I was born liberal. The ‘adults in the room’ still have a lot to learn.
Michael Ignatieff is the former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the author of “On Consolation: Finding Solace in ...
Former Canadian Liberal leader says liberalism went astray when they lost their ‘bulls--- detectors'
A former leader in Canadian politics remarked on how the 2010s and the 2020s have shown staggering defeats for liberalism, ...
Out in the Cold With Justin Trudeau
The prime minister’s celebrity helped bring him to power. Even after his popularity collapsed, it still drew crowds.
Transcript: Does the Trump administration pose an existential threat to Canada?
There’s a lot of concern about guns, but it’s Canada who has a concern that unregulated gun traffic is coming in from the States to Canada. So we’ve got our quarrels about the border that in some ...
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The Politics of “Common Sense” Is Making Us Meaner
Politics in these in-between times is very much a battle to shape common sense. As the great cultural theorist Stuart Hall ...
Today’s Populist Rebellion Shouldn’t Alarm Us
Establishment voices are expressing alarm these days about the rise of political populism. All around the globe, workaday ...
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Forging a unique South African identity
The best way forward for South Africa is not Afrikaner or African nationalism but what Canadian politician Michael Ignatieff ...
Belly breathe
AIR BUBBLE — When Playbook strolled into the Ottawa airport’s U.S. departures lounge on Sunday morning, we encountered a supergroup of cross-border influencers and policy geeks plotting Inauguration ...