Pointed Views

Opposition parties will have to work harder if they want to beat Trudeau in 2019

The economy is strong and the Liberals haven’t made enough blunders to lose — yet

Sep 12, 2017 11:30 AM Read more >

The carbon tax is supposed to incentivize low carbon alternatives

Almost everything government does involves the choosing of so-called “winners” and “losers”

Sep 5, 2017 1:30 AM Read more >

How much value is there in Yukon’s online survey results?

The government wants to hear what you think.

Aug 29, 2017 9:30 AM Read more >

Climate change denialists will likely get their way

We’re probably doomed, thanks to conspiracy theories and pseudoscience

Aug 15, 2017 9:30 AM Read more >

Health care: Can’t live with it, can’t get ‘skinny repeal’ through the Senate

Neither Obamacare nor our health care system are perfect, but both are better than nothing

Aug 8, 2017 9:00 AM Read more >

The opinion page is supposed to be biased

When you say an opinion writer is biased what you really mean is ‘I disagree with this article’

Aug 1, 2017 9:30 AM Read more >

Higher interest rates are going to hurt

Rates are heading back towards historic norms. In our high-debt society, that’s bad news

Jul 25, 2017 10:30 AM Read more >

Omar Khadr might be no angel, but Canada still violated his rights

Nobody’s asking you to be happy he’s getting $10.5 million

Jul 18, 2017 9:30 AM Read more >

Anonymity degrades public discourse

‘Don’t read the comments’ is good advice when people don’t put their name to what they write

Jul 11, 2017 9:30 AM Read more >

Canada’s social conservatives look at America with envy

In the U.S., the religious right has a chance to remake the Supreme Court. In Canada, not so much.

Jul 4, 2017 9:00 AM Read more >