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Why Canadians with long COVID feel forgotten by the health-care system: ‘The pandemic still isn’t over’ Five years after the dawn of the pandemic, thousands of Canadians still living with long COVID say they feel abandoned by the medical system.

Why Canadians with long COVID feel forgotten by the health-care system: ‘The pandemic still isn’t over’ www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Canada’s obsession with housing is stunting our future Out of all G7 nations, Canada invests the largest share of GDP in housing, reflecting a persistent fixation on real estate

Canada’s obsession with housing is stunting our future www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

Remembering Paul Martin’s disastrous 1995 federal budget - CCPA A few short years ago, we were talking about how to “build back better” from the devastation of the pandemic. Today, in the midst of a new economic crisis, the talk of prosperity and security now cent...

Remembering Paul Martin’s disastrous 1995 federal budget www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

From established players to startups, Ottawa’s massive defence spending is set to transform the industry Carney government’s focus on military spending presents an opportunity for major new lines of business and lucrative contracts

Welcome back to Canada, military Keynesianism. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...

Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.

I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After D.C. Attack

Found on the @nytimes.com homepage. News story on the pro-Palestinian movement with plenty of editorializing and where the only source interviewed was from the Anti-Defamation League. What are we even doing here? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...

Opinion: In these troubled times, Ottawa should consider spending more, borrowing more As Canada faces a new generational challenge via Donald Trump, its international credit is good. Canada can borrow cheaply, and it should

In these troubled times, Ottawa should consider spending more, borrowing more www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

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Watch: Disturbing video shows jail guards carrying out violent, hours-long retribution at Maplehurst Ontario government lawyers tried to prevent the public release of the videos. But the Star won access in court.

Disturbing video shows jail guards carrying out violent, hours-long retribution at Maplehurst www.thestar.com/news/investi...

Politicians should be preparing Canadians to face hard times, not showering us with gifts Mark Carney of the Liberals and Pierre Poilievre of the Conservatives are each dangling big tax cuts in front of voters in hopes of winning their support on April 28

Politicians should be preparing Canadians to face hard times, not showering us with gifts www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...

Carney's green funds at Brookfield used Bermuda tax haven to attract investors | CBC News The legal structure of the Brookfield funds is complex and includes many jurisdictions. However, experts say their activities in Bermuda raise questions about Mark Carney's approach to fiscal policy i...

Carney's green funds at Brookfield used Bermuda tax haven to attract investors www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated for his first term as president. He was the last U.S. president to be inaugurated on this date. In his inaugural speech, Roosevelt stated, “the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself.”

Read more about what happened on this date: t.ly/k9wsb

Last Friday, I said goodbye to my amazing cat Alice, who recently developed an aggressive form of cancer. She took over many virtual work meetings during Covid lockdowns. She opened my heart and made me a better person. She was loved by family and friends. Her memory is a blessing and forever so.

Economists call on Ottawa to reform employment insurance as trade war begins The federal government is considering making tweaks to the EI system as part of a package of yet-to-be-announced measures designed to support workers

Economists call on Ottawa to reform employment insurance as trade war begins www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Stephen A. Smith is the modern-day Walter Winchell in The Plot Against America by Philip Roth.

Pandemic-era lessons for the coming Trump tariff crisis The lesson of the pandemic is not to do the same or less to support workers. The lesson is to use data to be smarter.

The tariffs are indeed coming. Stop hoping they won't.
We are going to have to support affected businesses. I would prioritize their workers, not their profits.
Here are some lessons we can learn from the pandemic.

#cdnpoli #cdnecon

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Canadians are calling it T-Day.

Opinion: The next Liberal leader will need to get serious about Palestinian rights If the party wants to prove its core values – that government can be a force for good, and that it can lead a diverse Canada toward justice – this is where it should start

The next Liberal leader will need to get serious about Palestinian rights www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

What to say when someone is grieving is tricky. Sometimes actions speak louder than words ‘Widowhood confused me and everyone around me was just as flummoxed about how to deal with a young widow’

What to say when someone is grieving is tricky. Sometimes actions speak louder than words www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...

Ottawa planning pandemic-level relief for workers, businesses if Trump imposes tariffs Sources say the bulk of potential spending on new programs will require legislative approval, which could not take place until Parliament resumes in March

Ottawa planning pandemic-level relief for workers, businesses if Trump imposes tariffs www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Whole Foods Workers in Philadelphia Vote to Form Chain’s First Union The union win comes as Amazon, which owns the grocery chain, is also fighting labor organizing in its warehouse and delivery businesses.

Breaking News: Workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia voted to become the first unionized store in the grocery chain, which is owned by Amazon.

DeepSeek’s ‘Sputnik moment’ sparks rout in AI-linked stocks Emergence of low-cost Chinese model sparks concern

DeepSeek’s ‘Sputnik moment’ sparks rout in AI-linked stocks www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ar...

Trump is calling for ethnic cleansing—“clean out that whole thing” was his phrase!—but the NYT manages to make him sound like a humanitarian.

Jim Stanford: In the face of Trump’s tariff threats, Canada can emerge stronger than ever. Here’s the plan if we stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump with a new National Policy, Canada could emerge as a more independent country than we have recently imagined.

In the face of Trump’s tariff threats, Canada can emerge stronger than ever www.thestar.com/business/opi...

Canada’s digital services tax and online regulation bills are likely Trump trade targets Donald Trump’s executive order directs the U.S. treasury secretary to investigate countries with tax rules that are ‘extraterritorial or disproportionately affect American companies’

Canada’s digital services tax and online regulation bills are likely Trump trade targets www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Freeland would scrap capital gains tax changes if elected Liberal leader: source | CBC News Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland would scrap changes to the capital gains tax that she introduced as finance minister, CBC News has confirmed.

The Upper Class and those working hard to join it? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

When the inevitable excuses come out that it simultaneously was totally accidental and also meant to be ironic, my 2023 @bellingcat.com article on how (not) to interpret far right symbols

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FWIW, I don't believe new program spending on economically beneficial things like child care and innovation were wrong. The orthodoxy around required balancing budgets is outdated. But execution of agenda and alertness to trends was poor. There was no coherent forward-looking economic vision too.

Carmichael: Goodbye to Trudeaunomics and its failures - The Logic The Justin Trudeau era is a cautionary tale for those who believe it’s simple to turn ideas into change.

Carmichael: Goodbye to Trudeaunomics and its failures thelogic.co/comment/kevi...

Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump A new poll found the public is sympathetic to the president-elect’s plans to deport migrants and reduce America’s presence overseas.

Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/u...