Opinion General

THOMPSON: America, the call is coming from inside the house
OPINION Born July 1, 1867, Canada has never really faced the possibility of being anything…

THOMPSON: When the death of a friend stops you in your tracks
OPINION A friend of mine for 46 years died last week. He did not tell…

THOMPSON: Why Trump’s acceptance of palatial jetliner is problematic
OPINION Say you were coaching hockey – a junior A team – and a parent…

THOMPSON: The squirrels in Donald Trump’s mind
OPINION Donald Trump sees squirrels…lots of them. Trump can be anywhere talking about most anything…usually…

THOMPSON: Hey Canada, it’s time to improve the Trans-Canada Highway
OPINION Twice a year, I drive 1,881 kilometres of the Trans-Canada Highway between Vernon and…

THOMPSON: Let’s hope Americans rise up in protest against wannabe dictator Donald Trump
The 1960s and 1970s were turbulent…often crazy times. I lived it…voting for the first time,…

JONESIE: Booing the American anthem is understandable, but the wrong strategy
Well that wasn’t very Canadian, was it? In Montreal, they booed the Americans and the…

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THOMPSON: Is AI good or evil, or somewhere in between?
Apple started airing a television commercial called “Write Smarter” last Fall. It shows an office…

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THOMPSON: Canada don’t fall for Trump’s lies, bluster and nonsense
Every Canadian – every business owner, employer, corporate executive and consumer – needs to step…

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THOMPSON: Can America live through four more years of Donald Trump, and survive?
The President of the United States is above the law…well, more precisely…Donald Trump is above…

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THOMPSON: Most harmful thing crossing border from US? Right wing extremism
Canada and the United States share the world’s longest international border…and the histories and cultures…