Opinion

Tabatha Southey: It’s impossible to imagine what this experience would be like without the internet. We are bonded by distance, our Tweets and TikToks and even our Reddit posts are the glances we exchange.

Ian Williams: Should we wish that the world would shut down every year? How could it happen again? And what would we do with all our time?

Max Fawcett: Before the coronavirus made its way into Canada, Ford was best known for leading a government that could best be described as dumpster-fire adjacent

Dave Moscrop: Our practices and institutions are stable and functional—until they’re not

Marie-Danielle Smith: ’Arruda matata’ is but one variation on a theme. The stars of head doctors in British Columbia, Alberta and other provinces are also rising. But the diversion is not problem-free.

Michael Valpy and Frank Graves: What we are witnessing from Canadians is seismic shift in collective behaviour, leading to a fundamental transformation of the role of the state and a re-balancing of societal power

Jane Philpott: That means frontline workers having access to PPE, rapidly expanding the health workforce in creative ways, and the provinces and territories working together to produce consistent and timely data

If you can’t reason with the U.S. president, the best way to end this pandemic might be to do the one thing known to work—play to his vanity

Max Fawcett: The government needs to acknowledge that the political relevance and cultural value of renters are important. That means creating a short-term shelter subsidy of $1,000 per month right now.

Tabatha Southey receives a letter from the Prince of Hell, Master of the Fourth Circle, Father of Greed and Root of Evil