Newspaper Op-Eds

Borders, Security, And Defence

2024

58. Toronto Star. 5 March 2024.

2023

57. Closing Roxham Road a benefit to all migrants. National Post. 14 April. 

56. Beijing is the one stoking racism against Chinese-Canadians. National Post. 23 March 

55. China’s insidious long-standing efforts to meddle in Canadian Affairs. National Post. 21 March 

2022

54. Canada is allowing Russia’s energy blackmail to win the day in Europe. Globe and Mail. 18 July. 

53. After decades of timidity, can Canada’s allies still take us seriously? Globe and Mail. 23 March. 

2021

52. Canada needs a genuinely federal police force to make good on its firearms mandate. Hill-Times. 1 July. 

51. A New Approach to Military Accountability.  Hill-Times. 24 May. 

50. Should Canada Leave Nato?  No!  Saturday Toronto Star. 1 May 

49. Military efforts at home are increasingly the norm.  A Joint Task Force Canada is the next logical step. Globe and Mail. 10 January 2021.

2020

48. Defining a Role for the Canadian Armed Forces in Humanitarian and Disaster Relief. The Hill Times. 5 August 2020. 

47. A civil answer: Without political will, the flaws of Canadian policing will never be fixed. Globe and Mail. 1 August 2020. 

46. Huawei ban would work better than sanctions. The Sunday Toronto Star. 19 July 2020. 

45. The UN keeps snubbing Canada’s international policy: When will we hear its message? Globe and Mail. 19 June 2020. 

44. Canada must divide its military resources along foreign and domestic lines. Globe and Mail. 25 May 2020. 

2019

43. How to reform police forces to lower costs. New Brunswick Telegraph Journal. December 2019. 

43. Hong Kong’s protests have blown up the founding myths of Communist China. Globe and Mail. 27 September 2019. 

42. NATO’s Fifth Pillars. Globe and Mail, 11 November 2019. 

41. Why banning Huawei is just one of a series of steps Canada needs to take to defend itself. National Post. 28 February 2019.

2018

40. China’s Silent Invasion of Western Universities. Toronto Star. 12 November 2018.

39. Should Police have to abstain from cannabis consumption for 28 days? Yes. Toronto Star. 23 October 2018.

38. Will a gun ban work in Toronto? No. Toronto Star. 11 September 2018.

37. Beggar They Neighbour. Globe and Mail. 5 June 2018.

2017 36. More border resources for migrants is not a solution. Globe and Mail. 30 March 2017
2016

35. After Berlin attack, the cracks in Germany’s security are showing. Globe and Mail. 21 December 2016.

34. NATO’s Russian strategy must look beyond a Baltic mission. Globe and Mail. 30 June 2016.

33. What does Ottawa know about the F-35s that the Danes don’t? Toronto Star. 8 June 2016.

2015

32. To meet the refugee crisis. National Post. 14 December 2015.

31. A refugee crisis? The case for a principled response. Sun newspaper syndication. 10 September 2015.

30. Done right: C-51 can balance freedom and security. The Globe and Mail, 16 March 2015.

29. Arresting runaway costs in Toronto Police Services, The Toronto Star, 5 February 2015.

2014

28. Canada’s contraband problem is about much more than lost revenue, The Toronto Star, 10 December 2014.

27. Police are pricing themselves out of business, The Sunday Star, 6 April 2014.

2006 26. The dilemma of dual citizenship, Kingston Whig-Standard, 22 July 2006, p. 7

Intelligence and Cyber Security

2023 25. Increased scrutiny of Canada’s intelligence culture is overdue. Globe and Mail. 14 April 
2021 24. Outsourcing our foreign intelligence gathering puts Canadians at risk. Globe and Mail. 23 March 2021. 
2015

23. Why intelligence fails. Globe and Mail. 25 November 2015.

Global Financial Crime and Transnational Organized Crime 

2022 22. Canada enables Russia by opposing pipelines and protecting money launderers. National Post. 25 February. 
2019 21. Legalizing pot will not weed out organized crime.  The Hill-Times. 16 January 2019. 
2014

20. Canada’s contraband problem is about much more than lost revenue, The Toronto Star, 10 December 2014.

Terrorism

2019 19. If Jihadi Jack comes home, Canada has only itself to blame. Globe and Mail. 20 August 2019. 
2016

18. After Berlin attack, the cracks in Germany’s security are showing. Globe and Mail. 21 December 2016.

2015 17. Extremist travellers aren’t about to go away. Globe and Mail, 12 August 2015.
2013 16. El ‘plan B’ de Hizbulá, La Razón (Spanish daily), 28 December 2013, p. 26.

Political Demography and Federalism

2021 15. Canada should use DNA testing to return children in residential school graves to family members. Globe and Mail. 23 June. 
2020

14. Liberal Government is placing a daring fiscal bet with its massive deficit spending plan. cbcnews.ca 1 Decemer 2020. 

13. The red herring of the social conservative vote. Ipolitics. 12 August 2020. 

12. The Big Debate: Was the government right to suspend regular sittings of Parliament? The Toronto Star. 16 June 2020. 

11. Why cellphone tracking is the wrong way to try to contain COVIC-19 at this point. CBC Opinion. 28 March 2020. 

2016

10. Rousing Jacksonian America: What Trumpism Means for Canada. Sun newspapers syndication. 19 November 2016.

9. Canada Revenue Agency needs a new playbook. Globe and Mail. 5 May 2016.

8. Is proportional representation a good model for Canada? Globe and Mail. 19 March 2016.

2015

7. Complacent Canada could face same troubles as France. Sun newspaper syndication. 21 November 2015.

6. Let First Nations Tax Tobacco. Sun newspaper syndication, 21 March 2015.

5. Read and Vote: Will protect or imperil Canadians. The Globe and Mail, 10 March 2015.

2014 4. Jóvenes, radicales e inadaptados La Razón (Spanish daily), 2 February 2014, p. 33.
2011 3. Getting the Message Across, Kingston Whig-Standard, 16 August 2011, p. 5.
2007 2. City-dwellers pay so rural residents can keep their schools, Kingston Whig-Standard, 4 May 2007.
2005 1. Universities Miss Mark on Funding, The Toronto Star, 7 September 2005, A15