Category: Columnists
Dyer: Trump enters protection rackets game
What’s the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets? Not all that much from the legal point of view, but protection rackets have a lower level of risk and a higher rate of returns.
Tallman: New religion of ‘Trumpianity’ diametrically opposed to Christianity
When genuine religion wanes, people tend to make politics their religion, and the nation becomes an idol, that is, something people use to replace God. “Christian nationalism,” which is rampant in the United States right now, is idolatry. People are more dedicated to the nation than to truth and God. However, God is bigger than […]
Rosborough: If tariffs drive up costs, let’s focus on fixing what we own
Anthony D Rosborough, Dalhousie University Canada’s economy has long relied on open trade and cross-border supply chains, but as tariff threats and market protectionism rise from the United States under President Donald Trump, so do Canada’s economic vulnerabilities. Although the risk of a trade war between Canada and the U.S. has been given a temporary […]
Baranyai: Doug Ford’s hot-mic moments revealing, not endearing
Twenty years ago, the future King Charles was caught on a hot mic during a ski trip with his sons, William and Harry.
Cornies: Doug Ford denies voters debate on provincial issues
Ontarians can be forgiven for sleepily stumbling toward the ballot box on Thursday, that’s how stupefying the current campaign has been, set against the backdrop of Trump 2.0.