Bill Morneau faces a backlash about tax breaks, not hurt feelingsLet’s not dwell unduly on sensitivities supposedly bruised in the small-business tax battle. It’s about money.
The odd, complicated history of Canadian ThanksgivingCanada and America may argue over who was the first to hold a harvest festival, but both countries’ approaches to the national holiday are similar
If the economy is so great, why do we feel so bad?By most measures, Canada’s economy is rocking. Politicians are making it worse.
The poetry and wisdom of Joni Mitchell and Gordon LightfootTwo new biographies explore the lives of the Canadian music icons
The Trudeau government’s policies reward dependence, not hard workOpinion: While the government is right to tout the importance of hard work as key to a better life, its actions do not match this lofty rhetoric
Jagmeet Singh and the rise of a new brand of Sikh politicsOpinion: Why questions about the alleged mastermind of the Air India bombing ignore a new generation’s politics—and reveal a double standard
The ghosts that haunt the 2017 Governor General’s Literary AwardsFor the first time in years, the shortlists of the three major literary awards—the GG’s being the last to release—are distinct
If Spain wants to lose Catalonia, it will keep up its brutalityOpinion: Crackdowns, like Spain’s assault on Catalan referendum voters, often produce exactly the change governments don’t want
How not to deal with separatistsStephen Maher on how Madrid’s violent refusal to allow a Quebec style-referendum is pushing Catalans into the arms of the secessionists
Canada’s counter-radicalization program has a problemOttawa has been searching for a coordinator to lead its office since 2015, and the odds of getting just the right person aren’t good