Every day. Exactly 100 words on the issues facing Canada.

Issues. Ideas. Consequences. An uncommon look.

A person in a red parka waits alone at a snow-covered bus shelter at night, a blue suitcase beside them.

A big country.A short look.

An uncommon look at the issues facing Canada: one clear idea, in exactly 100 words, every day.

From the archive

A small airport terminal glowing under a night sky full of stars, Canadian flags flying beside it.

The Distance Tax

Why everything costs more when the next town is hours away.

The entrance of a medical clinic at night, a red neon “Medical Clinic” sign above lit glass doors.

The Waiting Is the Cost

On the hours nobody counts, and who is spending them.

A lone pedestrian walking toward a bus through a snowstorm on a Montreal street.

Winter Is Infrastructure

The quiet work that keeps a cold country moving.