Why does Canada feel so corrupt?

This is not a country that is founded on justice; it is, however, founded on order, which is a cudgel the powerful continue to use against the powerless.

Last week, while we were all distracted by the Ontario government’s purchase of a private jet, Premier Doug Ford and his government used gutter-like tactics to prevent democratic debate on a bill that curtails the use of freedom of information requests, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

April 29, 2026

CALGARY—A couple of weeks ago, Toronto journalist Tina Yazdani was let go from CityNews Toronto. Her

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