ARTICLES
Ontarians want to protect the environment and also need more homes. Can we afford to keep the Greenbelt off limits for development?
The Greenbelt debacle revealed deep flaws in Ontario’s housing policy. But the scandal drowned out the important question of how to protect the Greenbelt while still building the homes people need.
Alberta has instituted a forced treatment policy for drug addiction. Should Ontario follow suit?
Eight thousand Canadians die from toxic drugs every year — a crisis that has torn through Michelle Green’s family twice and is threatening to tear through it again.
How to handle the housing crisis? Home ownership is out of reach for many Canadians.
Should Canada shift its focus from owning to making renting more attractive?
Should Canada apply to become the 28th member state of the European Union?
By joining the EU, Canada would send a strong message that we are challenging Putin and Trump and that we want to be united with countries that share our values.
Don’t boycott the states — do this instead
Protesting with absence blocks the free exchange of ideas that liberal democracies need.
Florida Pride events are beleaguered — and the people they’re for say they feel the same. Here’s why
Florida offers a preview of what Trump promises to spread across North America: pushing LGBTQ+ people to society’s edge.
How are Canadian young men bucking global trends?
Headlines warn about youth radicalization, but the real story is how young Canadian men seem to be bucking these global trends.
At an anti-Trump protest in Miami, I saw what happens when democracy loses its grip
Florida is a harbinger of what Trump could do to America: push marginalized groups even further toward's society's margins, endangering their safety and their very existence.
Donald Trump gave this evangelist a job at the White House. Now they push for God’s ‘glorious mission for America’
A White House task force, which includes Paula White, will “fully prosecute anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our society,”
Carney is the man
He'll be a great prime minister if he wins. He's also one more man poised to beat a capable woman.
She could have fled to Canada. She stayed in Ukraine to help others, after three years of war and her own fight for life
This young mother once struggled to survive. Now she’s a lifeline for Ukraine’s most vulnerable.
At two very different inauguration parties in Florida, I found something unexpected with Trump supporters: common ground
For people like me who were hoping for a progressive woman in the White House, Monday’s celebrations felt devastating. Seeking answers, I ventured into two victory parties only a few miles from Trump’s gilded palace.
As Donald Trump’s return nears, migrants at the Mexican border panic
“With Trump coming back, I am very worried about the safety of migrants,” a charity worker said. “Many will have to return to the dangers they were escaping in their homelands.”
“Safe consumption sites gave me a second chance at life. Their closure could be my death sentence”
Chris Halls, a 53-year-old college-educated father, is battling a severe opioid addiction. He says his survival depends on Moss Park Consumption Treatment Services, one of the harm reduction sites the Ford government plans to shut down.
I know the real Chrystia Freeland. This is who she is
Her departure from cabinet marks not an end but a turning point. She will never stop working for a better world.
Ontario is backing rehab instead of safe drug injection sites. Those who know the system say both are needed
At the same time as the government is pumping new cash into rehab, it is slashing funding from another pillar of drug recovery: harm reduction.
We’ve been waiting for Kamala Harris for too long
Every generation has its hope to leave the world a better place.
Kamala is ours.
Portugal’s storied fight against drugs has saved countless lives. Will its next chapter have a happy ending?
As Canada rethinks harm reduction, Portugal's novel approach offers valuable insights
Israel is punishing all of Lebanon for Hezbollah’s sins. This is what Canada should do about it
I hope we can all be awakened to the need for peace by thoughts of civilians in Lebanon — like the Hemo children who ask only how they can find a safe place to live another day.