Glen Pearson

6 days ago | thesudburystar.com | Glen Pearson

It's time to try politics of service, of repair, of collaboration in crisis. Author of the article: Glen Pearson  •  Special to The London Free PressPublished Jun 21, 2025  •  Last updated 21 hours ago  •  3 minute read(Getty Images)Article contentEvery age has its signature afflictions. Ours is disconnection. Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article contentWhat we need is not a better party platform or a sharper media strategy.

1 week ago | lfpress.com | Glen Pearson

Every age has its signature afflictions. Ours is disconnection. What we need is not a better party platform or a sharper media strategy. We need a new kind of politics altogether. Politicians are no longer expected to solve problems, they’re expected to represent the tribe. Politics becomes pettiness, not policy. Victory means humiliating the other side. This present form of partisan politics blinds the intellect and hardens the heart toward those we oppose.

3 weeks ago | lfpress.com | Glen Pearson

Canada’s vast beauty remains one of the qualities Canadians love best. Such grandeur provides confidence and belief in our identity, especially in the struggle with our southern neighbour, our new awakening. For many, such a threat feels almost existential, and the way we are choosing to face it is to enter a building phase that hasn’t been seen for decades, to build faster, locally and nationally, with expansive projects suitable to the times.

1 month ago | lfpress.com | Glen Pearson

Canada, in the shadow of American protectionism and shifting global supply chains, finds itself facing a moment of deep national recalibration. At the center of this moment is something deceptively simple: food. Agriculture, often an overlooked pillar in our urban-centred, tech-obsessed consciousness, now stands on the front line of Canada’s economic struggle. As with the automotive industry, agriculture lies at the core of Southwestern Ontario’s economy. It’s not just about growing crops.

1 month ago | lfpress.com | Glen Pearson

If you want to understand the story of Canada, you have to think in terms of national character. Nations, like people, go through phases. They have moments of boldness and moments of retreat. Our housing predicament tells the tale of the latter. All political parties committed to it in this last election, but they’re frightfully late to the cause. Canada’s population has more than doubled since 1960 to more than 40 million. But housing starts haven’t kept pace.