Opinion

Terry Glavin: What kind of person would do such a thing? Contrary to the PM’s advice to journalists, there is nothing destructive in asking and seeking answers.

Michael Coren: Some fringe Christian church leaders are fighting orders not to hold services. Their actions have been more hysterical than holy.

Jen Gerson: Hotlines for reporting ’non-compliance’ are evil tools that will damage the very trust we’ll need to rebound from this crisis

Andrew MacDougall: While the PM offers talking points from his driveway, the onus is on the opposition to make the case for proper scrutiny via Parliament

Tabatha Southey: Marilyn Gladu seems to think this medicine could easily get the Canadian economy back on its feet again. How to get through to her? Through poetry, of course.

The wildfire spread of COVID-19 seen in places like nursing homes and cruise ships could similarly sweep the crowded homes in which nearly half of Nunavummiut live

Andrew MacDougall: COVID-19 has wiped the unserious off our faces. It will take real debate over big issues to fill the cracks now being exposed.

Sergio Marchi: It would be prudent for the Canadian government to weigh the continued decline of the U.S. as a real option—and what this would mean for our national and global interests

Max Fawcett: The better we do at flattening the curve on coronavirus, the more people will question whether we ever needed to try so hard in the first place

Rinaldo Walcott: After decades of pushback, the move to online teaching has been swift. It’s time for academics in the humanities and social sciences to step out of the virtual classroom and into the community.