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China is committed to helping lead world out of pandemic to prosperity

China is committed to helping lead world out of pandemic to prosperity

Today, we are at the threshold of a new beginning. There is a global reset going on, with shifting priorities, new relationships, and great opportunities.
Majority of Canadians support provincial vaccine passport plans: poll

Majority of Canadians support provincial vaccine passport plans: poll

While September has ended, it did not draw to a close with a buoyant population celebrating the end of the pandemic.
City’s war on automobile owners set to shift into overdrive in 2022

City’s war on automobile owners set to shift into overdrive in 2022

The City of Vancouver’s incessant guerilla assault on car and truck owners has taken on many shapes over the years. But 2022 offers the prospect of an inflection point, from a period of annoyance to one of absurdity.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation highlights chance for new way forward

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation highlights chance for new way forward

September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new federal statutory holiday.
Don’t bet on party leaders losing their jobs any time soon, poll suggests

Don’t bet on party leaders losing their jobs any time soon, poll suggests

The Canadian federal election will lead to the formation of a minority government with Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau as prime minister. In the first part of the “exit poll” conducted by Research Co.
Journalism must break its silence on government secrecy

Journalism must break its silence on government secrecy

Tuesday is the Right To Know Day. It ought to be a celebration of information freedom. Instead it is more a day of mourning.
Editorial: No light at the end of Canada’s deep dark debt tunnel

Editorial: No light at the end of Canada’s deep dark debt tunnel

The post-election to-do list for Canada’s new old government is long and getting longer.
Exit poll insights on 2021 election campaign winners and losers

Exit poll insights on 2021 election campaign winners and losers

The Canadian federal election that was supposedly about nothing has turned into something decidedly more meaningful for the country’s party leaders.
Superpower spat over Meng Wanzhou highlights Canada’s lightweight international clout

Superpower spat over Meng Wanzhou highlights Canada’s lightweight international clout

The sorry saga of the detentions of Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor and Meng Wanzhou appears at last, at last, at last, to have reached its senses – thankfully, of course, that the two Michaels and not just Meng were released. What a spectacle.
Canada in need of a total federal political leadership makeover

Canada in need of a total federal political leadership makeover

They put on brave faces last Monday night about their parties’ showings. But not one, not two, but all three major federal leaders ought to go before we next elect a prime minister.