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This Week's Round-Up: October 26, 2026 |
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BY LINDA THORNBACK
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Getting Stephen Harper’s support is a different order of prize. At September’s investment summit in Toronto, Harper backed the decision to walk away from the American trade talks and supported Prime Minister Mark Carney’s direction on regulatory reform. That doesn’t mean Harper has become a Liberal, or that he’s certified every announcement as a completed project. It does mean Pierre Poilievre now has to criticize Carney’s approach while the most recognizable Conservative prime minister of the recent past lends important parts of it credibility.
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What stories will shape Canada’s future, and how can bold, pragmatic leadership turn them into action? Join Wab Kinew, premier of Manitoba, and Carmine Starnino, editor-in-chief of The Walrus, for an engaging conversation about what actually drives democratic change and who gets to define the Canadian story today.
Taking place at Democracy Live.
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The Walrus Announces New Canadian Podcast Network |
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The Walrus is inviting Canadian podcast creators to consider submitting their podcast to be part of the network by Monday, November 30.
The Walrus Podcast Network will include a new flagship show from the media organization, plus a slate of carefully selected independent podcasts that align with The Walrus’s effort to spark conversation on matters vital to Canada.
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Home Alone
In “The Ownership Trap” (July/August), David Moscrop makes the fair argument that housing costs in Canada have risen far too fast, putting homeownership out of reach for many, if not most. But Moscrop confuses market price with value when he concludes that homeowners are benefiting from this rise. The worth of my house may have doubled, or even trebled, in market price since I bought it a quarter century ago, but its value is what it always was: my home, where I live. Like most homeowners, I am utterly indifferent to the market price and would be happy if it didn’t go up a penny (or at least no more than general inflation) as long as the price of other housing remained more or less consistent. After all, I can’t touch that theoretical wealth unless I sell my house, in which case I need to buy or rent somewhere else to live, which will also be more expensive. Single-property homeowners are not hoarding wealth, and nobody benefits from excessive housing prices apart from the real estate industry.
Douglas Scott Proudfoot
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