Opinion

It’s time for the Liberals to build another national energy program. Done properly, this one can enhance national unity rather than undermining it.

Should the Conservatives stick with their defeated leader, they could forgo a brutal struggle of a leadership contest that would exacerbate the ideological rift within the party.

Under a more proportional system, both parties would be incentivized to compete more aggressively in all parts of the country — and rewarded for efforts aimed at building bridges rather than burning them.

By the time Pierre Poilievre came out to deliver his remarks, he faced the smallest crowd he’d addressed since the start of the campaign — perhaps since he became leader of the federal Conservatives. His smile, never the most genuine in Canadian politics, seemed particularly forced as he delivered his shortest address of this election.

Whether it’s the loss of tropical reefs or ice, towns or forests, it all comes back to the burning of oil, gas and coal.

Our winner-take-all voting system leaves the governing party, elected with 40 per cent support or less, free to ignore ridings in areas where they have little support ― and they usually do.

The Policy Horizons report was meant as a public policy thought exercise, not a piece of political ammunition. But in turning it into one, Pierre Poilievre confirmed one of its biggest fears: the declining imperatives of truth and accuracy.

We need to realize that the chance of winning anything in the climate denial game with far-right-wing governments is vanishingly small.

Who do we think is going to buy our expensive, carbon-intensive oil?

Social solidarity requires fair taxation and shared sacrifice.

The Conservative Party's platform contains a pledge to pass a "Taxpayer Protection Act" that, among other things, would force the government to hold a referendum before imposing any new taxes. It's a foolish ploy.

As some of the values we once shared with the US erode — respect for law, pride in an ethical military, concern for the environment and protection of free speech — we must push back against this spillover effect.

Mark Carney is poised to win the most seats in Alberta and Saskatchewan of any Liberal leader in 50 years. If he wants to double down on that strength, and nip any threat of a national unity crisis in the bud, he should eliminate the oil and gas emissions cap — and replace it with something better.

Arguments in defense of LNG will be said in many different ways, but the talking points — perpetuated by the fossil fuel industry — have remained the same for decades.

Pierre Poilievre has long been defined by his willingness to attack, and it’s what brought him to the brink of the biggest political victory of his life. It’s also what might keep him from actually achieving it.