Ottawa’s AI strategy is a cynical bait-and-switch
The benefits of artificial intelligence are front and centre. The risks barely make the brochure
Releasing crown land can help solve Canada’s housing crisis
A modern Homestead Act will rescue the middle class by turning Canada’s vast, empty geography into affordable communities
The Iran war may end, but rebuilding Gulf energy will take years
Markets are focused on when the war ends. They should be paying closer attention to what comes next
Is Ottawa turning Alberta’s pipeline into a taxpayer trap?
Carney’s net-zero agenda shouldn’t come at the expense of Alberta taxpayers
Alberta
PoliticsAlberta should prepare to leave Canada so it doesn’t have to
Only a credible Alberta independence movement can create the political incentives necessary to renew Confederation
Business
Washington is right about the Gordie Howe Bridge
Years of delays and billions in added costs have changed the project's economic reality
Health
LatestStop letting negativity run your life
by Faith Wood
Don't let self-doubt stop you from taking the chances you'll later wish you'd taken
Careers
AI is dismantling the white-collar career path
Employers don’t owe job seekers feedback
Stop networking and start getting to know people
The best job search strategy is surprisingly simple
Life
LatestWoozoo Pedestal 360 fan punches above its price
by Greg Gazin
Dual-axis airflow, quiet operation and impressive value make the Costco-exclusive Woozoo Pedestal 360 fan an easy summer recommendation
A&E, Books
LatestHistory is a lie: Progress isn’t inevitable
by Pat Murphy
Patrick Wyman’s new book Lost Worlds shatters the myth that we were destined to succeed
Education
LatestThe public school monopoly is failing Ontario’s kids
It’s time for Ontario to stop protecting the status quo and start putting students first
Sports
LatestHigh taxes are killing Canada’s Stanley Cup dreams
by Lee Harding
Money talks in the NHL. Until Canada levels the playing field, top-tier talent will continue chasing the bigger paycheques south of the border
Eye on
CalgaryWhy Canada’s economy is outgrowing its big cities
The road to national renewal now runs through the countryside
Politics
NationalOttawa is expanding a costly two-tier legal system
Bill S-2 would expand Indian status and taxpayer-funded benefits based on ancestry rather than equality before the law
Science, Technology
LatestStop pretending Ottawa’s social media ban will actually work
Any teenager with a brain will bypass these useless social media restrictions the moment they’re enacted
Travel
LatestStrange but true: Karl Marx’s grave is more expensive to see than Adam Smith’s
You pay £10 to see Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetary, but Adam Smith’s grave is free. The irony is hard to ignore
All
LatestBuying a used 2020 Hyundai Elantra still makes plenty of sense
Superior value, proven reliability, and impressive fuel economy make this used sedan a sensible alternative to more expensive compact SUVs
Drive
LatestThat 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross bargain comes with a catch
by Buying Used
Affordable AWD and reasonable reliability make the Eclipse Cross tempting, but buyers need to pay close attention to one expensive weak spot
World
LatestThe world is sleepwalking into disaster
Foreign policy has become a contest in reckless escalation, with leaders creating the very conflicts and dangers they claim to be preventing