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The bill comes due for Arctic sovereignty

A planned port in Nanisivik announced in 2007 has been downgraded to a refuelling station that will operate just one month a year. Steven Chase/The...

yesterday 6

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The Editorial Board

It’s time to rein in Canada’s runaway Crown corporations

The idea behind Crown corporations is sound enough. Set up within government quasi-autonomous agencies independent of direct political control, with...

yesterday 6

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Andrew Coyne

I’m staying in Canada. But I feel for the people trying to lure us back to the U.S.

A new Leger poll released on Thursday shows Canadian travel to the U.S., including cities such as New York, is down considerably. Fabrizio Bensch/...

yesterday 6

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Marsha Lederman

Canada can’t solve its housing crisis without the provinces

Canada needs to build 5.8 million new homes by 2030 to restore affordability, a goal that requires doubling the current rate of housing starts....

yesterday 10

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Mike Moffatt

Elon Musk has left the building. But the teardown of the nation-state continues

U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House in Washington in March. ROBERTO...

yesterday 8

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Susi Geiger

We might as well have a conversation about the return of Ontario’s John A. Macdonald statue

Drew Hayden Taylor is an Anishnawbe playwright and humorist. It’s been said old soldiers and politicians never die, they just fade away. In some...

yesterday 7

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Drew Hayden Taylor

By alienating women, America’s military is undermining itself

The U.S. military’s Women, Peace and Security framework, recently declared dead by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, centre, was based on an...

yesterday 6

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Mellissa Fung

Does Canada have the national will to own our future in the cosmos?

Alexander MacDonald is NASA’s former chief economist and the author of The Long Space Age: The Economic Origins of Space Exploration from Colonial...

yesterday 6

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Alexander Macdonald

Canada has an opportunity to reset our relationship with China – and, in a rare twist, on our terms

BRYAN GEE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL L. Philippe Rheault is a lawyer and former Canadian diplomat, and the director of the University of Alberta’s China...

yesterday 6

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L. Philippe Rheault

What our forebears built, tariffs will break. We must defend the Canadian steel industry

Hefty tariffs placed on steel by U.S. President Donald Trump are hurting plants, such as Algoma Steel's, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Carlos Osorio/...

yesterday 20

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Matthew Shoemaker

In battle of billionaire egos, Trump-Musk bromance was always doomed

yesterday 1

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Marcus Gee

Canada should have invited Narendra Modi to the G7 Leaders’ Summit

At last year’s G7 meeting, Italy seized the chance to strengthen ties with Asia by inviting India to the summit. By excluding India this year, Vina...

previous day 10

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Vina Nadjibulla

John A’s statue should stand, but not alone

Boards encase a statue of Canada’s first prime minister on the lawn of Queen’s Park in Toronto. Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail The statue of Sir...

previous day 10

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The Editorial Board

Donald Trump’s corruption knows no bounds or precedent

Trump has used the U.S. presidency mainly for his own personal gain. MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP/Getty Images There are few days now when I don’t think to...

previous day 4

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Gary Mason

Immigration bans worsen the problem they’re meant to solve

President Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to ban the entry of citizens of 12 countries into the U.S. Gregory Bull/The Associated Press “Close the...

previous day 3

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Doug Saunders

Is the U.S. still a ‘safe’ country for refugees?

As people are picked up off the streets, thrown into detention centres and deported to third countries, the Safe Third Country Act might face...

previous day 2

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Robyn Urback

Alarming privacy threats are buried in the Liberal border bill

Bill C-2 is far from just a border bill, writes Michael Geist. Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press Michael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in...

previous day 4

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Michael Geist

In this economy, can we even afford dogs and cats any more?

