Effective June 1, a long-standing relationship between Canada and the United States will be over. The two countries will remain friends, more or less; but the cozy closeness will be a thing of the past. Historically, it’s hard to imagine closer, or more closely integrated, neighbours. But the US is... » read this article

Anyone who has ever seen George Galloway in action knows why he had to be stopped at the border. He definitely poses a threat — although not the security one alleged by the Harper government. Rather, Galloway, a five-times elected member of the British Parliament, poses a threat to Stephen... » read this article

VANCOUVER -- As thousands of Canadian performers prepare for Olympic Ceremony auditions, a group of Vancouver artists is spreading the word. The F-word, that is. With posters that simply read “Fuck the Cultural Olympiad,” a recent underground art exhibit asked audiences to challenge the 2010 Games. The week-long show called... » read this article

Canada's foreign policy, as that country which is closer geographically, economically, and militarily with the US than any other, has long been circumscribed by the whims of the world's lone Superpower. Part of the 'hidden wiring' of the US-Canada relationship is premised on the belief that there is a role... » read this article

Canada defends ban on British anti-war MP By Keith Jones 
26 March 2009 Lawyers for British anti-war MP George Galloway are mounting a court challenge to a Canadian government order that prohibits him from entering the country on the grounds he is a "national security" threat and terrorist accomplice. Galloway,... » read this article

Another four Canadian military personnel have been killed in Afghanistan. It is well past due that Canadian forces be brought home from this senseless war before more die for a poorly defined cause.   At the moment there are few if any arguments that stand up as justification for remaining... » read this article

The ramifications of last week's constitutional coup—in which the unelected and unaccountable governor-general shut down parliament so as to prevent the three parliamentary opposition parties from unseating the right-wing, minority Conservative government of Stephen Harper—have only begun to play out.   What... » read this article

The ramifications of last week's constitutional coup—in which the unelected and unaccountable governor-general shut down parliament so as to prevent the three parliamentary opposition parties from unseating the right-wing, minority Conservative government of Stephen Harper—have only begun to play out.   What... » read this article

Editor’s Note: Michael Ignatieff is the de facto leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (effective late afternoon December 9). His two opponents, Dominic LeBlanc and Bob Rae have withdrawn. Ignatieff is expected to be confirmed by party rank and file at a... » read this article

Editor’s Note: Stéphane Dion announced December 8 that he would step aside as leader immediately upon the selection of a new or interim leader. The contest noted below concerning Bob Rae and Michael Ignatieff is over – Rae withdrew from contention December 9, leaving Ignatieff as the de facto leader... » read this article

The Canadian units of Detroit's Big Three auto companies presented their restructuring plans to the Ontario and federal governments yesterday amidst growing concern that the proroguing of the national parliament by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper will further delay a bailout package from... » read this article

Canada's corporate media is either vocally supporting Thursday's "constitutional coup"—the minority Conservative government and the unelected governor-general shut down parliament so as to prevent the opposition parties from ousting the government in a non-confidence vote—or keeping a guilty silence.   Never before in... » read this article

In a flagrant attack on parliamentary norms and democratic rights, Canada's minority Conservative government, in conjunction with the unelected governor-general, has shut down the country's national parliament in order to prevent the opposition parties from ousting the government in a non-confidence vote scheduled... » read this article

5 December 2008 In a flagrant attack on parliamentary norms and democratic rights, Canada's minority Conservative government, in conjunction with the unelected governor-general, has shut down the country's national parliament in order to prevent the opposition parties from ousting the government in a non-confidence vote scheduled for Monday. Never before... » read this article

Back on October 14, Canadians went to the polls and re-elected a minority Conservative government. [For you non-Canadians, the Conservatives are a lot like the US Republicans, but without the decency and the social conscience.]   The Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has often been called ‘Bush-Lite’ although that actually awards both... » read this article

October 02, 2008 Philosopher Hannah Arendt, writing in the aftermath of the shocking carnage caused by authoritarian governments during the first half of the 20th century, argued that monstrous deeds often committed on a gigantic scale had less to do with some grand notion of evil than with a "quite... » read this article

Editor’s Note: Canada is most often seen as a gentle giant, a country of decent honourable people. It portrays itself as a desirable place to live, despite the frigid winters.   But we certainly have our darker side. On a per capita... » read this article

The decline of democracy in North America was starkly illustrated in the recent Canadian elections, laments Eric Walberg The Canadian people woke up 15 October to a new government that looked remarkably like the old government. “Basically, we have just gone through a $300 million-plus election that we could ill... » read this article

Further to the Axis of Logic article entitled Another triumph in Canadian democracy, consider the following email message issued October 15 by Fair Vote Canada.     It's been a remarkable 48 hours.   In the... » read this article

You might not have noticed that Canada had a national election on October 14. In fact, more than 40% of Canadians didn’t notice either, or at least didn’t bother to show up at the polls. ... » read this article