Media-hating PM seems eager to see Faux [pronounced Fox] News in Canada.

By Linda McQuaig

My guess is it’s pretty easy to arrange lunch with the Prime Minister. No doubt Stephen Harper often lunches with labour leaders and advocates for the homeless. Continue Reading

Worse is MacKay’s explanation that purchase will help armed forces grow.

By Linda McQuaig

Of all the things Canadians want from their government, my guess is that new military fighter jets would probably rank close to last. Continue Reading

Census gives essential data on income distribution.

By Linda McQuaig

We hear a great deal about the lives of the rich, much of it sympathetic and often fawning. Continue Reading

Oil companies, governments, shrug off horror of BP’s Gulf gusher.

By Linda McQuaig

If there is a God, she’s surely bewildered by the apparent determination of the human race to ignore the deafening wake-up call she’s recently sent our way. Continue Reading

By Linda McQuaig

Before the summit even began, Harper was clearly gearing up for a crackdown. Continue Reading

By Linda McQuaig

Harper embraced Netanyahu, despite world outcry.

As all civilized countries agree, seizing ships on the high seas is a very bad thing. Continue Reading

By Linda McQuaig

Government, media smearing protesters before G20 even starts.

Given the abysmal state of things – with no progress on climate change, financial markets still operating as unregulated casinos and oil continuing to surge freely into the gulf – it’s not surprising that many people feel the world is being poorly managed. Millions respond by drifting into apathy or hedonistic consumerism. Continue Reading

By Linda McQuaig

CD Howe Institute launches new centre on monetary policy.

It’s not often we get a chance to glimpse how power really operates in Canada. Monday night was one of those rare opportunities. Continue Reading

By Linda McQuaig

Ontario’s austerity program literally takes food out of the mouths of the hungry.

One of the depressing aspects of the last few decades is the ease with which seemingly normal people walk obliviously past the aching pools of humanity spread out on our sidewalks. Continue Reading

The SEC finally is taking action against Wall Street.

By Linda McQuaig

Anyone hoping to see the financial titans of Wall Street brought to heel couldn’t help but feel glum when Barack Obama defended the latest round of grotesquely large bank bonuses. Continue Reading