There is something stirring in America. Americans are hungry for a new political leadership that will break the impasse in Washington. Read my latest Postmedia column in the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Vancouver…
There is no justification, in logic or in economics, for seasonal EI, and the dogged pursuit of this policy flies in the face of the interests of Canada and people…
There are people for whom the economy is always on the brink of collapse and for whom every job is precarious. For them government must always be stimulating, and the…
The way we buy equipment for our military is badly broken and Ottawa’s latest report on how to fix it proposes making it even worse. Read my new regular column for…
It is time for Canada to close some of its many trade negotiations. Read my latest Postmedia column below, also published in the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette,…
In my latest Postmedia column, I write about global urban networks and the future of Canadian cities. Read it below. This column is published in the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun,…
In my latest Postmedia column, I write about why a simple majority in a referendum is undemocratic. Read it below, also published in the Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Edmonton Journal, Saskatoon’s StarPhoenix,…
Anyone still fondly clinging to the hoary belief that Liberals and New Democrats are natural soulmates clearly isn’t paying attention. The cross-border embrace between premiers Christy Clark and Alison Redford…
A different approach to public sector wage negotiations is needed, one where strikes have no place. I explain why in my latest Postmedia column below, which appeared in the Ottawa Citizen,…
By “avoiding” the fiscal cliff, Americans have put off yet again their day of fiscal reckoning, comforted by the illusion that the time is not right to tackle it. The…