Peace advocates warn Canada is rushing into a military buildup without a real debate about the merits — and trade-offs
Category: Politics & Policy
Posted inHealth
Rethinking our ‘third rail’: The role of private care in the world’s top health system
In Canada, private health care is often portrayed as incompatible with universal coverage. Yet, in other leading systems, private care plays a key role
Posted inCommentary
Editorial: Canadians are increasingly less happy. Here’s the one thing that must change
Canada’s leaders must prioritize the one issue we’ve entirely neglected, and which is known to cause population-level harms
Posted inSecurity
Trump calls NATO allies ‘cowards’ over Iran
U.S. president lashes out as partners hesitate to join effort to secure vital Gulf shipping lane amid rising energy tensions
Posted inConsumer
Cash-free Sweden backpedals on banknotes
Sweden is urging citizens to keep cash as concerns grow over digital payment vulnerabilities
Posted inFamily
The quiet grief of women who wanted children
A small minority of Canadian women want children but never have them. Many carry a long-lasting grief that few people acknowledge or understand
Posted inHealth
Alberta proposes sweeping MAID limits in new bill
Alberta plans to eliminate Track 2 MAID and narrow ‘reasonably foreseeable death’; it would also prohibit MAID for mental illness
Posted inDrugs
U.S. launches new era of drug war with Latin American allies
The United States and regional allies deepen anti-drug co-operation through extraditions and joint security measures
Posted inCommentary
Op-Ed: Carney’s middle-power mirage
The prime minister’s assertion of middle powers’ power sounds elegant but is detached from geopolitical realities
Posted inEconomy
Canada’s central bank holds rate steady, says war will raise inflation
The Bank of Canada holds rates steady while warning that war-driven inflation could rise in the near term