One Canada for all Canadians
Reform of the Canadian Senate is long overdue. A respected, elected second house of Parliament is needed now, more than ever, to ensure that diverse regional concerns are well-articulated and Read more →
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, the Liberal party did not lose the recent federal election; rather, it was missing in action. What has been portrayed, unfairly, as a personal failure Read more →
Was the security team at the recent Quebec National Assembly wrong to refuse entry to several Sikh Canadians carrying their ceremonial kirpans? Certainly, how we should balance the demands of Read more →
2010 ended with the proverbial good news and bad news. Thanks mainly to our stable banking system, natural resources, and resilient population, Canada appears to have weathered the recession better Read more →
On October 30th, I joined a crowd of over 300,000 crammed on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to support the Rally To Restore Sanity sponsored by Comedy Central’s Jon Read more →
Our nation’s politicians are truly failing when comedians become the only reliable voice of reason. In an environment where only either Rick Mercer or Glen Beck (depending on your perspective) Read more →
The ability to recognize the historical transformation Canadians are traversing and to rethink the reason for Canada in the 21st century is the critical precondition to creating a stable, sustainable Read more →
What Canada really needs is bold leadership that will unite the country and an electorate that demands as much. The fractious trajectory of the health care agreement in the U.S. Read more →
At year-end, much ink is spilling over the legacy of the year of the “great recession”. A serious assessment is next to impossible as most Canadians still struggle to catch Read more →
Canada enters this new decade in dangerous territory. Our national government is missing in action – preferring partisan political calculations to governing in the national interest. A popular protest against Read more →
Every day we meet Canadians who are embarrassed by the hyper-partisanship and mediocrity of our national politics. Our leaders rarely discuss common goals and aspirations that transcend our provincial and Read more →
Every day we meet Canadians who are embarrassed by the hyper-partisanship and mediocrity of our national politics. Our leaders rarely discuss common goals and aspirations that transcend our provincial and Read more →
As yet another game of chicken over the federal election is played out, it is sobering to remember the huge numbers of Canadians who have dropped out of national politics. Read more →