Can we maintain a common Canadian decency?Opinion: Chris Alexander on the Rebel, the media, and what Canada has done right—and must keep doing—to keep populism at bay
Donald Trump’s response to Harvey is better than it looksScott Gilmore: After one of his worst weeks as president, Donald Trump heads to Houston in the midst of crisis—and isn’t making things worse
We don’t need less identity politics—we need moreOpinion: We need to tackle all our different challenges, and not pretend we all have the same ones—and identity politics help achieve that
How Canadians can help victims of Hurricane HarveyFrom pet rescuers to agencies that assist the disabled, a constellation of services allow Canadians to pitch in
Donald Trump gets close to sanity—physically, that isAllen Abel: For a few fleeting moments, a composed and cerebral leader sat next to the president in the Oval Office. The contrast was striking.
Are white Canadians becoming conscious of their whiteness?Terry Glavin: They’re less likely than Americans to identify as ’white’—and long have been. But a new survey suggests that’s changing.
Jane Philpott moves on. Health Canada’s drug problems remain.The outgoing health minister leaves behind some of Ottawa’s hottest files, from the opioid crisis to a less-than-transparent drug-safety system
Can Donald Trump pull the U.S. out of NAFTA all on his own?Some lawyers say withdrawal without congressional approval would be unconstitutional, but the politics of the play might be another matter
How to find meaning in the futility of existenceThe members of a monthly meet-up in New Orleans look to Sartre and John Cheever to get beyond life’s ultimate futility
Playing the Jane Philpott card: Trudeau shuffles the deckJustin Trudeau looks to one of his most capable cabinet ministers to deliver on Indigenous affairs, one of the government’s thorniest files