David Macdonald

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• So much for ‘Canada strong’: Mark Carney’s cuts to the public service are a brutal trade-offOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 22, 2025
• How bourbon, motorcycles and candy could help Canada in the event of a trade warOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 15, 2025
• It’s not too late to fix a government benefit that could lift thousands more Canadians out of povertyOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 26, 2024
• Opinion | Will the Liberals survive this budget or use it to die on their own sword?Opinion · Toronto Star · Mar 22, 2023
• MACDONALD: CERB repayment fiasco risks ruining modern approach to federal transfersOpinion · Toronto Sun · Dec 18, 2022
• Yes, Canada Is Guilty of Genocide. Now It’s Time to Act | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Jun 9, 2019
• Colten Boushie And Settlers’ Justice | The TyeeOpinion · The Tyee · Feb 12, 2018
• Selling off Canada’s airport could result in sky-high pricesOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 17, 2017
• Selling off Canada’s airport could result in sky-high prices | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 16, 2017
• How Canada can take responsibility for its genocidal pastOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 30, 2016
• How Canada can take responsibility for its genocidal pastOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 30, 2016
• How Canada can take responsibility for its genocidal pastOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 30, 2016
• Five reasons the TRC chose ‘cultural genocide’Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 5, 2015