The cost of bringing your furry friend to the vet varies wildly across the country. Fred Lum/the Globe and Mail Vass Bednar is a contributing...

previous day 10

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Vass Bednar

Spiraling U.S. debt is a burden on future generations around the world

Treasury bond yields are at their highest in almost two decades. Kylie Cooper/Reuters Kevin Yin is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail...

previous day 3

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Kevin Yin

The tightening of Canada’s asylum laws was an inevitability

An RCMP officer looks over the border between Quebec and New York state on Roxham Road in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., in January. There were...

wednesday 3

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Michael Barutciski

Free the market for renewable energy in Alberta

Renewable energy projects in Alberta generated nearly $5-billion in investments and almost 5,500 jobs between 2019 and 2023, according to the...

wednesday 10

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The Editorial Board

We owe it to Vivian Silver to fight for peace

Peace activist Vivian Silver was murdered on Oct. 7, 2023, at her home on Kibbutz Be’eri. The Globe and Mail If you’re fortunate enough to have a...

wednesday 10

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Marsha Lederman

Ukraine showed that drones are the new bullets. Why doesn’t Canada get this?

A Ukrainian serviceman controls the Vampire drone during a training flight in the Kharkiv region. Marko Djurica/Reuters Eliot Pence is the founder...

wednesday 10

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Eliot Pence

Mark Carney is making himself the moonshot Prime Minister – for better or for worse

The new government's Throne Speech included promises to forge a new relationship with the U.S., make Canada an energy superpower and become a hub...

wednesday 4

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Robyn Urback

Bank of Canada should have cut interest rates instead of pausing

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a news conference after announcing an interest rate decision in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 6,...

wednesday 3

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Jeremy Kronick

The RCMP investigation on the Gaza war shows Canada’s approach to Israel could be changing

Palestinian children gather at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on June 4. EYAD BABA/AFP/Getty Images Mark...

wednesday 3

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Mark Kersten

These wildfires will cost Canada more than you think

A wildfire in the Flin Flon, Man., area on May 27. Wildfires caused $8.5-billion in insured losses in 2024. Government handout via The Canadian...

wednesday 7

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Ajay Virmani

We must do something about these fake Amazon reviews

Amazon deletes about half of brokered reviews, one study found, but with an average lag of 100 days so sellers still benefit from the positive...

wednesday 10

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Emily Osborne

In clinging to the dying era of free trade, Canada has lost its edge

Canada has pivoted toward nimble sector-specific commercial arrangements lately, with critical mineral partnerships with the European Union, South...

wednesday 10

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Arthur Lam

The premiers as nation-builders? Colour me skeptical

Doug Ford and Danielle Smith were among the premiers who attended the First Ministers meeting in Saskatoon, Sask., this week. Nayan...

03.06.2025 2

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Andrew Coyne

Diplomacy that fails to address Iran’s human-rights violations is hardly diplomacy at all

Vida Mehrannia, left, wife of Ahmadreza Djalali, attends a session of the chamber commission for external relations at the federal parliament in...

03.06.2025 9

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Irwin Cotler

‘Every vote counts’ is not just a slogan

Emmanuelle Bossé's mail-in ballot for the April federal election was returned to her due to a postal code error by Elections Canada. Andrej...

03.06.2025 10

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The Editorial Board

The risks of bird flu are real. We can’t bury our heads in the sand, even for the love of ostriches

A sign calling for the protection of ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a cull order for several...

03.06.2025 1

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André Picard

Should Canada build a pipeline to the West or the East?

Prime Minister Mark Carney gave no definitive answers on potential pipelines being built after the first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon on Monday....

03.06.2025 5

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Campbell Clark

What America’s Democrats should learn from Poland’s shocking presidential election

Karol Nawrocki won Sunday’s presidential election in Poland, representing the right-wing Law and Justice Party. Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters How do...

02.06.2025 9

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Doug Saunders

Britain needs energy. Canada has energy. Why can’t we work together and dream big?

British manufacturers face industrial energy costs nearly three times those of their U.S. competitors. ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images Tom Tugendhat...

02.06.2025 20

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Tom Tugendhat