News
‘He became a myth’: How Lawrence of Arabia made the modern Middle East
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (292+ words) Veteran war correspondent Scott Anderson discusses his book, Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East, live at the Royal Canadian Military Institute. This episode was taped live on February 11, 2026, as part of…...
Mark Mancini: No, removing bike lanes does not violate Canadians’ Charter rights
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (141+ words) This is bigger than bike lanes'Canada is in desperate need of some judicial humility A food delivery courier rides a bike in Toronto , January 3, 2024. Chris Young/The Canadian Press. The "Charter right to bike lanes" is not a term found…...
Ottawa’s war on size is a gift to Canada’s global rivals
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (328+ words) An oversized Canadian flag wrapped around a downtown building in Vancouver, B.C., January 24, 2010. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. Canada's economy doesn't labour under the burden of too much economic muscle. It suffers from too little. In the opening months of 2026, corporate…...
The biggest risk to Canada’s economy nobody is talking about: major looming labour strikes
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (319+ words) Striking port workers from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada in Vancouver, July 9, 2023. Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press. Together, these firms move well over $1 billion worth of goods per day by rail and hundreds of millions more through ports…...
One big byte of bitumen: Why our AI and energy sectors must work together, not compete
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (343+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Oct. 1, 2025. Todd Korol/The Canadian Press. In the airline industry, a successful flight is a masterpiece of systems thinking. It requires the seamless synchronization of fuel logistics, air traffic control, and ground crew. If…...
In it together: The Indigenous partnership message on the world stage
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (495+ words) BC Premier Eby and Haisla Nation Hereditary Chief Jake Duncan after the Cedar LNG project was given environmental approval in Vancouver, Mar. 14, 2023. Rich Lam/The Canadian Press. This weekend, Mark Carney will travel to Japan for a bilateral summit with…...
Why the ‘AI shock’ may be more navigable than we think
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1314+ words) Speer is right to identify time as the critical variable. If AI compresses decades of economic evolution into a few short years or months, the friction could be historic. He is also right that our welfare state and tax system…...
Hey, conservatives, let’s slow our roll on Iran: The Weekly Wrap
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (331+ words) Pierre Poilievre speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Oct. 22, 2025. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press. Many conservatives across the Anglo-American world, including here in Canada, have been quick to express support for the military strikes on Iran and the…...
The real reasons it’s so hard to do business in Canada
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (895+ words) Mark Carney speaks at the Canada-India Growth and Investment Forum in Mumbai, Feb. 28, 2026. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press. Why is it so hard to get things built in Canada? New international data helps explain why. In a recent EconMinute, we…...
The end of free speech in Canada?
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (317+ words) Protestors against sexual orientation and gender identity programs in schools march in Ottawa, Sept. 20, 2023. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. The tribunals are made up of non-judge appointees, many with varied backgrounds that may not lay the best foundation for the…...