Betting market volatility following Tory MP’s defection highlights the opportunities for public officials to exploit a legal grey zone
Author Archives: Sam Forster
Sam Forster is an Edmonton-based journalist whose writing has appeared in The Spectator, the National Post, UnHerd and other outlets. He is the author of Americosis: A Nation's Dysfunction Observed from Public Transit (Sutherland House, 2024). Sam previously lived in Argentina where he wrote for The Buenos Aires Times. He holds a BA from the University of Alberta and a MA from the University of Toronto.
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How Operation Unifier’s legacy lives on in Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers who trained under Canadian instructors when Operation Unifier was based in Ukraine speak about its enduring impact
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Have MPs’ offices become immigration clinics?
Elected officials say an overwhelmed immigration system means their constituency offices spend most of their time handling immigration files
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Zoomers in the House
The Liberal Youth Caucus says it wants to advance young people’s interests in Parliament. The Tories are countering with their own approach
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Budget commits $63 billion to defence this year
The Carney government’s first budget commits Canada to meeting its NATO commitment for the first time since the target was set
Posted inDrugs
A cannabis industrial policy?
An Ottawa event convening business and policy leaders emphasized opportunities for further growing Canada’s cannabis industry
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CAF diversity up, as permanent residents join military
The Canadian Armed Forces is becoming more diverse among most identity groups, driven in part by explosive growth in the number of permanent residents joining the military
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Canadian Forces bleeding applicants in recruitment process: report
Inefficient recruitment and training processes have the Canadian Armed Forces falling short of key organizational goals, a new auditor general’s report says
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Should public officials have to divest while in office?
Experts urge legislative reform to close one of the ‘biggest loopholes’ in Canada’s conflicts-of-interest regime
Posted inEconomy
In conversation: How Canada can reduce its reliance on the U.S.
The energy sector’s future depends less on Washington than on Canada’s own ability to build, diversify and compete, says energy strategist Lance Mortlock