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Les Whittington


Things fall apart: Premier Doug Ford, eight years on

The recent controversy over the purchase of a personal jet for the premier’s use seems indicative of the state of the Ontario Progressive Conservative government.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 29, 2026
Donald Trump, Viktor Orban

The vote heard around the world

The dethroning of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán might be a sign of democracy’s resilience, and hence a blow to the international MAGA movement.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 22, 2026

U.S. quietly signals acceptance of CUSMA as basis for North American free trade

This is the first time since Donald Trump returned to power that the U.S. has said CUSMA is worth saving and can form the basis of a revised three-country trade deal.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 15, 2026
Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump

Four years of Russian terrorism against Ukraine, and it may be only the beginning

The war criminal in the Kremlin has already been given a new lease on life from the U.S. president’s disastrous armed foray into the Middle East.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 8, 2026
Avi Lewis

Are Canadians ready for eco-socialism?

If Avi Lewis were to lead the NDP to power, his policies would make him the most radical leftist prime minister in Canada in decades, maybe ever.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | April 1, 2026

Poilievre takes his act on the road

Attempts to contribute to Canada’s post-NAFTA rebuild are welcome, but it’ll take more than a few overseas gigs and a podcast to convince people the Conservatives have finally realized the Trudeau punching bag is gone.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 25, 2026
Donald Trump

Mounting chaos, risks in Trump’s Middle East military adventure

For Canadians, this latest lesson in the saga is a confirmation that the U.S. president has no limits, and is capable of anything.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 18, 2026
Donald Trump

Iran war underscores Canada’s vulnerability when it comes to the U.S.

Thousands of Canadian livelihoods are at stake in this year’s CUSMA review, so it’s understandable that the prime minister would generally express support for the U.S. president’s war.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 11, 2026

What’s next for Cuba?

Now that the U.S. president has reimagined Washington’s right to control hemispheric affairs, the next steps with Cuba are a more pressing question than ever.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | March 4, 2026
Donald Trump

Will Trump eventually get Epsteined? The scandal laps closer to the White House door

The astounding story of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex abuses and his vast network of friends and contacts continues to spin off in all directions.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 18, 2026
Stephen Harper

Trump finally went too far for Stephen Harper 

The former PM has devoted much of his post-political career to helping to empower right-wing political parties, but drew the line at threatening Canada’s existence.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 11, 2026
Pierre Poilievre

Poilievre lends credence to western separatists’ blame-it-all-on-Ottawa bias

The Tory leader claimed his government would end separatist sentiment by renewing historic pride and delivering policies that would bring hope to disaffected youth in Alberta and Quebec.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | February 4, 2026
Mark Carney and Donald Trump

Canada-U.S. relations heading into uncharted territory

PM Mark Carney’s takedown of the president in the world spotlight, while popular, has added profound new uncertainties to the entire Ottawa-Washington matrix.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 28, 2026
Gregor Robertson

The slow, uphill climb to fix the housing mess

Affording a home now is not quite as problematic as it was during the COVID years, but affordability is still the worst it’s been in Canada in 25 years, according to RBC.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 21, 2026
Donald Trump

How far will Trump go?

It’s obvious that Donald Trump has established a situation where he can operate with little—if any—of the normal constraints of a U.S. president.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | January 14, 2026
Mark Carney

2026: Another year on the edge for Carney and Canada

For all the Liberals’ high points since they dodged what was shaping up as certain electoral defeat, the year ahead looms as an even more difficult minefield.

opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | December 17, 2025