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Aluf Benn’s despair

Aluf Benn’s despair

LONDON, U.K.—Aluf Benn, the editor of the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz, has been a steady voice of moderation and common sense for a long time amid...

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Gwynne Dyer

Why it’s time to cancel the F-35 purchase

Why it’s time to cancel the F-35 purchase

OTTAWA—On Oct. 22, the Royal Canadian Air Force ceremoniously took delivery of their first two CF-35 fighter jets. To keep reading, subscribe and...

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Scott Taylor

Canadians are facing tough times, but there are reasons to be optimistic

Canadians are facing tough times, but there are reasons to be optimistic

After three years of being battered by global instability, lingering pandemic issues, climate emergencies, and inflation, the resilience of Canadians...

yesterday 10

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Bruce Macdonald

Anxious voters turn to the right

Anxious voters turn to the right

OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to media reports I've seen, much of the destruction and mayhem that occurred during the recent protests in France was...

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Gerry Nicholls

Trump is already showing signs he will leave office kicking and screaming

Trump is already showing signs he will leave office kicking and screaming

HALIFAX—The United States and the world, including Canada, face two more years of Donald Trump’s presidency. It could very easily be the most...

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Michael Harris

Food belongs in Canada’s new alliance with Europe

Food belongs in Canada’s new alliance with Europe

In Strasbourg this past September, Prime Minister Mark Carney set out his vision for a deeper partnership with Europe. One of his proposals was...

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Michael Harvey

Today, Sabia plays role of mentor to Carney

Today, Sabia plays role of mentor to Carney

In The Odyssey, when Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, leaves for the Trojan War, he asks Mentor to watch over his son, Telemachus. Over time,...

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Campbell Morrison

When the going gets tough, blame Canada

When the going gets tough, blame Canada

OTTAWA—Blame Canada. That seems to be the mantra governing the American administration in terms of trade agreements. To keep reading, subscribe and...

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Sheila Copps

Canada might be on a bit of a winning streak

Canada might be on a bit of a winning streak

TORONTO—It is the job of the columnist to pull a bunch of disparate stories together and find the common theme that links them all. If you’re...

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Matt Gurney

MPs and side hustles: let’s do better than the bare minimum

MPs and side hustles: let’s do better than the bare minimum

OTTAWA—Over the past year alone, several MPs have made headlines on account of their extra-parliamentary activities. While cabinet ministers and...

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Lori Turnbull

Brazil, Serbia, Israel, and the winds of change

Brazil, Serbia, Israel, and the winds of change

LONDON, U.K.—It has been quite a week. First we had Lula—Luiz Inácio da Silva (as nobody but his mother ever called him)—defying everybody’s...

30.10.2026 2

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Gwynne Dyer

Digital transformation needs affordable computers in Canadian homes

Digital transformation needs affordable computers in Canadian homes

On a winter's evening in Saskatchewan, a 16-year-old girl walks nearly an hour to the library to use a computer for homework, then walks home. A...

30.10.2026 1

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Ron Duerksen

Where is the PQ taking Quebec?

Where is the PQ taking Quebec?

TORONTO—“Nos institutions. Notre Langue. Nos Lois,” the motto of Etienne Parent’s influential newspaper Le Canadien two centuries ago, sums...

29.10.2026 2

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Nelson Wiseman

Twenty-five years later, equal representation in Canadian politics remains unfinished business

Twenty-five years later, equal representation in Canadian politics remains unfinished business

Twenty-five years ago, women from across Canada’s political spectrum came together around a shared concern: women remained significantly...

29.10.2026 3

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Laurel Gillespie

Ensuring the sustainability of OAS for the next 100 years

Ensuring the sustainability of OAS for the next 100 years

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Canada’s first old age pension. A lot has changed since then in how Canadians live, work, and save. To keep...

29.10.2026 3

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Talia Bronstein

Coverage is not the same as access to care: Canadian Dental Hygienists Association CEO

Coverage is not the same as access to care: Canadian Dental Hygienists Association CEO

Re: “Federal dental plan expands access, but patients still face costs, denials, and gaps in care, report finds... To keep reading, subscribe and...

