Opinion
Canada's LNG Expansion Puts Economic Ambition and Climate Accountability on the Same Ledger
The case for new export capacity is becoming clearer. So is the need to measure its economic and environmental claims against results rather than slogans.
Trump Met Xi at the Airport. He Did the Same for Putin Last Year
Donald Trump’s decision to personally receive Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews looked unprecedented. It was not. Read alongside his welcome for Vladimir Putin in Alaska, it reveals a deliberate pattern, not a one-off signal about China.
Why China Is Being Pulled Deeper Into the Iran Saudi Yemen Crisis
Beijing wants stable energy supplies, secure shipping and workable relations with both Tehran and Riyadh. The widening Yemen conflict, and Iran's own noncommittal response to Chinese pressure, is making it harder to protect all three interests without greater diplomatic involvement.
What Bill 9 Actually Does to Charter Rights, in the Words of the Groups Fighting It
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association calls Bill 9 an override of fundamental rights. The National Council of Canadian Muslims has spent nine years building the legal record now aimed at Quebec's secularism laws. Here is the case they are making.
Analysis: China Is Not Replacing the United States in the Middle East, but Egypt Shows the Region Is Making Room for Beijing
Xi Jinping’s first Egypt visit in a decade produced defence exercises, a renewed currency swap, and a striking Chinese concession on the Nile. None of it means Cairo is choosing sides.
Analysis: Is Human Rights Still a Value, or Just an Instrument of Convenience
Governments across the political spectrum accuse each other of double standards on human rights. The uncomfortable truth may be that the accusation is usually correct, no matter which government makes it.
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