The 2018 crash involving the Humboldt Broncos is one of the most devastating tragedies in recent Canadian history. Sixteen people lost their lives. Families were forever changed. Nothing can diminish this loss, but the fact remains that it was an accident, caused when a truck driver drove through a stop sign at a dangerous intersection. Who among us can say we have never done anything similar? Read More

An Iranian-owned boxing gym in Thornhill, Ont., was targeted by gunfire early Sunday morning in an apparent threat against activists speaking out against the Islamic Republic governing Iran. Read More

Over the past several months, the Trump administration has employed military force to spectacular effect — against Iranian nuclear facilities, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and Boko Haram targets in Nigeria. Many observers have interpreted these events as an escalating cycle of force by the White House, one that will inevitably reach Greenland and ultimately Canada. Such fears are understandable given the administration's inflammatory rhetoric, but the record suggests something quite different. The common thread connecting these operations is not escalation, but political opportunism: applying force only where the political and military costs appear low, in pursuit of quick wins that serve a limited foreign policy agenda. Read More

Pierre Poilievre’s speech on Thursday to the Economic Club of Canada in which he laid out his vision for how Canada should navigate international challenges received near-universal praise, including from some unexpected quarters. Read More