Welcome to the Between the Lines Substack Archive.
This page brings together every published piece from our Substack newsletter—neatly organized by theme and series. Whether you’re exploring Canada’s quiet defence buildup, rethinking immigration, or diving into the forces behind your grocery bill, this archive lets you trace the bigger patterns behind the headlines. Browse by category, revisit your favourites, or catch up on what you might’ve missed.
Link to all Between the Lines Substack Posts
Common Canadians
The Global Middle Class Myth: Numbers vs. Narrative
Common Canadians: Why the Middle Still Matters
Common Canadians Part Two: What Happened to Canada’s Middle Class?
Quiet Buildup
Why Canada Joining Europe’s Rearmament Plan Is a Strategic Power Move
The Quiet Build-Up, Part 2: The 2% Myth
The Quiet Build-Up 3, CAF Fighter Jets
How the Avro Arrow Became a Warning—and What’s Replacing It
Canada’s Military: A New Era of Growth and Transformation
The Quiet Build-Up: Part Five – Delivering on the Deal
Blueprints Burned, Lessons Unlearned: The Legacy of Canada’s Defence Dependency
Canada at Crossroads: Immigration
Canada’s Demographic Imperative:
What’s Really Causing the Strain: Housing, Healthcare, and the Systems We Forgot to Build
Smarter Immigration: Categories, Contributions, and the Fix We Actually Need
Food Politics
Nature’s Bounty: Canada Day Feasts Rooted in Home Soil
The Unseen Hand on Your Grocery Cart
Why Are Grocery Prices Still So High in Canada?
Random Ramblings
The Between the Lines Manifesto
Action
Three Tiny Civic Wins (You Can Do This Week)
Voice
Finding Your Voice When the World Feels Loud
Narrative
We’ve Built Big Before—Fast. Why Not Now?
Context
When Parliament Is Recessed, MPs Aren’t on Vacation — What They’re Really Doing (Updated June 2025)
Bill C-4 and Canada’s Privacy Loophole for Political Parties