U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra delivered another blunt assessment of the Canada-U.S. relationship during a wide-ranging radio interview this week, saying the U.S “does not need Canada,” even as he praised the nations’ deep economic relationship. Read More

Foreign minister Anita Anand in a social post on Thursday said a Canadian citizen has died in Iran. Read More

Many Canadians are justifiably worried about the economy after nearly a year of crippling trade sanctions imposed by the U.S. Thankfully, we've been assured our government has a plan that includes "fiscal responsibility, free trade and smart investments for long-term growth," and that Ottawa is "investing in innovation, infrastructure and security for a strong Canadian future." Read More

When I joined Iran’s pro-democracy movement as a student in 1998, I was young, optimistic, and convinced the fall of the regime was not only inevitable, but close. In 1999, alongside other student activists, we built an independent student movement and organized what became the largest student uprising since the 1979 revolution. We believed history was moving in our direction. Read More

Dawn had not yet broken in Jerusalem on October 7, 2023, when Baruch Apisdorf received a text message from his best friend. David Newman, 25, had borrowed Apisdorf's car to go to a music festival in southern Israel. Read More

Suppose — just suppose — that in 2026 Canada’s federal-provincial relations continue to deteriorate under the mismanagement of the Carney government, that a clear majority of the citizens of Quebec or Alberta actually threaten to vote Yes on a clear secession question, and that the reactionary anti-development positions of several provincial and First Nations governments (like those of B.C.) continue to cripple the ability of the Canadian economy to support the health, education and social services required to adequately sustain the well-being of 40 million people. Read More

Solicitor General Michael Kerzner is right: Toronto’s response to chronic intimidation and harassment by masked mobs has been grossly inadequate for two years. Frequent vitriol and social disorder are causing real damage to Toronto’s livability and reputation. But the fault does not lay with our police, who are doing everything they can. Police don’t make the rules, political leaders do. Read More