Author name: Riley Thorne

Beyond the Medals: Why the Arctic Winter Games in Yellowknife Celebrate Culture, Community, and Northern Resilience The wind whipping off Great Slave Lake carried the sharp bite of a late-spring Arctic evening, but inside the Yellowknife multiplex, the air was thick with heat,手 drum beats, and the kind of joy that has nothing to do […]

National Unity Becomes the Defining Promise of Mark Carney’s Liberal Leadership Bid In a political landscape fractured by regional grievances, economic uncertainty, and the lingering scars of pandemic-era policies, Mark Carney has placed a single, audacious bet at the heart of his pitch to lead the Liberal Party of Canada. The former governor of both

Poilievre’s Alberta Promise: Every Conservative Will Campaign to Defeat Separation Pierre Poilievre has just issued the most explicit federal unity commitment in a generation. At a recent party gathering, the Conservative leader declared that every single one of his MPs, senators, candidates, and riding associations—from the oil sands to the fishing wharves of Atlantic Canada—will

Trump’s Suspension of the Canada–U.S. Joint Defence Board Marks an Unprecedented Political Escalation In a move that shatters decades of institutionalized military cooperation, the Trump administration has quietly suspended the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD), the bedrock bilateral forum that has synchronized Canadian and American continental security since 1940. The decision, initially reported by

Mark Carney’s Pesticide Deregulation Plan: How Economic Growth Could Undermine Canadian Health In the race to revive Canada’s sluggish productivity and woo business investment, Mark Carney’s economic platform has promised a radical simplification of regulatory frameworks. Yet buried inside his pro-growth agenda is a policy thread that public health experts are calling deeply alarming: a

Canada’s Federal Government Sets 2027 Deadline for Alberta Oil Pipeline Without a Private Backer Ottawa has thrown down an unorthodox gauntlet: a major new oil export pipeline from Alberta will begin construction by the fall of 2027, whether or not a private company steps up to lead it. The declaration, unexpected in both its timing

Carney Slams Trump’s ‘Destructive’ Trade Policies, Predicts No Shift in Strategy: ‘They Won’t Change’ Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has delivered a blistering critique of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies, describing them as fundamentally destructive and warning that the mindset behind them remains stubbornly unchanged. In a

The Trust Advantage: How Credibility is Driving Canada’s New Political Reality In an era defined by polycrisis — rising costs of living, climate anxiety, geopolitical instability, and a lingering post-pandemic malaise — Canadian voters are no longer simply picking a party based on ideology or tradition. They are auditing character. The defining currency of the

Mark Carney’s Government Is Quietly Dismantling Extinction Safeguards for BC’s Iconic Killer Whales The Southern Resident killer whale population is at a precipice. With only 73 individuals remaining, each birth is met with cautious celebration and every death is a gut punch to marine biologists and coastal communities alike. Yet, a new federal proposal tabled

Why Canada’s Former Diplomatic Core Is Demanding Sanctions on Israel A seismic shift is unfolding within Canada’s foreign policy establishment. More than 70 former senior diplomats, ambassadors, and high-ranking officials have broken with tradition to publicly demand that Ottawa impose robust sanctions on Israel. Their open letter marks one of the most significant internal challenges