This and that for your Thursday reading.

– Charlotte Clymer discusses Mark Carney’s Davos speech as signaling a divorce from the U.S. But Justin Ling points out the need to match sporadic and selective words of independence and solidarity with meaningful action, while the Economist reports on the reality that Canadian soldiers are continuing to carry out U.S. orders even as the Trump regime threatens to take us over. 

– Dylan Dusseault discusses how the Davos agenda conspicuously avoids any consideration of having the wealthy pay a fair share of taxes – no matter overwhelmingly popular and positive that course of action would be. And Graeme Wearden reports on the numerous millionaires who are onside with contributing to the common good. 

– Blayne Haggart highlights the implausibility of promises from Microsoft and other U.S. tech giants that they’ll respect Canadian data sovereignty – particularly when they’ve so pitifully prostrated themselves in front of the Trump regime at every opportunity.  

– Finally, John Michael McGrath asks whether 2026 will finally be the year Ontario starts making progress in answering its housing crisis – while noting that Doug Ford’s track record strongly suggests the answer is again “no”.