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Ottawa and Alberta have yet to reach a deal on energy and the environment – is time running out?

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Campbell Clark

Creating a Youth Climate Corps could be Carney’s FDR moment

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Jonah Bryson

As Carney pushes major projects, he must heed a cautionary tale from Canada’s past

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John Sandlos

The poppy is a symbol of justice, not bias

Poppies are pinned on a row of military personnel during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Chilliwack, B.C. The Globe and Mail The red plastic poppy,...

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Floor-crossing is not a threat to Canadian democracy – in fact, it might be beneficial to it

Former Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont crossed the floor to join the Liberals last week. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press David Moscrop is a...

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David Moscrop

Ottawa defence procurement risks being mired in bureaucratic mess

Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses troops at the Adazi Military base in Latvia in August. The goverment says it will spend an additional $81.8-...

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Jeffrey F. Collins

Our war heroes recognized that Canada is good

Fabric poppies are covered in snow at the war memorial in Mississippi Mills, Ont., on Monday. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Rory Gilfillan is...

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Rory Gilfillan

Sarnia finds a unique and moving way to remember the fallen

The Where They Called Home sign project in Sarnia identifies where fallen soldiers once lived and provides commemorative signs to be placed on the...

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Gary Mason

The poppy asks nothing of us but gratitude

A poppy is placed on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Remembrance Day in 2021. PATRICK...

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Michael Burns

Ottawa’s blind spot on applied research makes productivity an afterthought

A professor directs research with students in a laboratory at McGill University in Montreal in August, 2022. Roger Lemoyne/The Globe and Mail...

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Vincent Custode

Ottawa’s spending cuts are a good start. But there’s more fat to be trimmed

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John Lester

Can the Conservative caucus please eat a Snickers bar?

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Robyn Urback

Mamdani is turning Wall Street enemies into friends

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrates with his wife Rama Duwaji after winning the election on Tuesday. Jeenah Moon/Reuters Gus Carlson is a...

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Gus Carlson

Ottawa is scrapping Canada’s greenwashing rules. This is a mistake

Julien O. Beaulieu is a doctoral candidate at Imperial College London. Wren Montgomery is an associate professor at Ivey Business School at Western...

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Julien Beaulieu

The out-of-the-box upside of ending home delivery

A Canada Post mail carrier delivers packages in Montreal in November, 2024. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press In a roundabout way, making...

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The ostrich saga was for the birds

Ostriches are corralled inside of a cull enclosure near the Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C. on Thursday. AARON HEMENS/The Canadian Press...

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André Picard

Culture eats strategy: Overcoming Canada’s innovation barrier

A professor directs research with students in a laboratory at McGill University in Montreal in October, 2022. Roger Lemoyne/The Globe and Mail...

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Peter Singer

Japan and Canada are key pillars of a free and fair international economic order

Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Gyeongju, South...

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Toshimitsu Motegi

We owe it to Canadian men and boys to prioritize their mental health

'Men’s Sheds' are a growing global movement of informal social clubs for men to build friendships, learn new skills and help their communities. Ian...

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Rob Whitley

The next steps the Liberals must take to restore Canada’s fiscal stability

In his speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tried to position his budget as a successor to the...

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How the last Canadian military death of the Second World War led to strong ties with Japan

Kanji Yamanouchi is Japan’s ambassador to Canada. At the end of the Second World War, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. on Aug....

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Kanji Yamanouchi

A Supreme Court ruling that shocks public confidence in justice

The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a decision by the Quebec Court of Appeal that struck down the mandatory minimum sentence for child pornography...

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For Mark Carney, it’s not easy being green

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government unveiled its first budget this week. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press Mark Leiren-Young is the author...

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Mark Leiren-Young

It’s been 80 years, but I’ve never forgotten my time in Canada during the war

Polish refugees en route to Canada come ashore in Britain at the outbreak of the Second World War, in August, 1939. Allan/Getty Images Terence...

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Terence Bendixson

A dramatic week that buried the budget but left the Liberals purring anyway

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to construction workers as he tours a housing development in Ottawa on Thursday. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press...

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Shannon Proudfoot

Canada should commemorate the Battle of Châteauguay properly

When the existence of Canada is under threat, why has Parks Canada closed a centre at a historical site that speaks directly to our current...

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Ken Mcgoogan

News To Me – ’Tis the season

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Gabrielle Drolet

Carney could have borrowed more and taken bigger risks in his budget

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Vector artificial intelligence research institute in Toronto on Friday. Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press...

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John Rapley