Nothing childish about NDP and LPC intransigence

Every parent hopes his or her child plays well with others. After all, to play well with others means your child is well-adjusted, open-minded, willing to compromise, able to share. If children can do it, why is it so hard for Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair? Read More

City & Politics, Politics

Protecting scientific integrity from political interference

Having been muzzled by the Harper government for years, scientists are attempting to ensure they are able to speak freely and honestly about their research. Read More

City & Politics, Columns, Politics

Decade-in-the-making do-nothing climate plan a national disgrace

On the environment, Prime Minister Harper is akin to Nero fiddling while Rome burns. The planet is in crisis. The climate is already changing, perhaps irrevocably so. And yet, Canada, already late to the table, has arrived with a what amounts to a back-of-the-napkin plan. Read More

City & Politics, Columns, Politics

When the facts change, Harper ignores them

If Stephen Harper has a legacy it is his utter contempt for facts, and his government's thuggish efforts to ignore or eliminate those that clash with his dogmatic agenda. Read More

Prairie Post

5 things you absolutely must know today

Every morning, we scour the Internet and vet what we believe are the five things you absolutely need to know for the day. Join this mailing list to… Read More

Prairie Post

5 things you absolutely must know today

Every morning, we scour the Internet and vet what we believe are the five things you absolutely need to know for the day. Join this mailing list to… Read More

Prairie Post

5 things you absolutely must know today

Every morning, we scour the Internet and vet what we believe are the five things you absolutely need to know for the day. Join this mailing list to… Read More

Prairie Post

5 things you absolutely must know today

Honk Kong protests shut down Instagram What began as a few hundred people gathering early Monday morning has grown what is now about 20,000 pro-democracy… Read More

Prairie Post

5 things you absolutely must know today (weekend edition)

Grace Ann, a Christian, to rewrite Harry Potter series as “Hogwarts School of Prayer and Miracles” This is murky territory. Does writing this qualify as… Read More

Essay

If Stephen Harper came to visit

I'd ask him if he's making Canada a better place to live for rich, white men or for all people, everywhere. Read More