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
Is Ottawa turning Alberta’s pipeline into a taxpayer trap?
Carney’s net-zero agenda shouldn’t come at the expense of Alberta taxpayers
Geopolitical reality has ended the rush to renewables
The world is turning back to reliable fossil fuels, fueling massive growth for Canadian crude
Alberta
PoliticsAlberta families are being misled about their school choices
Misinformation about school choice is causing some families to overlook opportunities that could change their child’s life
Business
Government red tape is built into your grocery bill
Inflation and supply chains aren’t the whole story. Government red tape is quietly adding costs that end up in the cost of food
Health
LatestCanada won’t fix MAiD until it restores the value of human life
Blocking MAiD for mental illness is the right decision, but it won’t last unless Canada rebuilds a culture that values every human life
Careers
Employers don’t owe job seekers feedback
Stop networking and start getting to know people
The best job search strategy is surprisingly simple
Life
LatestOur schools don’t deserve a failing grade
Teachers in our public education system are successfully doing the essential work of building the next generation of citizens
A&E, Books
LatestStevie Wonder gave Sesame Street its finest moment
His 1973 performance of “Superstition” showed how music could unite children and parents alike
Education
LatestAccepting mediocrity has become a Canadian habit
by Gerry Bowler
If Canada wants to remain competitive on the global stage, we must abandon our culture of indifference and reclaim a commitment to excellence
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 just killed its own corporate accountability watchdog
by Susan Korah
Eliminating CORE weakens corporate accountability, leaving victims of alleged human rights abuses with fewer avenues for seeking justice
Science, Technology
LatestWithout agriculture, modern life collapses
Farmers produce the food we depend on. Take that away, and the whole system starts to come apart
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
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
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
LatestTrump’s MMA stunt trashes presidential tradition
Turning historic grounds into a pay-per-view arena signals a final collapse of political decorum