29.10.2026 5

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Laurel Gillespie

Europe is asking Canada to join on reducing Arctic pollution: why is Ottawa silent?

Europe is asking Canada to join on reducing Arctic pollution: why is Ottawa silent?

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Build Canada Strong approach responds to U.S. trade threats by diversifying our trade and diplomatic relationships...

29.10.2026 4

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Aaron Freeman

When you buy a product, how much of it do you really own?

When you buy a product, how much of it do you really own?

Buying a product used to be straightforward. You paid for it, took it home, and used it. You didn’t need a subscription for it to do what you bought...

29.10.2026 6

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Rachel Strong

There’s more to growing the population than wealth to consider, says Ottawa reader

There’s more to growing the population than wealth to consider, says Ottawa reader

Re: “Canada’s economy ‘won’t grow as fast’ in the future due to less immigration, Bank of Canada analysis says,”... To keep reading,...

29.10.2026 20

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Bhagwant Sandhu

A conservative case for the CBC

A conservative case for the CBC

The CBC will celebrate its 90th birthday on Nov. 2. Then-Conservative prime minister R.B. Bennett set up its precursor—the Canadian Radio...

29.10.2026 20

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Michael Huenefeld

The slippery slope of scapegoating

The slippery slope of scapegoating

CALGARY—The Canadian public in two provinces recently voted to further the message from this country's political apparatus letting everyone who...

29.10.2026 20

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Erica Ifill

Budget 2026 a chance to change Canada’s skewed approach to foreign aid

Budget 2026 a chance to change Canada’s skewed approach to foreign aid

OTTAWA—In Animal Farm, author George Orwell captured the notion of political hypocrisy in an amendment to the founding principles of the animal...

29.10.2026 20

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Bhagwant Sandhu

Canada’s European ambitions need a link across the Atlantic

Canada’s European ambitions need a link across the Atlantic

Canada’s sovereignty depends on the connections it controls, yet none of the subsea cables linking Canada to Europe and the wider world are Canadian...

28.10.2026 5

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Steve Arsenault

AI intruders come to Ottawa

AI intruders come to Ottawa

OTTAWA—Who would have thought that artificial intelligence agents would try to upset both Canada and the Treasury Board’s carefully built-up...

28.10.2026 5

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Ken Rubin

Canada’s $2-billion policy blind spot

Canada’s $2-billion policy blind spot

Picture two production shoots happening on the same morning in Canada. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week...

28.10.2026 5

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Nicole Bell

Telecommunications investment is key to Canada’s economic ambitions

Telecommunications investment is key to Canada’s economic ambitions

Canada has made attracting investment, increasing productivity, and building critical infrastructure national priorities. To keep reading, subscribe...

28.10.2026 20

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Robert Ghiz

We need a public-interest vision for the digital economy

We need a public-interest vision for the digital economy

For most of the 20th century, governments understood that certain forms of infrastructure were too important to leave entirely to the market. To keep...

28.10.2026 20

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Ndp Mp Don Davies

Canada must chart its own AI future

Canada must chart its own AI future

Artificial intelligence is ushering in a transformation comparable in scope to the Industrial Revolution. Its effects will reach beyond how businesses...

28.10.2026 20

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Conservative Mp Leslyn Lewis

Our digital sovereignty begins with the telecommunications networks

Our digital sovereignty begins with the telecommunications networks

Canada's telecommunications networks are becoming as strategically important as our transportation and energy infrastructure. They underpin our...

28.10.2026 20

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Hossam Hassanein

Canada’s cybersecurity laws need to work together

Canada’s cybersecurity laws need to work together

Canada has made cybersecurity a national priority. This past June, Parliament passed Bill C-8, establishing new security requirements for...

28.10.2026 20

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Brent Arnold

The country is connected. But is it secure?

The country is connected. But is it secure?

Canada’s telecommunications networks are critical national infrastructure. They connect our businesses, governments, emergency services, and...

