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Vehicles stream past anti-carbon tax protesters who blocked a westbound lane of the Trans Canada highway near Cochrane, Alta., in April 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

The history of ‘common sense’ matters when caring for our common home

Rhetoric around ‘common sense’ tends to focus attention away from climate action, but it has not always been aligned with a free-market economy.
Jonathan Wilkinson, Steven Guilbeault, Joanne Thompson and Arielle Kayabaga arrive for a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on March 14, 2025. Kayabaga helped the government craft its new Africa Stategy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada’s Africa strategy is a landmark moment for Canada-Africa relations, but still needs work

Canada has taken an important first step towards a more strategic, intentional and mutually beneficial relationship with Africa. But it must provide more concrete plans for its implementation.
United States Vice-President JD Vance addresses the audience at the Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, Germany, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

How rebellion against moralizing has become a surprising rallying point for the political right

American Vice-President JD Vance’s comments about Greta Thunberg’s ‘scolding’ points to a long history of people seeing scolding as one of the worst things we can do.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump after a group photo at a NATO leaders meeting in Watford, England in December 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Is Donald Trump on a constitutional collision course over NATO?

Any unilateral termination of the North Atlantic Treaty by Donald Trump would likely end up in the U.S. Supreme Court, and would litigate the president’s power to reshape international world order.
Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson performs on the Stravinski hall stage during the 39th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, in 2005. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

Oscar Peterson: Cherishing a legacy of technical virtuosity and soulful swing

Peterson stands among the greatest virtuosi of musical history. He voiced stylistic grace, impeccable command of his instrument and the execution of spiritual freedom.
Retrofit programs focus on upgrades like air sealing, enhanced insulation, upgrading heating and cooling systems, and installing energy-efficient windows and doors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

Many Canadian households are being shortchanged from retrofit programs — this needs to change

Retrofit programs that improve home energy efficiency have become one of Canada’s main strategies to cut emissions in the housing sector. But do these programs deliver on their promises?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the African Union, during a reception in his honour in Toronto in November 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima

Why Canada must seize the moment and launch its long-awaited Africa strategy

Africa’s rise is unfolding now. Canada has the tools, the values and the economic imperative to form strong partnerships on the continent in the face of Donald Trump’s threats.
A keepsake held by a gloved hand at a fire-ravaged property in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Loving the world could address the climate crisis and help us make sense of changes to come

Usual approaches to addresing the climate crisis are not working, and as the world changes many are struggling to find a clear sense of place. Learning to love the world could help solve both issues.
‘Gone with the Macho’ print by Elio Rodriguez. Contemporary debates over slavery, race and racism continue to take place in a public sphere that has been shaped in part by cinematic films. (Elio Rodriguez/532 Gallery)

While Hollywood ignored stories of Black resistance, Cuban filmmakers celebrated Black power

Black points of view and voices have often been marginalized or overlooked in Hollywood. However, Cuban filmmakers have told stories to revalorize Black history and culture.
Ontario’s online gaming expansion may be fuelling a concerning increase in gambling issues. (Shutterstock)

Ontario’s high-stakes bet on iGaming: Province profiting from online betting but at what cost to problem gambling?

Since launching online gambling, the Ontario government, which gains significant tax revenue from gambling, has announced no funding for independent research to monitor the impact on problem gambling.
Journalists participate in a virtual tour on the Imperial Rome Virtual Reality Bus, where reconstructions of ancient architecture are superimposed on the windows of a tour bus, in Rome, in June 2022. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

How virtual reality technologies are shaping an inclusive future for architecture

VR offers many opportunities for architects to design and communicate their work, and also for architectural learning and public consultation.
Un Donald Trump tout sourire lors d’une conférence de presse avec le premier ministre Justin Trudeau en février 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Le Canada comme 51ᵉ État américain ? Les républicains ne seraient pas au pouvoir de sitôt !

Le Canada en tant que 51ᵉ État condamnerait les républicains. Si Donald Trump ne comprend pas qu’il nargue ses alliés avec des menaces d’annexion, il pourrait au moins suivre son instinct électoral.
Donald Trump smiles during a joint news conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House early in Trump’s first term in February 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Canada as a 51st state? Republicans would never win another general election

Canada as the 51st state would doom the Republican Party. If Donald Trump cannot understand he’s taunting useful U.S. allies with annexation threats, he could at least follow his electoral instincts.

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