Matthew A. MacDonald

Where this writer stands

No opinion piece by this writer has been scored on a policy topic yet.

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Recent work

• Opinion: Canada can’t tackle national security if we don’t understand our intelligence servicesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 17, 2026
• MacDonald: Canada must stop neglecting its spy agencies if it wants better defenceOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 27, 2025
• MacDonald: Help the hungry? Grocery chain contradicts itselfOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 18, 2024
• MacDonald: We should pay people well, not just the bare minimumOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 7, 2024
• MacDonald: Health anxiety is increasing. Governments and doctors need to listenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 10, 2024
• MacDonald: 'Quiet quitting'? No, it's just work-to-rule — and it's a response to worker exploitationOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 1, 2022
• MacDonald: 'Quiet quitting'? No, it's a response to worker exploitationOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Aug 31, 2022
• MacDonald: Is denying EI benefits to the unvaccinated a lesser evil, or just evil?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 4, 2022
• MacDonald: Government's mortgage policy will hurt lower-income Canadians even moreOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 31, 2021
• MacDonald: Canada's housing market frenzy is a recipe for heartbreakOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 7, 2021