28.10.2026 20

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Conservative Senator David Wells

The growing cost of the CRTC’s ‘regulatory debt’

The growing cost of the CRTC’s ‘regulatory debt’

In early 2023, the federal government directed the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to "conduct proceedings and issue...

28.10.2026 20

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Andy Kaplan-Myrth

Online chatter not equal to real-world success

Online chatter not equal to real-world success

There’s plenty that can and will be said about the British Columbia election and outgoing premier David Eby’s decision to call it two years early....

28.10.2026 20

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Editorial

Where I draw the line: upholding the Constitution vs. supporting the monarchy

Where I draw the line: upholding the Constitution vs. supporting the monarchy

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—I am not a monarchist. I haven’t been one for several decades. I don’t believe Canada’s head of state should reside in...

28.10.2026 20

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Andrew Caddell

Why Doerkson’s B.C. win should give Poilievre pause

Why Doerkson’s B.C. win should give Poilievre pause

OTTAWA—David Eby, the outgoing premier of British Columbia, must regret his decision to call a snap election after being soundly defeated this past...

28.10.2026 20

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Tim Powers

Firing back at Trump in the trade war

Firing back at Trump in the trade war
27.10.2026 20

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Scott Taylor

Canada’s major-projects focus needs an agricultural economic strategy

Canada’s major-projects focus needs an agricultural economic strategy
26.10.2026 10

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John Simpson

Canada can issue you a passport—and still ask you to prove you are Canadian

Canada can issue you a passport—and still ask you to prove you are Canadian
26.10.2026 10

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Akolisa Ufodike

Baseless U.S. accusations of Canadian interference in midterm elections should stop

Baseless U.S. accusations of Canadian interference in midterm elections should stop

When it comes to relations with the United States, every day brings new surprises and ironies for Canadians. To keep reading, subscribe and become a...

26.10.2026 10

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Editorial

Time for Canada to relieve women of the ‘third shift’

Time for Canada to relieve women of the ‘third shift’
26.10.2026 9

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Shari Graydon

Canada needs building engineering expertise to deliver successful retrofits

Canada needs building engineering expertise to deliver successful retrofits
26.10.2026 9

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Caroline Hachem-Vermette

This prime minister is pulling the blanket over the eyes of Indigenous Peoples with his Building Canada Strong bill

This prime minister is pulling the blanket over the eyes of Indigenous Peoples with his Building Canada Strong bill
26.10.2026 10

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Rose Lemay

Carney’s courting Turkey, but his opportunity is Armenia

Carney’s courting Turkey, but his opportunity is Armenia
26.10.2026 20

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Sheila Paylan

Danielle Smith must have known she was setting up future secessionist attempts

Danielle Smith must have known she was setting up future secessionist attempts
26.10.2026 20

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Errol Mendes

When do the rest of us get a referendum, or at least a voice?

When do the rest of us get a referendum, or at least a voice?
26.10.2026 20

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Susan Riley

Danielle Smith has boxed herself into a corner

Danielle Smith has boxed herself into a corner

OTTAWA—If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.   To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an...

26.10.2026 20

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Sheila Copps

Next budget will be one of toughest in recent years

Next budget will be one of toughest in recent years
26.10.2026 20

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David Crane

Canadian unity is a marriage worth fighting for

Canadian unity is a marriage worth fighting for

HALIFAX—In a marriage where one spouse consistently brings up divorce, the time has probably come for a decision. To be or not to be. And so it is...

26.10.2026 20

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Michael Harris

Canada mobilized the world’s capital. Now it has to help companies scale

Canada mobilized the world’s capital. Now it has to help companies scale

Up to a point, Prime Minister Mark Carney's September Canada Investment Summit worked. The world's largest investors flew to Toronto, wrote...

23.10.2026 10

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Adam Froman

Is Eby’s blunder the worst in Canadian political history?

Is Eby’s blunder the worst in Canadian political history?

OTTAWA—Political pundits are beginning to wonder if British Columbia Premier David Eby’s decision to call an election, to be held on Oct. 24, will...

23.10.2026 10

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Stephen Azzi