Concrete measure protects truth, complexity, and journalists By Chrystia Freeland This autumn we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Those of us who lived through that time, as I did, remember it as a euphoric moment. It was hard to imagine that liberal democracy was anything less than both […]
FORUM: Defending the free press to preserve democracy (Sept. 2019)
October 8th, 2019 · Comments Off on FORUM: Defending the free press to preserve democracy (Sept. 2019)
FORUM (AUGUST 2017): Modernizing an extraordinary agreement
September 13th, 2017 · Comments Off on FORUM (AUGUST 2017): Modernizing an extraordinary agreement
Prepare for excitement and drama during trade talks By Chrystia Freeland As we undertake our discussions with the United States and Mexico on the renegotiation of NAFTA, we are seeking your views. Are there areas of the agreement that could be clarified? Are there parts that should be updated? Are there any new sections that […]
EDITORIAL (NOVEMBER 2016): Freeland got it done, with flair
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (NOVEMBER 2016): Freeland got it done, with flair
Getting the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) ratified is a big win for Canada, and an equally big win for Chrystia Freeland, not just our Member of Parliament but also our nation’s Minister of International Trade. We needed this deal with the European Union (EU), if for no other reason than to show the […]
NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2016): Trains in the night
September 15th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS (SEPTEMBER 2016): Trains in the night
Potential disaster averted By Brian Burchell Two Canadian Pacific freight trains collided on August 21 sending two locomotives and several rail cars off the tracks just north of Dupont Street near Howland Avenue. The trains were going in opposite directions and one clipped the tail end of the other as it failed to execute a […]
FORUM (SEPTEMBER 2016): Inclusive prosperity
September 15th, 2016 · Comments Off on FORUM (SEPTEMBER 2016): Inclusive prosperity
Supporting an open society by embracing global trade and immigration By Chrystia Freeland When it comes to issues of trade, we are living in a complicated time. In many countries in the western industrialized world there is a tremendous popular backlash against international trade and immigration. We are not immune to these forces in Canada, […]
NEWS: Rail safety focus of town hall
May 13th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS: Rail safety focus of town hall
Minister of Transport questioned on diverting dangerous goods By Annemarie Brissenden If residents at the well-attended town hall on rail safety were looking for the federal government to commit to diverting railway tracks out of dense urban neighbourhoods, they came away disappointed. [pullquote] “We are not actively looking at relocating rail outside of Toronto”—Marc Garneau, […]