News: Three Countries, Three Headlines – Australia, Canada, England
Photo by lilartsy on Unsplash This week, I want to introduce you to a new subdivision of our news section: Three Countries, Three Headlines. In this article series, we will...
News: The Lancet report, COP26 and Canada’s role in climate change
Photo by Melissa Bradley on Unsplash From October 31-November 12, world leaders will meet in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th United Nations climate change conference ([su_tooltip style="dark" position="north" content="COP26: The...
News: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30, 2021 is the first time Canada marks its latest holiday: the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. What is this day and why did it become a federal...
Federal Elections: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same
The biggest news of the last week was definitely the federal election – even though not much has changed. A [su_tooltip style="dark" position="north" content="snap election: It is called a snap...
After Payette resigned, the office suddenly seems ceremonially important
Last summer, the CBC published a report about an office that is often all but forgotten about, the office of the Canadian Governor-General. The Governor-General, of course, is the representative...
Keystone is Dead. Again. Maybe.
Sunday night, smartphones across Canada began to vibrate with some American news with particular relevance for the Canadian economy. Sources report that it appears president-elect Joe Biden plans to cancel...
The Epiphany Coup Attempt in America
To paraphrase American President Franklin Roosevelt regarding the events of December 7th, 1941, January 6th 2021 is a day that will live in American infamy.Wednesday afternoon, the American Congress met in a joint session to confirm the results of the November 2020 election. President Donald Trump, addressing supporters in an hour-long speech on Pennsylvania Avenue, […]
Brexit keeps Brexiting
Behind the noise of the American election in the fall and the steady drumbeat of confusion and fear caused by COVID, another potential slow-motion disaster has been slowly winding itself...
The Grinch wins
On Thursday, smartphones around Quebec lit up with the news: Christmas is cancelled.The announcement came after a confusing two weeks. Premier Legault had raised hopes early in the fall that...
To shop or not to shop, that was the Black Friday question
The COVID economy has been anything but simple. The economy is hurting because of the pandemic. Well, except for the fact that the stock market is—at least at times—soaring. Unemployment...