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B.C. cancels lumber tariff ads to little effect as another mill closes

B.C. cancels lumber tariff ads to little effect as another mill closes

In return for cancelling plan to run anti-tariff ads in the U.S., B.C. got more talks with Ottawa You can save this article by registering for free...

yesterday 4

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Vaughn Palmer

Conrad Black: Carney squanders all his goodwill on bloated budget

Conrad Black: Carney squanders all his goodwill on bloated budget

Canada needs aggressive reform. This barely scratches the surface You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...

yesterday 9

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Conrad Black

Adam Zivo: Carney’s budget falls short on housing

Adam Zivo: Carney’s budget falls short on housing

Even if these homes get built, the majority of Canadians will still rely on the market, which this initiative does not improve You can save this...

yesterday 7

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Adam Zivo

NP View: The federal NDP needs Wab Kinew

NP View: The federal NDP needs Wab Kinew

Bill to detain meth addicts shows that Manitoba premier is a realist You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have...

yesterday 8

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National Post View

Stephanie Shapiro: To fix the Armed Forces, military families must be supported

Stephanie Shapiro: To fix the Armed Forces, military families must be supported

Ottawa must recognize that the human infrastructure of defence is as vital as ships, tanks and aircraft You can save this article by registering...

yesterday 7

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Stephanie Shapiro

Adam Pankratz: Land rights confusion a mess of David Eby's making

Adam Pankratz: Land rights confusion a mess of David Eby's making

The Premier must come clean with B.C. residents before social cohesion breaks down around property rights panic You can save this article by...

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Adam Pankratz

Jamie Sarkonak: The poppy is above politics. Banning it from courtrooms is shameful

Jamie Sarkonak: The poppy is above politics. Banning it from courtrooms is shameful

Judges in some provinces respect the notion of honouring the dead. Others have made it a political issue You can save this article by registering...

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Jamie Sarkonak

FIRST READING: Mark Carney's bizarre insistence on using British spellings instead of Canadian ones

The 2025 budget spells organize as 'organise,' catalyze as 'catalyse,' recognize as 'recognise' You can save this article by registering for free...

previous day 10

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Tristin Hopper

Jamie Sarkonak: Immigration levels plan doesn't solve Canada's overcapacity problem

Jamie Sarkonak: Immigration levels plan doesn't solve Canada's overcapacity problem

Turning down the taps won't un-flood the basement You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The...

previous day 8

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Jamie Sarkonak

Royce Koop: The 'Red Tory' excuse for d’Entremont floor crossing is bogus

What did Carney promise him for his defection? You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Of all...

previous day 7

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Royce Koop

Avi Benlolo: From Chow to Mamdani, the far left is obsessed with Jews

Avi Benlolo: From Chow to Mamdani, the far left is obsessed with Jews

Antisemitism is headed toward a new path of acceptance, if not normalization You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if...

previous day 10

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Avi Benlolo

Terry Newman: Trump was right — the BBC is 'fake news'

Terry Newman: Trump was right — the BBC is 'fake news'

A leaked memo details how the broadcaster edited the president's speech to make him look complicit in the Capitol Hill riot You can save this...

previous day 10

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Terry Newman

Opinion: An honour steeped in history and modern service to our nation

Opinion: An honour steeped in history and modern service to our nation

Joseph Mancinelli named Honorary Colonel of the Governor General’s Horse Guards You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in...

previous day 10

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Victoria Mancinelli

Terry Glavin: China couldn't be more pleased to have Carney as prime minister

Terry Glavin: China couldn't be more pleased to have Carney as prime minister

And now we're all supposed to forget about everything we've had to put up with You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in...

thursday 4

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Terry Glavin

Raymond J. de Souza: The Blue Jays were part of something truly enduring

Raymond J. de Souza: The Blue Jays were part of something truly enduring

Sports can be cruel; no one remembers who lost the championship. That’s usually true. But not this year You can save this article by registering...

thursday 9

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Father Raymond J. De Souza

Subscriber only.

Subscriber only.

David Dodge, a veteran of the '90s austerity budgets, said he suspects even more cutting will be required in the next two years You can save this...

thursday 1

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John Ivison

FIRST READING: Budget offers mass amnesty for asylum-seekers

FIRST READING: Budget offers mass amnesty for asylum-seekers

A record 500,000 people are currently in Canada as either refugees or asylum claimants You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

thursday 10

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Tristin Hopper

Randall Denley: The Ring of Fire won't bring the 'secure' economic future Ontario's government advertises

Randall Denley: The Ring of Fire won't bring the 'secure' economic future Ontario's government advertises

If digging stuff out of the ground many years from now to send elsewhere is the 'plan to secure our future,' Ontario is in serious trouble You can...

thursday 1

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Randall Denley

J.D. Tuccille: Really close the U.S. government and keep it closed

J.D. Tuccille: Really close the U.S. government and keep it closed

Fiascos involving air traffic control and food stamps show why we need less government in our lives You can save this article by registering for...

thursday 1

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J.d. Tuccille

Opinion: Activist judges are eroding Canada's democracy by abusing the Charter

Opinion: Activist judges are eroding Canada's democracy by abusing the Charter

The Landmark Cases Council will bring together several eminent legal scholars to critically analyze Supreme Court decisions You can save this...

thursday 10

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Peter Copeland & Mark Mancini

Aaron Pete: Criminalizing 'downplaying' residential schools won't help anyone

Aaron Pete: Criminalizing 'downplaying' residential schools won't help anyone

The NDP would weaponize language You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. When NDP MP Leah Gazan...

thursday 10

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Aaron Pete

Jesse Kline: Carney trolls Canada with claim buyers want 'low carbon' oil

Jesse Kline: Carney trolls Canada with claim buyers want 'low carbon' oil

Budget 2025 is another Liberal exercise in central planning You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...

