This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, September 27, 2020. In Rideau Cottage, the 11-month itch. Or so it seemed for a brief period when politicos and journalists wondered out loud whether the prime minister’s request for time on major television networks was intended to host an election call. Instead, Justin Trudeau […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Since Erin O’Toole won the leadership of the Conservative Party and became the Leader of the Official Opposition, the Air Force veteran and former cabinet minister has been busy waiting in line. On Wednesday, after an hours-long delay, he and his family […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, June 28, 2020. As the Conservative Party of Canada lurches its way to choosing a new leader in August, many are asking what it means to be a conservative, especially an urban conservative. As party members consider that question, along with what it means to […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, June 21, 2020. Ever since that poignant morning in 2016 when Hillary Clinton took the stage in bipartisan, conciliatory purple to concede defeat to Donald Trump, I have used this space to urge people to remain calm. To remind them that America is a mature […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, June 13, 2020. Though it now seems easy to forget, we remain locked in a battle with the novel coronavirus. It has been 93 days since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic; a declaration that brought with it unprecedented restrictions on our liberties […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, June 6, 2020. In January 1909, a group of notable Americans signed their names to a statement that called for a national conference focused on the civil and political rights of Black Americans. The “Call” was signed by the likes of W.E.B. Dubois and Ida […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, May 31, 2020. When it comes to China, the Trudeau government has acted with the deference a pageboy would show a queen. As they have muddled through a long series of skirmishes, from the arbitrary and unjust kidnapping of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor to […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Of all the inequalities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is none more glaring than the profoundly unequal effect it has had on the lives of women. The impacts are felt everywhere. Primary caregivers have been forced to balance their professional and personal […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, May 17, 2020. This week, a furor arose on a topic that feels remote to most Canadians, even more so amid the upheaval of COVID-19: the prime minister’s cottage. In the context of unprecedented layoffs, a health-care crisis and a looming recession, there are many who […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Fingers crossed, as the peak of the pandemic fades into Ontario’s rear-view, Queen’s Park has begun to turn its attention to the perhaps even more challenging task of reopening the economy. The province, along with governments the world over, has laid out a framework […]