The case for a high-speed train between Quebec and Ontario
A high-speed train would be more than just a faster way to travel; it could serve as a literal and symbolic link between Quebec and Ontario.
Fixing the housing affordability crisis? It’s the density, stupid
In Ontario, the Ford government’s long-brewing housing plan fails to adequately address the single most important issue: density.
A remarkable Montreal ‘salon’ has endured five decades
In these times of fractious political debate, a tribune of knowledgeable voices is of enormous value.
Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears
The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper wildfire in committee.
‘A lot of tension’ in both Ottawa and Quebec City sparks shifting alliances between parties
In a ‘bizarre twist of logic,’ François Legault is trying to tie the Parti Québécois ‘with the survival of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals,’ says former NDP staffer Karl Bélanger.
The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario
Although not banned by federal restrictions, private operators cannot properly compete in a sector now awash in public funds without equal access to funding.
The Bloc’s byelection win signified little
Given the anemic turnout, lengthy ballot, and similar names, the byelection results in Montreal may be a harbinger of the future, but they are hardly a guarantee.
‘Stop pointing fingers at each other’: insurers call for more unity between governments on climate adaptation
Canada’s insurance agencies addressed 228,000 claims in July and August, a 20-year high, after natural disasters and extreme weather tore through parts of the country.
Federal resource management decisions undermine collective power of community-based fisheries
More must be done by our federal government to protect working Canadians, middle-class jobs, and maritime culture.
Blanchet’s Bloc in a position to milk the Liberals for all they’re worth
A Bloc-Liberal partnership is like a common-law relationship, the kind that’s popular in Quebec where two people live together for economic reasons long after the romance has faded.
