Republican revenge against Anthony Fauci
As the face of America's COVID-19 response, Anthony Fauci was a nearly constant presence in American life throughout the pandemic. To some,...
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Carbon capture: a Canadian political history
A key part of Carney's deal to get a new pipeline built in Alberta involved the creation of the Pathways Project, which he touted as "the wo...
What happens when AI breaks containment?
This week, Sam Altman, CEO and founder of OpenAI, got much of the tech world talking after declaring that we are living in the singularity:...
Is Trump overseeing a new 'Red Scare'?
The Trump administration is increasingly conflating communism and the political left, casting them as threats to American national security....
The saga of the Gordie Howe bridge
Today, the Gordie Howe Bridge is set to officially open to the public, connecting Windsor, Ontario to Detroit, Michigan. Its ceremonial open...
Canada's data centre boom, and backlash
As part of the federal government’s AI strategy, hyperscale data centres are being built across the country with many more projects being pr...
Is Iran becoming a 'forever war'?
On Wednesday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb one Iranian bridge or powerplant every time a ship passing through the...
Trump’s 50% tariff threat: why now?
On Monday night, US President Donald Trump signed orders to impose a 50 per cent tariff on a wide swath of Canadian goods ranging from hocke...
Canadian Conservative infighting goes public
It’s no secret that there are factions in the Conservative movement in Canada and that not everyone gets along. But over the last couple of...
Trump’s ‘big lie’ in prime-time
In a nationally televised address last week, U.S. President Donald Trump repeated claims about fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 el...
The true toll of wildfire smoke
As the planet heats up, wildfire seasons are getting worse. Wildfires have caused mass destruction to homes and community infrastructure in...
Understanding the rise of ‘democratic socialism’
Recently, in the U.S., there’s been a wave of self described democratic socialists running for and winning elected office. There is the impr...
Can Hamas’ handover restart Gaza’s peace plan?
The Gaza peace plan and ceasefire, announced last October, is in limbo. Israeli forces have continued their strikes and expanded control of...
Lindsey Graham and the transformation of the GOP
Lindsey Graham, the U.S. Republican Senator from South Carolina, died on Sunday at 71. Before Donald Trump won the Republican nomination in...
Carney’s mission to turn Europe away from the U.S.
It’s no secret that Prime Minister Mark Carney thinks Canada should reduce its dependence on the U.S. It’s a message he delivered on the wor...
Mark Carney’s Saudi Arabia reboot
Mark Carney met with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Saudi Arabia this week, aiming to strengthen ties and build up our economic relatio...
U.S. politics! Platner implosion, where’s McConnell?
The U.S. midterms are coming up this fall. They could flip control of the House and possibly the Senate. But both parties are dealing with d...
What does it take to defend Canada’s Arctic?
This week, Prime Minister Carney is in Turkey to attend the NATO summit. Ahead of leaving for Ankara, he announced the procurement of 12 sub...
How to read a manifesto
In the aftermath of an act of public violence, attention often turns to a document. Sometimes it’s a letter, a blog post, or a video, that g...
Politics! Pipeline power move, renovating 24 Sussex
Aaron Wherry, senior writer at CBC's parliamentary bureau and good friend of the show, is here to parse through last week’s big pipeline ann...