Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in deep trouble long before the blackface scandal erupted. His Liberal Party’s prospects have not improved. But the Conservative Party isn’t doing much better.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Disrupting Democracy: When Big Tech Takes Over a City
Google partner Sidewalk Labs wants to remake the Toronto waterfront as a privately run digital development. It may really be a digital dystopia.
Posted inAmerica and the World
An Imperiled Border Agreement Could Doom Canada’s Welcoming Immigration Policy
Canada’s safe third country agreement with the United States has become a flashpoint in upcoming national elections.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Confused About the Status of NAFTA Renegotiations? Join the Club
More important than whether a NAFTA deal can be reached with Canada is whether the terms of any new deal will stop NAFTA’s ongoing damage.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trump’s Trade Fight with Canada Highlights Two Approaches to Capitalism
Canada has its problems, to be sure, but one of them is not U.S.-style inequality.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Want to Expand Social Security? Look North
Democrats who have started a discussion about improving retirement security in the U.S. would do well to take a page out of Canada’s book.