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Canada cannot secure freshwater while overlooking groundwater

Canada cannot secure freshwater while overlooking groundwater

Canada speaks of freshwater as though abundance were guaranteed. It is not. Water sustains our communities, ecosystems, farms, industries, and...

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Amanda Sills

Canadians standing on guard against more U.S. threats and insults

Canadians standing on guard against more U.S. threats and insults

OTTAWA—Last week, the Canadian Armed Forces were subjected to an onslaught of baseless insults from United States President Donald Trump and a...

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Scott Taylor

Donald Trump’s name-calling only strengthens Canadians’ resolve

Donald Trump’s name-calling only strengthens Canadians’ resolve

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." It is that old saying that could apply when it comes to the modern...

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Sheila Copps

Forward-looking Canadian energy policy needed against President Trump’s authoritarian moves

Forward-looking Canadian energy policy needed against President Trump’s authoritarian moves

United States President Donald Trump says his country’s seizure of Venezuelan oil reserves should put “Canada on notice.” If Canadians weren’t...

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Shawn McCarthy

It’s time to stop sugar-coating the climate crisis

It’s time to stop sugar-coating the climate crisis

LONDON, U.K.—“El Niño is being supersized before our eyes,” said United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. “The science leaves no...

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Gwynne Dyer

Health minister must stand up to Alberta on dual-practice care

Health minister must stand up to Alberta on dual-practice care

Last week, Alberta implemented a dual-practice health care model, creating parallel private and public systems and inviting doctors to spend less time...

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Bolu Ogunyemi

Unparliamentary language further complicating the Canada-U.S. trade dispute

Unparliamentary language further complicating the Canada-U.S. trade dispute

As the old saying goes, political leaders are there to solve problems, not create new ones. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider....

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Editorial

To sustain our health systems, evidence matters more than ever

To sustain our health systems, evidence matters more than ever

How do we preserve what’s most important to us as a country? To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an...

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Robert Bell

Take note for a green future: Ottawa reader

Take note for a green future: Ottawa reader

For more than a month, wildfires have been raging in many parts of Canada. These fires are made worse by climate change, resulting in rising insurance...

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Editorial

The coming information war: how Trump will try to break Canadian unity

The coming information war: how Trump will try to break Canadian unity

It’s time to prepare ourselves for what comes next in the trade battle with the United States. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political...

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Michael Ingoldsby

Trumpism may survive so Canada needs a new dance partner

Trumpism may survive so Canada needs a new dance partner

HALIFAX—When it comes to the calamitous tenure of the worst president in United States history, all the world is facing the same question: is...

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Michael Harris

Our most potent weapon in the trade war with the U.S.

Our most potent weapon in the trade war with the U.S.

OTTAWA—Admittedly, the rhetoric and threats generated by United States President Donald Trump's punitive trade tariffs have gotten out of...

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Scott Taylor

Canadian sovereignty starts on Main Street

Canadian sovereignty starts on Main Street

The federal government is responding at speed, mobilizing capital to build major national projects to support economic growth and sovereignty. This...

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Simon Marmura Brown

Let’s expand, not reduce, Canadian peacekeeping

Let’s expand, not reduce, Canadian peacekeeping

Canada’s announced withdrawal from almost all United Nations peacekeeping operations is receiving much deserved c... To keep reading, subscribe and...

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Walter Dorn

Canada needs to strengthen food security before the next tariff shock

Canada needs to strengthen food security before the next tariff shock

Canada is once again in the middle of a trade war with the United States. Tariffs, retaliation, and negotiations dominate the headlines. Governments...

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Lori Nikkel

How are Canadians and Americans doing?

How are Canadians and Americans doing?

Doctors and pollsters expect an honest answer to the common greeting, “How are you?” It asks about feelings. Economists, however, want to know...

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Nelson Wiseman

Canada doesn’t need to abandon climate efforts in the name of growth or unity

Canada doesn’t need to abandon climate efforts in the name of growth or unity

As elected representatives take their seats on Parliament Hill this month, they return to a political environment where, in many cases, it’s become...

