In the cold light of day, here are seven observations on the U.S. missile attack against Syria.
First, it was illegal. Russian President Vladimir Putin makes that point and in this instance he is correct. Short of invoking the right of self-defence, it is a breach of international law to attack a state unless that attack is authorized by the United Nations Security Council. […]
It took Justin Trudeau more than 12 hours to issue a definitive statement on U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise missile strikes on the Syrian regime, but in the end he made a black-and-white choice.
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by Thomas Walkom Justin Trudeau came to power promising a bold economic agenda. He would not only encourage growth in […]
Over his first 15 months as a rookie MP and Canada’s finance minister, Bill Morneau has mastered the art of the platitude. That could come in handy when he presents his second budget this month.
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Contrary to an increasingly popular Canadian belief, the Trump administration does not have a monopoly on so-called alternative facts. Nor did it invent the concept. […]
It’s time to conclude, on a balance of probabilities, that Donald Trump will be merely an ineffectual president.
For a while it seemed the White House’s listless new tenant might have some sort of trade strategy. For a few days he even seemed to be preparing for an attack on Iran. That seems so long ago. He may yet do something big domestically, like repeal Obamacare, although the news that massive new social programs contain fine print has rattled him badly. […]
Every day it seems the American president is firing shots at “the media” and accusing anyone who disagrees with him […]
Justin Trudeau has discovered Europe. The prime minister had hoped to find there a counterweight to Canada’s economic dependence on the U.S. He found instead a continent anxious about American intentions and desperate to find someone who could interpret Donald Trump. […]
OK. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have met. They did not get into a slanging match. They did agree that Canada and the U.S. are the best of pals. They issued a bland but not unimportant joint communiquÈ. […]
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Donald Trump handed Justin Trudeau the rose he coveted on Monday in Washington. Like all roses, it comes with thorns. Only time will tell whether those thorns matter more than the flower itself. […]
by Chantal Hebert There is at least one prediction that is bulletproof about Monday’s first face-to-face meeting between Donald Trump […]
Batten down the hatches. All the old Canadian insecurities are about to gust up to hurricane force. […]
Even as Canada’s leaders were addressing the House of Commons to express their solidarity with the country’s grieving Muslim community on Monday, the White House’s press secretary was arguing that the murderous attack on a Quebec City mosque was “a terrible reminder of why the president is taking steps to be proactive, not reactive” on national security. […]
Donald Trump can be thin-skinned and obnoxious. He plays fast and loose with the facts. He has adopted much of the worst of the Republican agenda, including opposition to women’s reproductive rights. At times, he is gauche and ostentatious. […]
by Chantal Hebert Stephane Dion was the first Canadian political casualty of the Donald Trump era. Significant parts of Justin […]
Former PM Harper talks about the next president, Brexit and global political uncertainty by Paul Wells Well, look who’s talking. […]
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