Patrick Brethour

Globe editorial: A vintage idea: Free trade within Canada Donald Trump’s tariff threats underscore the longstanding need to dismantle internal trade barriers

Globe editorial: A vintage idea: Free trade within Canada
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Globe editorial: Trudeau’s biggest regret? He didn’t do the wrong thing on electoral reform The outgoing PM says he really wanted to change the way Canadians vote but he was just too responsible to force it on them

Globe editorial: Trudeau's biggest regret? He didn't do the wrong thing on electoral reform
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Globe editorial: Speeding is the problem, not speed cameras Lead-footed drivers shouldn’t feel aggrieved that they have to obey the law

Globe editorial: Speeding is the problem, not speed cameras
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Globe editorial: Justin Trudeau will leave behind a weaker nation As prime minister, he failed to make Canada more prosperous, more united and more safe

Globe editorial: Justin Trudeau will leave behind a weaker nation
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Globe editorial: The enduring strength of our values Donald Trump is wrong to pretend that Canada’s history and the values that have evolved from it can be dismissed with the wave of his hand

Globe editorial: The enduring strength of our values
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Globe editorial: How cities can protect crowds against the threat of vehicle-ramming attacks The murder of 14 people on Bourbon Street is a reminder that a vibrant street-life makes for an easy target, and that people need better protection

Globe editorial: How cities can protect crowds against the threat of vehicle ramming
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Globe editorial: The Liberals open the door to foreign interference The party’s failure so far to tighten its membership eligibility rules could tarnish the outcome of its leadership race

Globe editorial: The Liberals open the door to foreign interference
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Globe editorial: For Justin Trudeau, the future of the Liberals comes first The Prime Minister’s explanation for prorogation is nonsense. The real reason is to salvage the electoral fortunes of the Liberal Party.

Globe editorial: For Justin Trudeau, the future of the Liberals comes first
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Globe editorial: The Liberals’ slow walk in a fast-changing world The Trudeau government has a bad habit of pushing urgent spending too far into the future

Globe editorial: The Liberals' slow walk in a fast-changing world
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Globe editorial: A reality check on the Supreme Court’s legal hypotheticals The constitutionality of a law should not depend on an exercise of the imagination. And understanding the law should not require a philosophy degree

Globe editorial: A reality check on the Supreme Court's legal hypotheticals
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Globe editorial: Canada must start talking about the Trump tax Enough with the panicked response from the Liberals. Ottawa needs to make it clear that Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on Canadian exports would make life harder for Americans

Globe editorial : Canada must start talking about the Trump tax
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Globe editorial: The smarter fix for falling birth rates Canada needs policies that will encourage women to have more children while also supporting their career choices

Globe editorial: The smarter fix for falling birth rates
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Globe editorial: Moments of light from a dark year There was a lot of bad news in 2024, but there was also good news that reaffirmed our humanity

Globe editorial: Moments of light from a dark year
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Globe editorial: A river treaty that will replenish the U.S.-Canada relationship The historic pact governing the use of the Columbia River’s waters needs to be updated, a chance for a moment of amity between Canada and the United States.

Globe editorial: A river treaty that will replenish the U.S.-Canada relationship
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Globe editorial: Photojournalism shines the light of reality in the age of AI An honest picture is worth 1,000 words, but the rise of fake images threatens our notion of truth

Globe editorial: Photojournalism shines the light of reality in the age of AI
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Globe editorial: Warm winters are chilling the Canadian spirit The sublime pleasure of playing outside is at risk as sub-zero temperatures become rarer

Globe editorial: Warm winters are chilling the Canadian spirit
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Opinion: How Canada can reach NATO’s two per cent target–and quickly The Canadian government needs to go beyond aspirational pledges, and do it before Donald Trump leverages Ottawa’s defence spending in bilateral relations

How can Canada reach the 2% of GDP defence spending target quickly?

@justinmassie.bsky.social and I offer a few ideas in the @theglobeandmail.com

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Globe editorial: The epic tale of Trudeau’s political futility No matter what the Prime Minister and the Liberals have tried, they just can’t seem to get voters on their side

Globe editorial: The epic tale of Trudeau's political futility
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Globe editorial: Here we come a-wassailing: The Globe’s annual collection of updated Christmas carols For your holiday pleasure, Warren Clements has once again set the news of the past year to the music of your favourite noëls

Globe editorial, Christmas Eve edition
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Globe editorial: Ottawa’s neglect of the military is recklessly indefensible The latest report from the Department of Defence shows the CAF’s preparedness is in steep decline

Globe editorial: Ottawa's neglect of the military is recklessly indefensible
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Globe editorial: To Christmas markets that run year-round The magical feeling of seasonal streetscapes are attainable, if Canadians want them

Globe editorial: To Christmas markets that run year round
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Canada falls short on NORAD obligations, military readiness, report says According to National Defence report, Canada’s commitments to the North American Aerospace Defence Command agreement declined in 2023-24 fiscal year

Canada falls short on NORAD obligations, military readiness, report says

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Globe editorial: Wake up and smell the tariffs, Ottawa Canada is facing an existential crisis, but the Liberal government doesn’t seem all that concerned about it

Globe editorial: Wake up and smell the tariffs, Ottawa
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Globe editorial: Oh, about those other trade barriers, premiers Interprovincial trade barriers are harming the Canadian economy, but you don’t see the premiers up in arms about it

Globe editorial: Oh, about those other trade barriers, premiers
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Globe editorial: Haiti’s agony requires action from Canada Stability in the violence-wracked country will require Ottawa to move from the margins

Globe editorial: Haiti's agony requires action from Canada
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Globe editorial: Canada needs leadership, not cheaper potato chips Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is right: Canadians notice when the Liberals put their own interests ahead of the country’s

Globe editorial: Canada needs leadership, not cheaper potato chips
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Globe editorial: On the Brink: The twin crises of housing and immigration The housing shortage, when combined with rapid immigration, risks harming Canadians’ acceptance of newcomers. Ottawa needs to understand the problems are intertwined

Globe editorial: On the Brink: The twin crises of housing and immigration
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Globe editorial: On the Brink: Wanted – More enforcement in immigration Ottawa needs to do more to make sure people who come to Canada temporarily, or who are denied an asylum claim, leave when they are required to

Globe editorial: On the Brink: Wanted -- more enforcement in immigration
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Globe editorial: The refugee crisis needs a new approach, not just more money There are smart ways to fix Canada’s massive and growing backlog of claims, but it means abandoning the status quo

Globe editorial: On the Brink: The refugee crisis needs a new approach, not just more money
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Globe editorial: On the Brink: Ottawa has to change its old thinking about a new border Canada still labours under the nostalgic notion that the U.S. border is a symbol of friendship, and not a boundary that needs to be defended

Globe editorial: On the Brink: Ottawa has to change its old thinking about a new border
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