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Don Drummond

Build, Canada, build. And do it now.

Build, Canada, build. And do it now.

It’s understandable that much of the focus in Canada-United States trade talks has been on protecting traditional industries—autos and auto parts,...

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David Crane

U.S.’s bad behaviour towards Canada is a lesson for the world

U.S.’s bad behaviour towards Canada is a lesson for the world

TORONTO—There is nothing wrong with Prime Minister Mark Carney making frequent trips to Europe. The Europeans are clearly as alarmed about the state...

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Matt Gurney

Donald Trump is an anti-politician

Donald Trump is an anti-politician

OAKVILLE, ONT.—On the TV show The Simpsons, when nuclear power-plant owner Montgomery Burns hatches a mad plan to blot out the sun, his employee,...

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Gerry Nicholls

Don’t forget the have-not years, say Alberta letter writer

Don’t forget the have-not years, say Alberta letter writer

I received a pamphlet from my MLA recently. In this pamphlet, he reminded us that Alberta became a province in 1905 and then mentioned how for the...

03.09.2026 6

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Munir Sheikh

Where is Canada’s Strait of Hormuz?

Where is Canada’s Strait of Hormuz?

Trying to compare Iran and Canada may seem strange. We are a liberal democracy. Iran is a theocratic state. Our political systems, values, and visions...

03.09.2026 6

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Munir Sheikh

For whom does the byelection bell toll?

For whom does the byelection bell toll?

Canadians are currently sending a message to their American neighbours: we’re not going to take it. And that message has domestic tendrils for...

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Editorial

A university student’s cautionary note on AI in classrooms

A university student’s cautionary note on AI in classrooms

When I started university in 2024, my professors were adamant about keeping artificial intelligence out of the classroom. This stance seemed...

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Aliyah Daya

‘Wait for September’

‘Wait for September’

LONDON, U.K.—Making predictions in print is rarely a good idea, and saying “I told you so” is always rude, but rules are made to be broken. On...

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Gwynne Dyer

Patriotism and blunt talk could deliver big political payback

Patriotism and blunt talk could deliver big political payback

CHELSEA, QUE.—This is no time for nit-pickers—a message Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a handful of...

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Susan Riley

Transparency goes rogue

Transparency goes rogue

OTTAWA—Transparency can become the last refuge of rogues and scoundrels. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a...

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Ken Rubin

Quebec’s differences put it on the same political stage

Quebec’s differences put it on the same political stage

OTTAWA—Last week, I tried to unwrap the implications of the trade war between Canada and the United States. Of course, this focused on two G7...

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Andrew Caddell

B.C. politics is in a race to the bottom

B.C. politics is in a race to the bottom

CALGARY—The British Columbia Conservative caucus is spinning out of control. In August, the provincial party lost seven MLAs, weeks into the tenure...

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Erica Ifill

Canada has a vision and strategy to diversify global trade, but are our companies ready to do what it takes to execute?

Canada has a vision and strategy to diversify global trade, but are our companies ready to do what it takes to execute?

Another stalled trade negotiation with the United States brings Canadians back to the new path they started to trek more than a year ago: trade...

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Amy Karam

Make icebreakers the new Canadian specialty

Make icebreakers the new Canadian specialty

Prime Minister Mark Carney is building big, and United States President Donald Trump can tariff whatever the fuck he wants—Canada will not bend...

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Jamie Carroll

Telescopes, war, and civilization

Telescopes, war, and civilization

LONDON, U.K.—On Aug. 30, a Falcon Heavy rocket delivered the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onto a direct transit trajectory to its permanent...

31.08.2026 9

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Gwynne Dyer

Kudos for Canada’s stance on settlements, says letter writer

Kudos for Canada’s stance on settlements, says letter writer

Foreign Minister Anita Anand recently posted on X that "Canada advises businesses not to participate in activities that directly or indirectly...

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Claire Elyse Brosseau

Hoping new hydro accord survives upcoming Quebec election: Newfoundland reader

Hoping new hydro accord survives upcoming Quebec election: Newfoundland reader

In the political world, sometimes being lucky is as important as being smart. If one is both, then, as they say, the world’s your oyster. The...

