Canada is taking an outsized role in the construction of the post-American world – Globe and Mail, July 10, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-carney-canada-role-post-american-world-trump/
Andrew Coyne discusses Mark Carney’s increasing role in the ever evolving global dynamics.
The health care scare – Washington Post, August 6, 2020
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/08/06/health-insurance-canada-lie/
Wendell Potter discusses how he “sold Americans a lie about Canadian medicine” when he was an insurance executive to convince them public healthcare was bad for them. I remember reading this when at first came out and recently was wishing I could remember where I had seen it. And this week it pops up in my social feed!
The Big Guide to Canadian Shopping – Globe and Mail, Updated June 29, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-buy-canadian-shopping-guide-trump-tariffs/
The Globe’s editors have provided a guide to identify Canadian maid products. Let the boycott shift into high gear.
The simple savings-account setup that retirees need in a high-cost era – Globe and Mail, August 24, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-the-simple-savings-account-setup-that-retirees-need-in-a-high-cost-era/
Rob Carrick’s interesting take on organizing family finances by setting up “savings accounts to keep our household finances organized”. Not something I would do, but I appreciate how he decided to use multiple financial institutions … “I have our household savings spread among six different banks, which is more a reflection of my curiosity as a personal finance guy than necessity. ”
Russian, U.S. actors are targeting Albertans with pro-separatist content, research shows – Globe and Mail, August 17, 2026
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-new-data-from-canadian-researchers-shows-how-russian-us-interests-are/
Grant Robertson delves into how “Canadian researchers using artificial intelligence to track foreign interest in the Alberta separatism debate have found the province’s political discourse is being targeted online by Russian and American interests in both overt and covert ways.’
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