Opinion

Tabatha Southey: It’s vitally important to separate fact from fiction during the global pandemic. So here’s some fiction for you.

Rahul Chandran: You are Canada’s philanthropists, and you have the assets. You’ve worked with non-profit organizations for many years and their clients need them to live now more than ever.

Andrew Cash: Until now, it’s been acceptable for employers and governments to shrug off any responsibility for freelancers, contract, gig workers

Ken Boessenkool: An immediate, crisis basic income of $2,000, delivered through the tax system might just be what saves working Canadians during the coronavirus pandemic

Andrew MacDougall: Fundraising emails, pledges to remove the carbon tax. The Conservative Party needs to rethink its leadership race amidst the coronavirus crisis.

Marcus Kolga: Canada will have to work with our allies to assess the Chinese government’s responsibility when it comes to the spread of coronavirus and to ensure that they are held to account where appropriate

Scott Gilmore: It’s not just mine, either. Teen drinking is down, high school dropout rates have fallen. Why have they become so tediously responsible?

Andrew MacDougall: Ottawa needs to lead and that means daily information from experts, radical candour and no more spin from cabinet ministers

Tabatha Southey: It’s not exactly leadership in a time of global crisis, but Trump’s various public statements of late demonstrate the president is keeping a social distance from reality

Danyaal Raza and Kate Hayman: At a time when social distancing is so critical, those with paid sick days reduce the spread of respiratory infections within communities