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Claire Elyse Brosseau

Lessons for global refugee challenges can be found in a Nova Scotia pharmacy

Lessons for global refugee challenges can be found in a Nova Scotia pharmacy

How can a pharmacy in Nova Scotia help ease a global challenge? To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an...

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Tracey Maulfair

The government gets to decide how I die. I have no faith in them because they don’t see me as a person

The government gets to decide how I die. I have no faith in them because they don’t see me as a person

In wanting to access medical assistance in dying, I’m not “taking the easy way out” as it has so elegantly been put. I've lived most of my...

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Claire Elyse Brosseau

Churches must release residential school files, or be penalized

Churches must release residential school files, or be penalized

The Yukon Residential School Missing Children Project is apolitical and managed by First Nations. It is not managed by the federal government. The...

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Rose Lemay

Responsible AI in the public service will be measured by what happens after the rules are written

Responsible AI in the public service will be measured by what happens after the rules are written

Canada is moving quickly to embrace artificial intelligence, which offers real opportunities to improve productivity and modernize public services....

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Lorin Macdonald

Team Canada has an information problem

Team Canada has an information problem

The collapse of Canada-United States trade negotiations marks more than another escalation in a tariff dispute. It confirms that the assumptions...

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Tony Labillois

Should the NDP adopt ‘Woke 2’?

Should the NDP adopt ‘Woke 2’?

OAKVILLE, ONT.—You know a political ideology is getting too extreme when its adherents take aim at popular holidays. To keep reading, subscribe and...

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Gerry Nicholls

Carney should clear the air on why the U.S.-Canada trade talks fell apart

Carney should clear the air on why the U.S.-Canada trade talks fell apart

Prime Minister Mark Carney directed his team to walk away from trade talks on Aug. 21 after Canadian negotiators said the United States' proposed...

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Editorial

With the end of trade talks, it’s time to talk about the digital services tax

With the end of trade talks, it’s time to talk about the digital services tax

OTTAWA—Culture is on the front burner for the first time in modern trade negotiations.  To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider....

31.08.2026 20

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Sheila Copps

U.S. President Trump’s obsession with Canada ignores his own failures

U.S. President Trump’s obsession with Canada ignores his own failures

TORONTO—The unwanted trade war with the United States is still in early days, and no one knows what an unhinged President Donald Trump might do...

31.08.2026 20

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David Crane

Canada is ready for its economic Independence Day

Canada is ready for its economic Independence Day

HALIFAX—What on earth has happened to the United States? Canadians have been long-time admirers of so much of what America represents.  We have...

31.08.2026 20

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Michael Harris

Canada is missing a golden opportunity to help consumers recognize Canadian products

Canada is missing a golden opportunity to help consumers recognize Canadian products

The zeitgeist for Canadian consumers to buy Canadian-made products is still alive and well today. What may have started as a response to United States...

27.08.2026 10

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David Cape

Amid the Canada-U.S. trade war, is it time for a new cohort of the Greatest Generation?

After trade negotiations between Canada and the United States broke down on Aug. 21—due to last-minute demands by American negotiators aimed at...

27.08.2026 10

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Errol Mendes

Canada vs. United States: evenly matched

Canada’s "trade war" with the United States, ignited on Aug. 21 when Prime Minister Mark Carney To keep reading, subscribe and become a...

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Gwynne Dyer

The feds are missing a chance to help consumers recognize Canadian products

The zeitgeist for Canadian consumers to buy Canadian-made products is still alive and well today. What may have started as a response to United States...

27.08.2026 10

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David Cape

Yes, trained CAF members are walking away—but not for the reason you think

Historian J.L. Granatstein recently argued that Canada already has enough trained personnel to help rebui... To keep reading, subscribe and become a...

27.08.2026 10

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Cameron Meyerink

The engineering behind the $70-billion grid: what Labrador actually requires

The historic announcement of a nearly $70-billion clean-energy package for Labrador was delivered, ... To keep reading, subscribe and become a...

26.08.2026 9

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Hossein Bonakdari