The existential crisis in the Conservative Party

 ABOVE: (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) Conservative leadership candidates Scott Aitchison, Roman Baber, Patrick Brown, Pierre Poilievre, Leslyn Lewis, and Jean Charest. There is an adage that perfectly fits the Conservative Party of Canada today, “‘Do You Want to Be Right . . . or do you want to win.” The answer to that question

The arts community in Canada is taking stock

 ABOVE: Nicholas Borodenko’s firm PRA Inc. analyzed the data from the National Arts and Culture Impact Survey. There’s a palpable angst in the arts community and the elephant in the room is seemingly here to stay. For another while anyways. So what does this mean for culture in Canada? And what about

Let’s revamp EI instead of pining for a Basic Income

 By Diane Bellemare The federal government has responded to critical economic need during the pandemic by adopting the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), providing $2,000 per month for people experiencing significant income loss due to COVID-19. The measure responds to an unprecedented crisis, but it also reflects major shortcomings with