Bryan Brulotte

Dr. Bryan Brulotte is chairman of Sterling-Trust, a Canadian private equity firm. He brings more than four decades of leadership experience spanning the military, private, and public sectors.

Why Young Men Are Giving Up

A generation of young men is searching for meaning and purpose, and it is time we started telling ...

Viewpoints August 31, 2026
Canada Shouldn’t Replace America With China

Ottawa should resist the argument that deteriorating relations with Washington somehow make Beijing a natural alternative.

Viewpoints August 25, 2026
Canada’s Justice System Has Lost Its Balance

Commentary The first duty of a justice system is justice. That means protecting the innocent, respecting the rights ...

Viewpoints August 17, 2026
When It Comes to Building Pipelines, Indigenous Consultation Doesn’t Equate to Consent or a Veto

Commentary For a decade, the federal government allowed one of the most damaging misconceptions in Canadian economic policy ...

Viewpoints August 14, 2026
Why NATO Matters More Than Ever to Canada

Commentary Canadians often think of NATO as Europe's security alliance. It is not. NATO is Canada's first line ...

Viewpoints August 11, 2026
China Is Telling Us What Comes Next

Commentary Democracies have a bad habit of ignoring warning signs. We convince ourselves that provocative language is intended ...

Viewpoints August 9, 2026
The Hard Truth Canada Needs to Hear

Commentary Canada has become remarkably skilled at explaining its problems by looking outward. Tariffs, Washington, Donald Trump, global ...

Viewpoints August 3, 2026
Banning God in Uniform

A tradition that has served Canada's Armed Forces faithfully for more than 150 years is now deemed unacceptable.

Viewpoints July 31, 2026
Five Months Into the Iran War, the Strategic Lessons Are Becoming Clear

Commentary Five months after the war with Iran began, it is becoming apparent that this conflict is about ...

Viewpoints July 30, 2026
Prosperity Is National Security

Investment drives innovation, innovation drives productivity, and productivity drives national prosperity. Canada is losing ground on all three ...

Viewpoints July 27, 2026
Ukraine Is Proving That Industrial Power Still Wins Wars

Commentary For much of the past four years, I believed that Ukraine faced a long and increasingly difficult ...

Viewpoints July 26, 2026
Why Canada’s Middle Class Is Falling Behind

Commentary Canada's economy has grown, but too many Canadians no longer feel more prosperous. Productivity has stalled, business ...

Viewpoints July 22, 2026
Christianity Helped Build Canada

Commentary Canada has become one of the most diverse and welcoming nations on earth. People from every continent, ...

Viewpoints July 17, 2026
NATO Summit: Canada Must Now Deliver

Commentary Canada leaves this week's NATO Summit in Ankara with good reason for cautious optimism. After years of ...

Viewpoints July 13, 2026
CUSMA: The End of Easy Trade

This moment should become a catalyst for renewal, including confronting Canada's persistent productivity challenge.

Viewpoints July 4, 2026
The Centre Right Must Lead Again

Canada needs a confident centre right that is prepared to change institutions rather than abandon them.

Viewpoints July 1, 2026
Canada Day: The Best Is yet to Come

Commentary Every Canada Day, we pause to celebrate one of the most successful countries in human history. As ...

Viewpoints June 30, 2026
China Understands Leverage, and Canada Needs to Understand the Risks

Commentary The recent confrontation between the United States and China should be studied carefully in Ottawa. It was ...

Viewpoints June 29, 2026
Respect Our Institutions. Restore 24 Sussex.

Like Parliament, Rideau Hall, and the Supreme Court, 24 Sussex Drive is one of the institutions that reflects ...

Viewpoints June 26, 2026
In Defense of Fathers

Commentary Father's Day has rolled around once again. Like many fathers, I will spend part of it reflecting ...

Viewpoints June 21, 2026
Ottawa Should Focus on Economic Resilience as Risks Grow

Recessions are part of every economic cycle. The greater danger is failing to recognize the warning signs until ...

Viewpoints June 19, 2026
NATO Is Canada’s Strategic Advantage

Commentary For generations, Canadians have understood a simple reality: our prosperity and security depend on engagement with the ...

Viewpoints June 16, 2026
Why the US–Iran Agreement Deserves Cautious Support

Commentary The recently announced framework agreement between the United States and Iran is not a peace treaty. It ...

Viewpoints June 15, 2026
Truth Must Accompany Reconciliation

Commentary In 2021, Canadians were told that a mass grave had been discovered at the former Kamloops Indian ...

Viewpoints June 8, 2026
What D-Day Still Teaches Canada

Commentary Every year on June 6, Canadians gather to remember D-Day. We remember the young men who climbed ...

Viewpoints June 6, 2026
China’s Debt Is a Strategic Problem

Commentary Much has been written about China's rise. Far less attention has been paid to a more important ...

Thinking About China June 5, 2026
Environmental Policy Must Serve Canada

Commentary Ottawa's internal environmental debate has become disconnected from a fundamental principle of good government: the purpose of ...

Viewpoints June 3, 2026