ADAMS: They’re gutting prison libraries for pocket change
A library without a librarian is just a storage room with books in it.
Opinion & Editorials
Sharp, independent commentary offering analysis, argument, and perspective on Canadian domestic politics and public policy.
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.
ADAMS: Napoleon led from the front, our leaders lead from the couch
They want your children to march, but would they march with them?
ADAMS: The Opposition Leader’s excellent adventure
While the Conservative leader talked about CANZUK in London, the government quietly secured billions in trade deals with India, the UAE, and beyond.
ADAMS: In defence of Trans women
Ben Ryan's personal story is touching. His conclusions, however, feel like a relic from a simpler, less generous era of debate.
ADAMS: Lessons from a by-election we’ve already forgotten
What a 2025 by-election says about a party that has stopped believing it can win
ADAMS: The NDP finally had a REAL debate. Here's who won and who lost.
For the first time in this interminable leadership race, we saw something that actually resembled a contest of ideas. It only took four attempts.
ADAMS: Jack Layton was a warmonger? Give me a goddamn break.
The man with the mustache was a secret militarist? According to Yves Engler, so was your granddad, probably.