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Michael Adams
Last published April 2026 · On our record since 2000
Where this writer stands
Trade1 piece
Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“In response, we have dusted off our history textbooks to reread the tales of Sir John A. Macdonald's national policy, and ostensibly recommitted ourselves to the joys of trading with one another.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: Polls are getting more and more insaneOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 27, 2026
- Opinion: Will 2025 be remembered as the year Canadians re-embraced nationalism?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 25, 2025
- Opinion: Our elbows may be up, but have Canadians really changed?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 30, 2025
- Opinion: Now is not the time for Canada to walk away from diversity, equity and inclusionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 20, 2025
- Opinion: Are Canada and the United States now back on a path towards political and cultural convergence?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 26, 2024
- Opinion: Why is the Trump campaign getting involved in the gender wars? They’re reading the roomOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 18, 2024
- Opinion: Canadians don’t need to worry about identity politicsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 30, 2024
- Opinion: Free trade wasn’t just Mulroney’s key achievement – it is one of the most dramatic public opinion turnarounds in Canada’s historyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 21, 2024
- Opinion: The mood was bleak in 2023, but fret not - we’ve been here beforeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 29, 2023
- Opinion: The conversation around immigration in Canada is shiftingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 2, 2023
- Opinion: Canada is sorry – a lot. We shouldn’t apologize for thatOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 29, 2023
- Adams and Parkin: One issue on which Canadians aren't polarized — the U.S.Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 13, 2023
- Opinion: Canada must continue modelling its refugee efforts on its response to the Syrian crisisOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 29, 2023
- Opinion: Canadians aren’t just adapting to diversity – there’s data to show we’re embracing itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 30, 2022
- Opinion | Surveys show Canadian are less polarized and angry than AmericansOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 9, 2022
- Opinion: Canadians need to keep talking about racismOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 7, 2022
- Opinion: We’re witnessing the continuing cultural divergence of Canada and the United StatesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 30, 2021
- Opinion: Canadians are waking up to the reality of racism. Now is the time for leaders to actOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 10, 2021
- Opinion | Don’t let angry protestors fool you — Canadians still trust in our democracyOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 12, 2021
- Opinion: Private sponsorship is much more than a feel-good projectOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 18, 2021
- Opinion: Changing social norms is the key to addressing racismOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 5, 2021
- Opinion: COVID-19 changed everything, except Canada’s values of inclusivenessOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 1, 2021
- Opinion: Thanks to Quebec millennials, another referendum isn’t loomingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 29, 2020
- New survey shows Canadians want lasting change to accompany economic recoveryOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 20, 2020
- Opinion: Yes Canada, we too have an anti-Black racism problemOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 3, 2020
- Opinion: Coronavirus will not dent the trust Canadians have in each otherOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 17, 2020
- Adams and Parkin: In Canada, education excellence is also about equityOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 5, 2020
- Adams and Parkin: In Canada, education excellence is also about equityOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 5, 2020
- Opinion: Are Canadians ready to confront racism?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 22, 2019
- Opinion: Canadians are richer than they thinkOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 28, 2019
- Opinion: Voters need to be suspicious of all the magical promises from politiciansOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 29, 2019
- Opinion: Election 2019 – Are Canadians losing confidence in their democracy?Opinion · Edmonton Journal · Sep 10, 2019
- Adams and Parkin: Election 2019 – Are Canadians losing confidence in their democracy?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 10, 2019
- Adams and Parkin: As Election 2019 begins, are Canadians losing confidence in democracy?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Sep 10, 2019
- Ahead of a federal election, what road will Conservatives take on immigration?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 15, 2018
- Does father know best? Canadian views - thankfully - continue to evolveOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 7, 2018
- Multiculturalism doesn’t divide. It encourages belongingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 12, 2018
- Does the Bernier Party stand a chance in Canada?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 28, 2018
- Canada in 2018 is a country of global citizensOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 15, 2018
- Gun control is a lost cause in AmericaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 26, 2018
- Gun control is a lost cause in AmericaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 26, 2018
- Gun control is a lost cause in AmericaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 26, 2018
- Ontario PC race a battle between pragmatists, populistsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 8, 2018
- Ontario PC race a battle between pragmatists, populistsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 8, 2018
- Sanctuary cities: Why it’s harder for Trumpism to take root in urban CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 18, 2018
- Sanctuary cities: Why it’s harder for Trumpism to take root in urban CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 18, 2018
- Sanctuary cities: Why it’s harder for Trumpism to take root in urban CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 18, 2018
- Sanctuary cities: Why it’s harder for Trumpism to take root in urban CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 18, 2018
- Sanctuary cities: Why it’s harder for Trumpism to take root in urban CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 18, 2018
- Quebec’s secularism reigns supremeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 26, 2017
- Quebec’s secularism reigns supremeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 26, 2017
- Quebec’s secularism reigns supremeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 26, 2017
- Quebec’s secularism reigns supremeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 26, 2017
- Quebec’s secularism reigns supremeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 26, 2017
- Quebec’s secularism reigns supremeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 26, 2017
- Quebec’s secularism reigns supremeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 25, 2017
- Opinion: Let’s not dismiss the painful pattern of microaggressionsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 10, 2017
- Canada keeps the populist forces at bayOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 29, 2017
- Canada keeps the populist forces at bayOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 29, 2017
- Canada keeps the populist forces at bay Add to ...Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 29, 2017