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"I believed we were going to uphold the highest standards that support the public interest, and not simply make choices to create partisan advantage. As part of committing to this transformative and progressive path, we were also committing to a government and caucus that represented all Canadians"
“Believe me, the entire department knows that you want this information.” Then why, wonders Greg McGillis of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, hasn't the information been supplied despite an array of letters, calls and Access to Information requests?
Other than an inclusive narrative, the Liberals haven’t delivered the change LGBTQ2+ communities need and deserve. They'll run on their record in the election campaign all the same, writes activist Fae Johnstone.
One risk to Canada’s economy that did not receive a single mention in the Bank of Canada governor's year-end speech: climate change. Kevin Quinlan notes that central banks in other countries are taking up their leadership role on this while the Bank of Canada barely mentions the subject.
As the shine comes off Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the SNC-Lavalin affair, oped writer Harry Sterling recalls that the widespread positive view of the young Canadian politician’s performance was questioned in 2017 by Jane Fonda, the well-known American movie actress and prominent environmental activist.
The student climate strike on March 15 made it clear that young people have had enough. They are no longer waiting for others to secure our future. Students took to the streets on that day because we have big problems to solve and what we’re doing right now isn’t working. It’s time to be bold and innovative. It’s time to try something new.
Albertans have a clear choice to make in next month's election between keeping with policy that is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and scrapping many of them, writes James Glave.
Canadians never learned the lessons that we should have following the 2011 Norway massacre. There was no understanding from among politicians or media that the buzzwords that drove Norwegian far-right terrorist Anders Breivik were driving Canadian extremists as well.
