Canada won't become an energy superpower if the prime minister will only back projects that no one opposes.

Buying new coastal ferries from a hostile government, that will use no Canadian steel, aluminum or skilled workers, is a decision the premier is probably already regretting.

Why is the Alberta NDP missing in action while the UCP is rolling out wildly controversial ideas?

Canada's G7 summit went as well as could have been expected given the pending apocalypse.

Back to the old ways of doing things, it seems.

Ottawa's adults are rejoicing at the announcement of Michael Sabia as Clerk of the Privy Council. Can he actually live up to expectations?

Social policy in Canada has moved from being aimed at controlling vice to reducing harm. But where is it taking us?

Christian Leuprecht joins Matt Gurney to talk Monday's big announcement.

There's a reason Carney and Ford are both advocating bills that bypass regulations — they know the regulations are broken, and fixing that is very, very hard.

Christian Leuprecht joins Matt Gurney to talk Monday's big announcement.

In the modern political economy, the point is to be seen. And it works. We can't look away.

Also: U.S. booze to Alberta. U.S. Marines to Los Angeles, maybe. But no U.S. defensive munitions to Ukraine.

And why our policies changed to match the politics.

Throughout a career that took him from the navy to NASA to the federal cabinet, Marc Garneau never lost his focus on discipline, honesty, and competence.

And we are not ready for it. Our enemies might be, though.

I admire Canada's unapologetic asserting of its rights. I wish my country wasn't acting with such cowardice.

The NDP government pushed through contentious legislation called Bill 15, which First Nations have pledged to protest and challenge in court.

Losers are always going to act like losers, regardless of how much material success they accrue. Their void isn't in the bank account, but the soul.

Also: A cyber weakness we need to fix. And what Golden Dome would mean for Canada

Cops won't enforce the law. Courts can't or won't lock people up. Politicians sure as hell won't lead. But we've got some fresh legislation coming, apparently.

If you want to know how seriously Canada takes cyber defence, we spent two years on a bill that we accidentally invalidated via a parliamentary clerical error.

And God help the post office. And god damn our gutless politicians and police leaders for abandoning Canadians to suffer.

If we are going to build Canada, we need immigrants. But Mark Carney hasn’t offered much in the way of detailed immigration policy, despite his emphasis on the economy.

Economics matters. Feeling safe matters more.

There is still time for our diplomats to better balance the genuine needs of the Palestinian people and the objective reality of why this war rages on.

On the Vatican intrigue, the secular culture of newsrooms, and why journalists inclined to view religion as a mental illness can't tear themselves away from the spectacle.

The Liberals assimilate Carney. Fighting in the Middle East. And quirks of an Alberta dinner party.

ALSO: On why our democracy is worth spending some money. On becoming uncancellable. And Matt goes to Alberta, does anthropology.

The world's humanitarian crises are getting much worse, very quickly. Canada cannot afford to make decisions at its usual placid pace.

Trigger Warning: This one's gonna be preachy.

I want to live in a country where noting areas where improvement is possible is taken as helpful feedback, not something akin to sedition.

ALSO: What the Carney coalition might look like. Why Liberals shouldn't get too set on a fifth term. And what can we say about the NDP?

Meanwhile, here in peaceful old Canada, we’ve yet to see any sign of an accelerated process of decision-making at the top.

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