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What makes supply management so uniquely vile? Let me count the ways

Bill C-202 will protect supply management from upcoming trade negotiations with the U.S. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press Supply management...

yesterday 10

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Andrew Coyne

We won’t let Americans buy our biggest bank. Why let them buy our biggest crypto firm?

If Robinhood's proposed acquisition of WonderFi is approved, the U.S. fintech company would gain control of Bitbuy and Coinsquare as well as more...

yesterday 10

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Vass Bednar

Things to say to our American friends

The Canadian flag flies outside the Massachusetts State House during a meeting of northeastern U.S. Governors and Canadian Premiers to discuss the...

yesterday 10

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The Editorial Board

Ottawa’s rewriting of the rules on government spending raises serious questions

A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Chris Wattie/Reuters Clément Gignac is a Canadian senator. Patrick...

yesterday 10

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Clément Gignac

Canada’s outdated elevator rules are adding to the housing crisis

Canadian developers and condo owners are at the mercy of an uncompetitive market, dominated by large manufacturers that insert proprietary...

yesterday 10

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Jonathan English

The Supreme Court just made it much more difficult to sentence youth offenders as adults

The top court's decision sets a new sentencing standard for youth in Canada. Amber Bracken/Reuters The 14-year-old charged in the fatal stabbing of...

yesterday 4

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Robyn Urback

Won’t you be my neighbour?

In North America, we spend less time in and around the home and we don’t depend on neighbours very much. Laura Proctor/The Globe and Mail Richard...

yesterday 4

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Richard Harris

Consent education is letting students down, so we’re taking the lead

yesterday 1

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Audrey Akharoh

Canada’s sexual-assault law is not the problem – it’s the application of it

yesterday 1

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Elizabeth Sheehy

Great defence spending plan, Carney. It’d be a shame if Ottawa bureaucracy got in the way

In June, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that 'the transformation of our military capabilities can help transform our economy.' Spencer Colby/The...

previous day 10

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Eugene Lang

Shaving department budgets won’t be enough to rein in federal spending

The Carney government has unveiled new spending commitments to strengthen the national economy, soften the blow of U.S. tariffs and boost defence...

previous day 10

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Donald J. Savoie

It’s time to let lawyers come back to the Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court continues to bar many lawyers from appearing in person after shifting to remote advocacy in response to the pandemic in 2020....

previous day 10

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Frank Addario

Canada, don’t make the same mistake with LNG that Australia did

Tanker carrying LNG Canada's first export of liquefied natural gas to Asia, June 30. In Canada, Alberta and B.C. produce 98 per cent of Canada’s...

previous day 10

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Mark Ogge

Canada’s remarkable joint statement on the suffering in Gaza is a good first step

Palestinians, displaced by the Israeli offensive, shelter in tents in Gaza City on Tuesday. Khamis Al-Rifi/Reuters Lloyd Axworthy was Canada’s...

previous day 8

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Lloyd Axworthy

When aggressive tactics are praised as legal strategy, it’s survivors like me who pay the price

The courthouse in London, Ont., where the Hockey Canada trial was held. Nicole Osborne/The Globe and Mail J.B. is the “Ottawa woman” who testified...

previous day 9

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Frank Addario

Keep it up, nasty Canadians

The U.S. ambassador to Canada, Peter Hoekstra, called Canadians ‘mean and nasty’ for boycotting American products, including removing American...

previous day 10

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Campbell Clark

Make room for mayors at the premiers’ table

Premiers at the Council of the Federation meetings, which is officially a gathering of provincial and territorial leaders, at Deerhurst Resort in...

previous day 10

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The Editorial Board

Canada should follow Britain and lower the voting age to 16

Research suggests young people who voted at 16 were more likely to keep voting through their mid-twenties, a period when turnout typically slumps....

monday 1

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Scott Stirrett

The premiers’ top priority should be unlocking labour mobility for Canadian workers

Labour mobility across Canada in some skilled trades is guaranteed through the national Red Seal program. Marissa Tiel/The Globe and Mail Ben...

monday 10

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Ben Woodfinden

Smoke: the new reality in summertime

A wildfire burns near Chance Harbour, N.L., on July 14. Dawn Gough/The Canadian Press Even thousands of kilometres from the flames, Canadians were...

monday 10

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The Editorial Board

The city of Ottawa risks being hollowed out by the federal government

Office buildings are seen in the downtown core of Ottawa. The federal office portfolio is severely underused and plans to reduce office space by 50...

monday 10

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Sueling Ching

An honest look at the fiscal crisis in university education in Ontario

Ontario universities, such as the University of Waterloo, have two primary sources of revenue – tuition and grant payments from the provincial...

monday 40

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Jeffrey Casello

Are Canada’s corporate and securities laws no longer fit for purpose?

In many respects, Canada’s corporate and securities law systems lack the clarity needed to attract global investment. Nathan Denette/The Canadian...

monday 30

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William Hourigan

What’s our generation’s nation-building, major infrastructure project? It’s housing

In the Greater Toronto Area alone, nearly 41,000 jobs and $10-billion in investment are at risk because of weakening home sales. Richard Buchan/The...

20.07.2025 10

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Brad Carr

I’m not offended when people praise my spoken English

During a lunch with several African leaders last week, President Donald Trump complimented the English of Liberian President Joseph Boakai. Evan...

19.07.2025 1

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Sheema Khan

When cities keep doing the wrong thing

Winnipeggers legally cross the intersection of Portage and Main for the first time in 46 years. Shannon VanRaes/The Globe and Mail At the...

19.07.2025 1

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The Editorial Board

Trump’s tariffs haven’t raised prices yet. That might be a bad sign

The White House says economic data show that inflation is stabilizing, but in fact, the data may be more troubling than the White House is letting...

19.07.2025 6

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John Rapley

Canada is becoming digitally subservient to the U.S. in the global economy

Earlier this month, Canada resumed stalled trade talks with the Trump administration. DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press Barry Appleton is a...

19.07.2025 3

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Barry Appleton

When the owls showed up in my Vancouver neighbourhood, it reminded me how wonderful it is to be alive

One of the Barred owls novelist Anakana Schofield frequently visited near her home in Vancouver. Anakana Schofield Anakana Schofield is a novelist...

19.07.2025 2

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Anakana Schofield

A party to celebrate a mistake

Sankofa Square, formally known as Yonge-Dundas Square, was renamed last year after a Twi word that loosely translates to, ‘go back and get it.'...

18.07.2025 1

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Marcus Gee

Mark Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ aspirations face a challenge from Indigenous leaders

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the First Nations Summit at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday. Spencer...

18.07.2025 4

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Shannon Proudfoot