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Today's Letters: 'We love you, Canada' — Americans react to Trump

Today's Letters: 'We love you, Canada' — Americans react to Trump

Thursday, March 6: U.S. citizens say they don't like what Donald Trump is trying to do to Canada. You can write to us too, at...

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Citizen Letters

Adam: Ontario Liberals need Bonnie Crombie in the legislature

Adam: Ontario Liberals need Bonnie Crombie in the legislature

Liberal leader won't ask anyone to step down for her, but the party is stalled in making a comeback as long as she is a legislative outsider.

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Mohammed Adam

Penton: Local farmers' markets can help you fight tariffs

Penton: Local farmers' markets can help you fight tariffs

One misconception many small businesses face is that they are vastly more expensive than larger outlets. This is frequently not the case.

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Chris Penton

Wood: Tariffs could repeat damage pandemic did to Ottawa small businesses

Wood: Tariffs could repeat damage pandemic did to Ottawa small businesses

Supply-chain issues and increased debt marked the start of COVID five years ago. Local entrepreneurs face the same problems as tariffs take hold.

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Michael Wood

Smillie: Don't build military bases on the back of foreign aid

Smillie: Don't build military bases on the back of foreign aid

One of our biggest aid recipients in the 1990s was China; a decade later it was Afghanistan and Iraq. Now it’s Ukraine.

tuesday 10

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Ian Smillie

Sauvé: I served alongside Americans. Now I feel utterly betrayed by them

Sauvé: I served alongside Americans. Now I feel utterly betrayed by them

The proposed annexation of Canada is not that high on Americans' agenda. Their lack of outrage tells me one painful thing: the idea doesn’t really ...

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Eric Sauvé

Khan and Hashmi: A Ramadan call to help alleviate food insecurity

Khan and Hashmi: A Ramadan call to help alleviate food insecurity

Human Concern International has inaugurated a new food bank in Ottawa and the Canadian Council of Imams is launching the nationwide #FastFeed...

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Mahmuda Khan

Santoro: Toronto airport crash should be a wakeup call for Ottawa

Santoro: Toronto airport crash should be a wakeup call for Ottawa

Most air travellers are unaware that Canada’s aviation regulations fall short of international safety standards, including at the Ottawa airport.

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Carmine Santoro

DeSousa: 9 years of Phoenix, the payroll disaster that's burning workers

DeSousa: 9 years of Phoenix, the payroll disaster that's burning workers

Phoenix isn’t just a payroll debacle; it’s a symptom of a deeper problem. For years, the federal government has treated public servants as an...

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Sharon Desousa

Lynch, Cappe and Mitchell: This is no time for ambitious federal projects

Lynch, Cappe and Mitchell: This is no time for ambitious federal projects

With a prime minister about to be replaced and an election expected soon after, the spirit of the 'caretaker convention' should have kicked in.

03.03.2025 10

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Kevin Lynch

Adam: Thanks to Trump, this wasn't a typical Ontario election

Adam: Thanks to Trump, this wasn't a typical Ontario election

If you think your country might be wiped off the map by the U.S., you vote for a steady hand at the helm and Ontarians may have done that.

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Mohammed Adam

Pellerin: Could any Ontario government really solve the big problems?

Pellerin: Could any Ontario government really solve the big problems?

Sure, the parties have different platforms and leaders, but do you really believe anyone would make a difference in the number of Ontarians without...

28.02.2025 10

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Brigitte Pellerin

Mills: Design favoured for new Alexandra Bridge ignores its heritage

Mills: Design favoured for new Alexandra Bridge ignores its heritage

This choice is part of an all-out assault on the esthetics of the city as well as its history.

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Desmond Mills