Andrew Coyne

Half the provinces have debts that are likely to grow faster than the economy, meaning they will face steep tax hikes or spending cuts

For a while, Canada seemed to do everything that orthodox economics would recommend for prosperity. Still, productivity slumped and growth rates fell

Many people concluded that Canadians wanted action on climate change and were willing to pay the carbon tax. But Pierre Poilievre saw through it

The more time one spends with the legislation, the clearer it becomes that many of its provisions will chill free speech in this country

‘Trump behaves badly’ has become ‘dog bites man’ – allowing the once and maybe-future president to confound the media, which operates under the assumption that there are standards of behaviour

The documents make it clear that this was no ordinary national security breach. This was a national security disaster

The government’s proposed Criminal Code changes fail to strike a balance between freedom of expression and cracking down on hate speech

We are in a growth crisis – at the very moment we most need growth to pick up, it has all but petered out

The new bill is more narrowly focused on protecting children. Alas, the government did not stop there

The capacity to build a better country and to create a better future for our children: those are the stakes