Dan Carbin

Honest question: Has "Communist China" ever filed an FOI request to get any government record in Ontario? Don't they just hack into our IT systems and take what they want? thestar.com/politics/provi…

If this kind of change keeps up it will require significant changes to the regulatory and funding process for drugs in all countries. We are going to see a wave of new innovation.

I worked for a Premier & 2 Cabinet Ministers. Having your correspondence subject to FOI is a PITA, but it is the price of serving the public in a democracy. This move is profoundly bad public policy. By making it retroactive, it reeks of cover-up. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

The rigidity in Canadian thinking about this kind of thing is so disappointing as a citizen & taxpayer. I would much prefer that the costs of hosting a commercial event (the World Cup) be covered by corporate sponsors as opposed to tax payers. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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@mikepompeo In this case, I think potash would be more appropriate than pottage, but really what choice does the guy have given your imperialist bullying?

Mark Carney's decision to pivot toward China is a grave strategic and moral error. Beware any leader who would sell out his country for a mess of pottage.

It is so sad that this kind of exercise is now so necessary - theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

It was pretty clear at the time that this was a depressing lurch towards authoritarianism in Canada. It just happened to come from the left and thus didn’t align with the dominant narrative of the moment, allowing Trudeau to mostly get a way with it. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The choice may be boring, but these “critics” need to find a real problem to tackle / bloviate about. Just absurd. cbc.ca/news/world/pan…

Well, this certainly sounds like a boondoggle #onpoli - “Brampton-based Scooty Mobility, which rents e-scooters, was given $1 million to teach 100 workers about the “transformative impact of AI in fintech” thestar.com/politics/provi…

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump is calling Reagan’s words in this video “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad. Watch this clip and read the full transcript: Throughout the world, there's a growing realization that the way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition. Now, there are sound historical reasons for this. For those of us who lived through the Great Depression, the memory of the suffering it caused is deep and searing. And today, many economic analysts and historians argue that high tariff legislation passed back in that period, called the Smoot-Hawley tariff, greatly deepened the depression and prevented economic recovery. You see, at first when someone says, let's impose tariffs on foreign imports, it looks like they're doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs. And sometimes for a short while, it works, but only for a short time. What eventually occurs is, first, homegrown industries start relying on government protection in the form of high tariffs. They stop competing and stop making the innovative management and technological changes they need to succeed in world markets. And then, while all this is going on, something even worse occurs. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. The result is more and more tariffs, higher and higher trade barriers, and less and less competition. So soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying. Then the worst happens. Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industry shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs. The memory of all this occurring back in the 30s made me determined when I came to Washington to spare the American people the protectionist legislation that destroys prosperity. Now, it hasn't always been easy. There are those in the Congress, just as there were back in the 30s, who want to go for the quick political advantage, who risk America's prosperity for the sake of a short-term appeal to some special interest group, who forget that more than 5 million American jobs are directly tied to the foreign export business, and additional millions are tied to imports. Well, I've never forgotten those jobs. And on trade issues, by and large, we've done well.

@fordnation Run this ad more. Run it everywhere. cnn.com/2025/10/23/pol…

How hilariously inappropriate that the picture accompanying this article including the “it’s happening!” tagline by Metrolinx. So much public faith has been lost in this botched transit fiasco. thestar.com/news/gta/eglin…

RIP Jim Bradley. This is a touching tribute by @spaikin. I learned a ton just watching Bradley in action at the Cabinet table. He understood his community so well, which is why he just kept winning and winning in a tough riding. tvo.org/article/jim-br…

I think we need to start planning for a world where there is no longer a government owned and delivered postal service. That is obviously the final destination. bnnbloomberg.ca/business/polit…

I agree. MAGA is now the clear present danger to freedom of expression, but both parties in the US have been too far keen to cancel and shut down dissenting voices when what we need is a diversity (or even cacophony) of competing perspectives to keep democracy healthy.

Can you imagine if politicians today had the ability or the inclination to deliver this speech?