This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on November 8, 2020. On Friday afternoon, it looked increasingly likely that Joseph R. Biden Jr. would secure the 270 electoral votes needed to earn the title of president-elect. It also became clear he wouldn’t be given the tools to drive sweeping change anywhere other than at 1600 Pennsylvania […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on November 1, 2020. Lately I have been reminded of a conversation I had with myself, around this time back in 2016. Perhaps, I thought, Donald Trump would prove so ill-suited to the job of president and the task of governing that effectively nothing would be accomplished […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, October 25, 2020. As the warmth of summer has faded and the chill of fall set in, we have felt a similar change in temperature in legislatures across Canada. From the House of Commons to Queen’s Park to the Alberta Legislative Assembly and the Quebec […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, October 18, 2020. It seems a safe bet that, if one were to survey Canadians, more of them would be able to identify Amy Coney Barrett than any one of the judges who sit on the Supreme Court of Canada. This may well be attributable […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, October 11, 2020. Stop the presses: on Thursday, the FBI charges 13 American citizens for conspiring in a domestic terrorist plot to kidnap and potentially murder Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. They then wanted to start a civil war fuelled by white supremacy and discontent with […]
This editorial first appeared in the Toronto Star on Sunday, October 4, 2020. It’s widely agreed that Tuesday’s faceoff between incumbent Donald Trump and challenger Joseph R. Biden Jr. was the worst U.S. presidential debate in history. It also marked a low point in American political culture. So shambolic, so grating, so disappointing, so ridiculous […]
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 […]