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Politics This Morning: Innovation Minister in Washington to discuss unblocking supply chains

Good Thursday morning! Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry FRANCOIS-PHILIPPE CHAMPAGNE is in Washington, D.C. today for his second and final day of meetings. His goal? Unblocking North America’s currently buckling supply chains and making them more resilient to outside shocks. Quite the tall order. According to a press release, Mr. Champagne will speak with […]

What’s ahead for small government crusaders in the wake of COVID-19?

OTTAWA—Sometime last year, people started joking about the “before times” and “the after times” of COVID-19. Now, with the second anniversary of the arrival of the virus coming into sight at a time when the fourth wave is far from under control, the concept of a return to post-pandemic reality continues to recede. On the […]

Canada’s vaccine passport challenge a chance for international co-operation

The past 18 months since the outbreak of the COVID-19 have been a bumpy ride for Canada, but with ingenuity and resilience, Canadians have emerged from this pandemic to stimulate reforms, enhance collaboration, and force the federal parties to embrace bold and decisive ideas—the results of which are evident in their respective platforms. If there […]

Politics This Morning: Liberals release election platform, leaders face off in first debate

Good Thursday morning! The Liberal Party has released its re-election platform, which proposes $13-billion in spending this fiscal year and $78-billion in new spending over the next five years. The 53-page document proposes to invest more in Liberal priorities, such as fighting climate change, Indigenous reconciliation, and the arts and cultural sector, and promises tighter […]

Vaccination passports should be an election issue

Inoculate but keep it secret. That seems to be the vaccination position of the premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. It is hard to understand how conservative values align with putting people’s health at risk in a global pandemic. But in the tug-of-war between collective and individual rights, for Doug Ford, Scott Moe, and Jason […]

The life-and-death stakes of politicizing COVID

OTTAWA—Some of the more harrowing stories coming out of the COVID calamity in the United States concern nurses and doctors who, having struggled fruitlessly to keep a patient from dying of the virus, are told by the expiring patient in their last words that COVID is a hoax. After watching Americans elevate Donald Trump to […]

Election 2021 won’t be pay TV worthy

HALIFAX—Try as some might—including pollsters, consultants, ex-politicians, and ever-infernal party “insiders,” Election 2021 will not be an item for pay TV. Which is to say, it will have as much drama as a morning in traffic court when the ticketing officer doesn’t show up. What’s coming down in perhaps days is a political mismatch. The […]

Saving lives beats vaccine liberty

When does personal freedom blind us to professional responsibility? When the health-care system permits unvaccinated workers in facilities housing vulnerable people. It is the state’s job, first and foremost, to protect those who are under its care in public hospitals or long-term communal living arrangements. The Quebec government understands that. Last April, it became the […]