Bhagwant Sandhu is a retired director general from the federal government. Between 2002-21 he held senior roles in several departments, including Fisheries and Ocean Canada, Infrastructure Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat, and Public Works Canada. He has also held executive positions in the governments of Ontario and British Columbia.
The prime minister’s New York visit signals a push for industrial acceleration. But too often, social policy debates collapse into a single question: how does this improve our competitiveness?
A movement openly questioning the legitimacy of Confederation is being normalized as part of democratic discourse, while First Nations asserting their treaty rights are portrayed as procedural obstacles standing in the way of the people’s will.
The choice of governor general reflects a broader shift toward institutional discipline and away from standard political signalling.
Canada’s role in NATO finance risks locking in a defence-driven political economy that will be difficult to reverse.
Ottawa is betting on attracting investment at scale. The question is whether that strengthens public control—or deepens dependence on capital.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is following a disciplined path to a majority, but instability abroad and slow change at home could break it.
Reversing the party’s decline won’t come from better rebranding. The new leader must reconnect with workers, confront populism, and restore political purpose.
Export diversification reduces reliance on the United States. It does not rebuild the purchasing power that makes the economy resilient.
The prime minister’s global rhetoric champions rule of law and sovereignty. But his decisions suggest those principles are flexible when politics demand.
Carney’s Defence Industrial Strategy may deliver short-term gains, but it could compromise long-term policy and economic coherence.
A responsible society doesn’t hide behind the fiction that incrementalism on guns will bend the curve of violence. Canada must move beyond symbolic gestures and confront the moral responsibility of firearms policy.
Party faithful have affirmed their loyalty to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, but not corrected the deeper dilemma: can the populist conservatism he embodies expand beyond its base?
As grocery bills soar and households struggle, Parliament’s return will reveal if politicians can produce real results—or remain trapped in procedure.
The question in foreign affairs is not if diplomatic risk exists, but how it is managed. As the government balances that reality, the Conservative response appears rooted to domestic constituencies rather than moored in a coherent vision of Canada’s place in a fragmented global economy.
Canadian politicians were quick to weigh in on an illegal U.S. military action—but whose interests are they really serving?
The party is being battered in the polls and remains, at best, a long shot to regain official party status any time soon. It needs controversy, not controlled messaging.
