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Le Devoir · The Globe and Mail

Konrad Yakabuski

Publishing · On our record since 2006

Where this writer stands

Foreign affairs10 pieces

Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“Ms. Anand's speech outlined the contours of a more serious Canadian foreign policy, one that recognizes that our allies need Canada to be a reliable partner, not a pontificator.” Read the piece

Defence5 pieces

Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“one of the reasons why the American hegemon has soured on the multilateral system it long upheld is its sense that it has been taken advantage of by free-riders that do not contribute enough to their own defence.” Read the piece

Fiscal policy5 pieces

Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“The prudent course in such circumstances would involve deleveraging by governments, to create fiscal room to respond to future crises.” Read the piece

Immigration4 pieces

Higher permanent intakeLower intake
“While that might ease the province's current housing shortage, it would create other, potentially much bigger, problems.” Read the piece

Housing2 pieces

Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“restrictive (read: NIMBY) zoning regulations that have made housing unaffordable” Read the piece

Federalism2 pieces

Ottawa leadsProvinces lead
“In what opponents of Bill 21 could only qualify as a monumental cop-out, the Carney government chose not to pick the fight that sovereigntists had been gunning for” Read the piece

Health1 piece

Expand public coverageMore private delivery
“Its leaders still insist that, if only Ms. Harris had embraced her inner progressive by promising to back universal health care, an arms embargo on Israel and the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports, she could have mobilized more young Democrats to vote in 2024.” Read the piece

Trade1 piece

Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“That Mr. Carney dared to reference Mr. Havel in a speech just after travelling to Beijing, where he signed a "new strategic partnership" with China, speaks volumes about the Prime Minister's willingness to put Canada's values on the back burner as he pursues a mercantilist agenda to diversify our trading partners, regardless of whether or not they oppress their own citizens.” Read the piece

Climate1 piece

Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“Climate and open-border policies imposed by Brussels are at the root of their anger.” Read the piece

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