ADAMS: While Poilievre and Lewis rant, Common Sense Carney builds
The new federal-provincial deal shows what happens when adults focus on housing and transit instead of podcasts and privilege points
Opinion & Editorials
Sharp, independent commentary offering analysis, argument, and perspective on Canadian domestic politics and public policy.
ADAMS: I lost my cat because I left a window open. I didn’t know grief could hit this hard, years later.
What a tortoiseshell cat taught me about love, guilt, and the things we notice too late.
ADAMS: Ford’s backroom regional coup just invalidated his mandate
The premier did not campaign on appointing regional chairs. His mandate for this move is invalid.
ADAMS: Why Pension Poilievre is undoubtedly the best man for the job
Finally, a politician brave enough to defend endless delay.
ADAMS: In putting down Terry Fox, the Ottawa Citizen reveals why he belongs on our currency
Terry Fox built something harder to quantify than an institution, and that's exactly why he belongs on our money
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Economy
ADAMS: Avi Lewis’s Canada Post comparison is sentimental nonsense
Comparing flyers to ambulances doesn't make Canada Post work.
ADAMS: Jivani’s Bible stunt was a gift to the Liberals and a disservice to Religious Conservatives
The Bible stunt was proof that the CPC has lost the plot.
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Regional
ADAMS: Why ‘Bowmanville—Oshawa North’ must go
The riding’s new name is a bureaucratic mouthful. There’s a simple fix that honours both geography and basic sense.
ADAMS: They’re gutting prison libraries for pocket change
A library without a librarian is just a storage room with books in it.
ADAMS: The ‘Stand on Guard Act’ is a solution in search of a problem
Why are Conservatives importing American ideologies to solve a problem that doesn't exist?
Why Brussels’ farmer riots expose a broken system
There are protests, and then there are farmer protests.
ADAMS: How Common Sense Carney saved me from Jagmeet Singh’s sinking ship
A year ago, I did something I never thought I would do. I joined the Liberal Party of Canada.