Partisan picks only harm the Senate’s legitimacy problem

The move to a more independent Senate—now coming on 10 years—has improved the institution’s standing among Canadians but it has not solved the fundamental problem of its legitimacy deficit as an unelected Chamber.

As Carney engages China, beware the bogeyman tropes

The threat of Chinese foreign interference is exaggerated and used as a scare tactic to resist better relations with Beijing.

Thinking clearly about the EV-canola tradeoff

Our auto industry leaders are still clinging on to solutions that are premised on American priorities, including the exclusion of all Chinese EVs from the Canadian market. 

Senate committee seat debate about principle more than partisanship