05.11.2025 3

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Jesse Kline

Jamie Sarkonak: Carney's budget is more subtle on wokeness, but the agenda is still strong

Jamie Sarkonak: Carney's budget is more subtle on wokeness, but the agenda is still strong

Diversity mandates are still in there. You just have to look closely You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have...

05.11.2025 1

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Jamie Sarkonak

David Kaufman: The lying, cop-hating, race-baiting, socialist Zohran Mamdani era is here

David Kaufman: The lying, cop-hating, race-baiting, socialist Zohran Mamdani era is here

Democratic socialism sounds like a good thing but it is not. At least it won’t be in the capital of capitalism You can save this article by...

05.11.2025 20

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David Christopher Kaufman

Vince Gasparro: Why Canada needs Bill C-9 — the Combatting Hate Act

Vince Gasparro: Why Canada needs Bill C-9 — the Combatting Hate Act

For our mosaic to thrive, Canadians must feel safe regardless of what they look like, who they love, or where they worship You can save this...

05.11.2025 1

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Vince Gasparro

Leonid Sirota: Yes, the notwithstanding clause overrides rights. No, it isn't defensible

When Sec. 33 becomes habit, the people will lose You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. As...

05.11.2025 9

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FIRST READING: The most egregious jargon of Carney's budget, from 'rightsizing' to 'fiscal firepower'

'Rightsizing,' 'supercharging' and the world premiere of 'productivity super-deduction' You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

05.11.2025 1

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Tristin Hopper

Adam Zivo: Trump’s showdown with Venezuela could be a huge win for the West

Adam Zivo: Trump’s showdown with Venezuela could be a huge win for the West

It has the potential to degrade the anti-western alliance led by China, Russia and Iran You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

05.11.2025 1

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Adam Zivo

Michael Taube: Dick Cheney was a conservative's conservative

Michael Taube: Dick Cheney was a conservative's conservative

A brilliant political thinker, power broker and master strategist You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...

05.11.2025 2

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Michael Taube

FIRST READING: Another NDP bill threatens to jail Canadians for speech

FIRST READING: Another NDP bill threatens to jail Canadians for speech

Two years in jail for any Canadian caught 'condoning, denying, downplaying or justifying' Indian residential schools You can save this article by...

04.11.2025 2

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Tristin Hopper

Kelly McParland: Is the head of Nicolás Maduro worth the bodybags?

Kelly McParland: Is the head of Nicolás Maduro worth the bodybags?

Trump's Caribbean military buildup is much greater than previously thought You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if...

04.11.2025 10

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Kelly Mcparland

Steven Penney: This simple fix will keep child porn minimum sentences without Sec. 33

Steven Penney: This simple fix will keep child porn minimum sentences without Sec. 33

Judges should be required to impose minimum sentences, unless it would be 'grossly disproportionate' in the specific circumstances You can save...

04.11.2025 3

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Steven Penney

John Robson: Mark Carney's deficit exploding budget is elbows up, IQs down

John Robson: Mark Carney's deficit exploding budget is elbows up, IQs down

Is the world really that uncertain? Compared to what, 1938? You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...

04.11.2025 10

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John Robson

William Watson: Trudeau or Carney — Ottawa still thinks it knows best

William Watson: Trudeau or Carney — Ottawa still thinks it knows best

The budget says some good things about productivity and growth but in the end Ottawa continues to decide what's favoured and what's not You can...

04.11.2025 1

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William Watson

Colby Cosh: A lament for the Jays

Colby Cosh: A lament for the Jays

When I realized that Vlad Jr. wouldn’t be able to give a World Series ring to his father, I may have shed a tear of my own You can save this...

04.11.2025 1

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Colby Cosh

Franco Terrazzano: To fix the CRA, the government must simplify the tax code

Franco Terrazzano: To fix the CRA, the government must simplify the tax code

Canada’s Income Tax Act is about the same length as the entire seven-book Harry Potter series You can save this article by registering for free...

04.11.2025 1

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Franco Terrazzano

Bryan Brulotte: The Canadian Armed Forces are not systemically racist

Bryan Brulotte: The Canadian Armed Forces are not systemically racist

Importing the polarized language of identity politics into the military does not advance justice; it weakens unity You can save this article by...

04.11.2025 1

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Bryan Brulotte

Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberals need to convince our kids to enlist in the military

Tasha Kheiriddin: Liberals need to convince our kids to enlist in the military

To strengthen the CAF, the government needs to invest in people You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...

04.11.2025 1

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Tasha Kheiriddin

Kevin Klein: It’s time to face facts about land rights in Canada

Kevin Klein: It’s time to face facts about land rights in Canada

The path forward for Indigenous people is not through perpetual transfers of land or money with no clear results You can save this article by...

03.11.2025 10

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Kevin Klein