Opinion

"If there's one lesson we should have learned as a nation these last two years, it's the indispensable role of government."

It's our responsibility to make sure teachers are equipped to teach the truth and acknowledge the important role schools play in reconciliation, write Linda Isaac and John Estabillo.

If this sort of sympathetic coverage of Maxime Bernier and his PPC seems familiar, that’s because it should, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

One fossil fuel has remained mostly out of the spotlight so far, writes family physician Dr. Melissa Lem, unacknowledged by three of the five major parties’ platforms: thermal coal.

What sort of political movement will it take to get our representatives closer to what scientists say is needed to avert the worst impacts of climate change, asks Aaron Myran, co-founder and executive director of Future Majority.

It’s not too late for Justin Trudeau to channel his own father, who took a much harder line when it came to Quebec nationalists and their relationship with Canada, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Government directly controls only a small part of our national emissions, and even large government subsidies to households and firms are repeatedly shown by leading researchers to have but a small effect, writes Mark Jaccard.

Following Canada’s 44th election is a bit like rewatching old political dramas on Netflix, says columnist Jesse Firempong. We’ve seen them all before, and we know what to expect.

Political parties that meaningfully seek to address tax fairness and income inequality issues on the campaign trail will attract robust support from across the political spectrum. 

"If you want to become disillusioned with the state of Canadian politics, all you need to do is spend a few minutes watching a federal leaders’ debate. The format of the recent English language debate, which seemed needlessly chaotic and confrontational, didn’t help."

And in case anyone still wants to pretend this is all just talk, there’s the terrorist attack earlier this year that killed a Muslim family in London, Ont., writes columnist Max Fawcett.

If it were not for the Liberal government's Trans Mountain purchase, Canada would now be in the grips of a serious national unity crisis, writes associate law professor Martin Olszynski.

It's officially time to take Maxime Bernier seriously and start asking questions about what his rise means for the five other federal parties, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

We are in a climate emergency, and Canada's dominant parties remain fixated, for the most part, on market-based “solutions” inherently unable to meet the task at hand at the speed and scale required, writes columnist Seth Klein.

Magical thinkers are content to simply sit on the sidelines and radiate good thoughts at those doing the heavy lifting to solve the world’s ills, writes Louise Fabiani.