Current Temperature

5.0°C

April 16, 2025 April 16, 2025

Editorial

Plan to label Trump critics as mentally ill echoes authoritarian regimes

Posted on April 10, 2025

In March 2025, New York psychiatrist Dr. Leon Hoffman wrote a letter to The Guardian reporting that the Minnesota legislature had requested the psychiatric community recognize a… Read More »

Poilievre’s path to power just got harder with Carney in the race

Posted on March 27, 2025

Overheard in the backrooms of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s campaign team: “Carney? Crap!” “Relax, Jenni. We’ve got plenty of fodder to work with.” Those folks… Read More »

Trump’s new world order demands a Canada First foreign policy

Posted on March 6, 2025

Only a month into his presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump has been overturning foreign policy tables everywhere, offering dramatic glimpses of a potential new global… Read More »

Trump’s tariffs and sanctions fuel global oil market chaos

Posted on February 27, 2025

Proposed U.S. tariffs on Canadian crude—part of Donald Trump’s push for protectionist trade policies—are raising alarm on both sides of the border. Set for March… Read More »

Canada must resist the lure of protectionism, even as U.S. tariffs loom

Posted on February 20, 2025

The United States has delayed its 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for 30 days, giving Ottawa a brief window to assess its economic… Read More »

Will Pierre Poilievre deliver the leadership Canada needs?

Posted on February 6, 2025

Recent news coverage in Canada has been dominated by speculation over who will replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party. It’s… Read More »

Both Trudeaus lingered too long

Posted on January 16, 2025

Beyond the obvious biological relationship of father and son, you can find commonalities between Pierre and Justin Trudeau. They were both charismatic to the point… Read More »

Ottawa’s agriculture failures are putting Canadian farmers at risk

Posted on December 12, 2024

Make no mistake, the real issue for Canada’s agri-food sector isn’t what’s happening in Washington – it’s what’s happening here at home. While many Canadians… Read More »

What a Trump 2.0 presidency could mean for Canada’s agri-food sector

Posted on December 5, 2024

As Canadians recall the shock of Donald Trump’s first presidential victory, the news of his recent return to the White House has stirred both anxiety… Read More »

News you can trust

Posted on November 28, 2024

Foreign interference in a Canadian election. A rigged procurement system that cost taxpayers millions. The complex roots of the affordable housing crisis. Those are some… Read More »

Get More Westwind Weekly
Log In To Comment Latest Paper Subscribe