William Brooks

Those Who Celebrate July 1st and July 4th Are More Alike Than Many Admit

CommentaryTroubling numbers of Canadians and Americans have started to regard one another with hostility and misunderstanding.For decades, the image of the United States as a nation defined by rugged individualism, free markets, and limited government has been deliberately contrasted with the stereotype of Canada...

The Real Threat to North American Unity

ViewpointsOpinionCanadian and American flags fly at the Peace Arch at the Canada-U.S. border in Blaine, Washington, in a file photo. Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty ImagesWilliam Brooks3/17/2026|Updated: 3/17/20260:00CommentaryOver the past year Canadians and Americans have begun to regard one another as adversaries. Trade disputes and...
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Continued Cross-Border Hostility Risks Pushing Canada Into the Arms of the CCP

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The Missing Link to Democracy in Canadas National Remembrance Day Ceremony

Including opposition leaders in the annual ceremony would not politicize remembrance—it would complete it.Guests...

The Consultation Conundrum: Uncertainty Over Indigenous Consent Challenges Canada’s Economic Future

CommentaryIn a recent report from the Ottawa based Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), Heather Exner-Pirot proposed...

Stephen Jarislowsky at 100: Deferred Gratification as a Principle of Life

CommentaryIn this month’s edition of the Montreal Economic Institute’s newsletter, MEI president Michel Kelly-Gagnon...

A Grandfather’s Curious Attachment to a Royal Navy Ensign and What It Stood For

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