has some holes
In a direct call, Doug Ford expressed genuine anger over the incident but pivoted to a questionable parallel with OPSEU demonstrators.
Opinion & Editorials
Sharp, independent commentary offering analysis, argument, and perspective on Canadian domestic politics and public policy.
ADAMS: When 'degeneracy' becomes a catch‑all for 40% of your constituents
Excluding huge swaths of Canadians from the moral fabric of the nation is unbecoming of any MP.
ADAMS: Ontario deserves a flag that represents us today
Born of spite and indistinguishable from Manitoba, Ontario’s Ensign is a colonial relic that deserves a modern replacement.
Opposition grows for Billy Bishop Airport expansion plans
Bill 110 takes Billy Bishop Airport from Toronto, clears the path for jets without public oversight, and ignores growing local backlash.
EDITORIAL: Why bail out B.C. developers when ordinary Canadians are already taking losses?
Instead of letting prices fall so working people can afford homes, Carney and Eby choose to socialize developers’ losses.
ADAMS: When I wore a Pride shirt to Ford Fest, the PC’s moderation got tested
Federal Conservatives police their tent. Ontario Conservatives just assume it will hold.
ADAMS: Carney’s China EV deal extends Trudeau’s record of weakness
A tariff reduction for Chinese electric vehicles tests whether this government will finally treat its own forced labour rules as binding.
ADAMS: Bill C-34 is mostly scaffolding, but still a threat to privacy and vulnerable kids
Carney’s Safe Social Media Act is mostly make-work for a commission that doesn’t exist yet.
LOGSTRUP: The IGaming industrial complex
Doug Ford’s “safe, regulated” iGaming market became Canada’s fastest-growing addiction infrastructure, fuelled by offshore lobbyists, and paid for by Ontario’s youth.
ADAMS: The Safe Social Media Act will isolate LGBTQ youth
A national digital ID system won’t fix lazy parenting, but it will erase the only safe spaces some trans kids have.