Poll analysts will caution that “we need more data” when debating whether freshly released numbers herald genuine trends or whether we are simply reacting to statistical noise. Don’t get me wrong: overreacting to blips is a wonderful (and lucrative) click generator in this dopamine-craving age of social media. But it rarely provides analysis that genuinely informs voters. This is why it helps, from time to time, to look back at where we were and where we are—to test whether earlier interpretations still hold. Back in August, shortly after Pierre Poilievre was duly elected member of...

December 15, 2025 - 06:31 | Philippe J. Fournier | Walrus

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Carney’s Major Projects Bill Could Be a Fast Track to Catastrophe

The recent passage of Bill C-5 has left many in a fog. Framed as a response to threats from the United States administration, the legislation is, in the main, intended to fast-track what the Canadian government sees as projects integral to the country’s economic security. I am someone with decades of experience working on large mining, oil and gas, and environmental projects in many capacities—from Peru to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from Patagonia to Northern Canada. I have been at the tip of the spear for construction but also on teams managing ecological impacts. I have...

December 15, 2025 - 06:30 | Jeremy Thomas Gilmer | Walrus

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