Canada
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Executive summary: Rise of populism in Canada
1. Polarization and populism* in Canada are not “fringe” and their depth should not be underestimated >>
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May 20, 2025
There was a time when the United States imagined itself as a “Shining City on a Hill” - a republic held upright by institutions, law, and restraint. That... more
January 13, 2026
Trump’s violent attacks on independent nations that possess natural resources he covets, like the seizer of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Saturday... more
By James OGrady
January 5, 2026
Under U.S. President Donald Trump - and his eventual ideological successor, J.D. Vance - The United States has waged an aggressive campaign of economic... more
January 4, 2026
The New Year is a good time to thank people. I have a lot of people to thank, family, friends, neighbours, the Oran, who all helped make my 2025 a better year... more
By Clive Doucet
January 1, 2026
By James OGrady
December 15, 2025
Most people still picture Saudi Arabia or Russia when they think of oil superpowers. Look again. Once you add the bitumen in Alberta’s oil sands to... more
December 6, 2025
Over the past 12 months, U.S. Vice President JD Vance has repeatedly issued verbal criticisms and veiled threats toward Greenland and Denmark. This week, his... more
December 24, 2025
The recent release of the U.S. National Security Strategy makes one thing increasingly clear: Canada should join CANZUK (Australia, UK, and New Zealand trade... more
December 19, 2025
Many Ottawa residents know the story of Darcy MaGee’s assignation in 1868 by Irish extremists because there’s a tavern named after him on Sparks street just... more
By James OGrady
February 23, 2024
The need for change
Our legislators are elected by an archaic and unrepresentative first-past-the-post electoral system. Upon their arrival in the House of... more
By Guy
July 21, 2025
Canadians are beginning to feel upbeat about themselves and their country again - and there’s good reason why: you could say Canada has its mojo back. Under... more
December 1, 2025
I grew up on fishing trips in the Kapuskasing wilds of northern Ontario and hauling lines in the choppy Atlantic. We had a creed: *fish or cut bait.* No half-... more
October 13, 2025
The US-Canada relationship, once a beacon of neighbourly cooperation, is buckling under tariffs, annexation rhetoric, and the harmful diplomacy of US... more
September 29, 2025