Opinion

Max Fawcett: Greta Thunberg’s visit to Alberta will shine a global spotlight on its oil and gas industry. But it looks like they’re about to squander their moment.

Frank Graves and Michael Valpy: Ahead of the Oct. 21 election we see a divided Canada; a war pitting Canadians of social-conservative views against those with more progressive views

Pam Palmater: The Indian Act is used as a target to deflect blame for racist decisions made by the federal government; a clever guise to force the surrender of all First Nations’ rights

Scott Gilmore: People demand things we don’t need, from politicians who make promises they can’t keep, by spending money we don’t have

Jacqueline Hansen: I am a middle-aged single mom from rural Quebec, and I feel invisible during this election campaign

Andray Domise: The federal leaders debate had other options—to include the voices of the underrepresented and to ostracize the movements that spread hate. What we got isn’t good enough.

Stephen Maher: Too many people making too many points, at the same time, in short bursts. It was a good picture of the range of opinion in the Internet era.

Pam Palmater: Here’s a hard truth about Canadian federal elections. When Indigenous peoples vote, they vote for their next oppressor.

Patricia Treble: These aren’t leaders’ debates. They’re just the ones onstage. Debate planners who add an apostrophe to the title are making a downright painful mistake.

Ishani Nath: Jagmeet Singh is Canada’s first non-white leader of a major political party—yet reporters are still mispronouncing his name