Drew Brown
Politics Columnist
Drew Brown is the editor of the Newfoundland and Labrador Independent. He writes about national and provincial politics and culture in Canada, and his bylines include VICE, The Guardian, CBC, and The Deep. He lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Where Does ‘Right-Wing Populism’ End, and Fascism Begin?
Given what is happening in Brazil and the United States, it is hard not to come to the conclusion that a perfect storm is brewing.
Canada Has a Broken Housing System and It Has Fucked Over Millennials
Damn, it was good to be a Boomer.
How Canada Legalized Weed
It’s one of Justin Trudeau’s few policy wins, but he doesn’t deserve all—or even much—of the credit.
Doug Ford Was Democratically Elected to Own the Libs, Deal with It
His only mandate is action and if that action requires using the barely-used Notwithstanding Clause, so be it.
An Epic Conversation on Astra Taylor’s ‘What is Democracy?’
At a historical moment when democracy everywhere seems like it’s under siege, filmmaker Astra Taylor is taking us back to the basics.
Justin Trudeau’s No Good, Very Bad Summer Vacation
NAFTA. Pipeline bailouts. Doug Ford. The prime minister is going to need that legal weed this fall.
Mad Max Bernier Wants to Implode the Conservative Party to Own the Libs
The Quebec MP has reportedly split off to form his own party, one set on fighting “excessive diversity.”
The Future Of Elections Is Fighting Over Who We Can Call Racist
A now-infamous heckler has set the stage for an all-out culture war in 2019.
Of Course, ‘Mad Max’ Bernier Thinks More Diversity Is Bad
This is all just classic conservative Canada, reheated for 2018.
Welcome to the Saudi Arabia vs. Canada Troll War
We offer to sell the Saudis $15 billion in weapons to be used for war crimes in Yemen and this is the thanks we get? Rude.