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Brazil’s election, and forgetting brutal regimes

Brazil’s election, and forgetting brutal regimes

LONDON, U.K.—“Flávio Bolsonaro is [United States President Donald] Trump’s candidate and what Trump wants is to colonize Brazil, take our...

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Gwynne Dyer

Why is Health Canada pushing MAID misinformation?

Why is Health Canada pushing MAID misinformation?

Health Canada is gaslighting Canadians on medical assistance in dying. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week...

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Rebecca Vachon

Listen to those who’ve fought in the mental-health trenches on MAID

Listen to those who’ve fought in the mental-health trenches on MAID

OTTAWA—In recent weeks, both the Trudeau government and the federal Conservatives have stated that when it comes to mental health, medical...

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Tim Powers

The case for adding an exemption order to the government’s MAID legislation

The case for adding an exemption order to the government’s MAID legislation

Bill C-62 has arrived at the Senate, presenting members of the Upper Chamber with a difficult decision: should they accept the government’s proposed...

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Jocelyn Downie

MAID’s delay gives Ottawa a chance to finally get the point

MAID’s delay gives Ottawa a chance to finally get the point

VANCOUVER, B.C.—The “safety of Canadians just comes first.” To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an...

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Spencer van Vloten

Is Avi Lewis making his first big mistake?

Is Avi Lewis making his first big mistake?

TORONTO—Newly-minted NDP leader Avi Lewis is making an error by not participating in the forthcoming byelections in the two soon-to-be vacant...

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Nelson Wiseman

Public opposition builds to Carney’s rightward march, but not so much in the House

Public opposition builds to Carney’s rightward march, but not so much in the House

CHELSEA, QUE.—The return of Parliament and, especially, of Question Period last week underscores an urgent national problem: this country...

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Susan Riley

Snubbed by NATO for the top job

Snubbed by NATO for the top job

OTTAWA—On Sept. 19, the 32 NATO Chiefs of Defence met in Copenhagen, Denmark, to cast their vote as to who would be the next general to chair the...

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Scott Taylor

Opportunity is knocking: could the loonie be the new global reserve currency?

Opportunity is knocking: could the loonie be the new global reserve currency?

On Aug. 21, after more than a year of intense negotiations to renew the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced...

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Michael Cholod

Brazil and Canada need a partnership built for a harsher world

Brazil and Canada need a partnership built for a harsher world

Formal ties between Canada and Brazil stretch back nearly two centuries, yet the countries have never become close. Brazil appointed a vice-consul in...

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Monica de Bolle

As the Amazon faces its greatest threat yet, Canada can reject free trade deal with Brazil

As the Amazon faces its greatest threat yet, Canada can reject free trade deal with Brazil

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Susan Riley

Rogue presidents

Rogue presidents

LONDON, U.K.—Turning yourself from a democratically elected president into a dictator is a tricky operation, and most people who try it fail. It’s...

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Gwynne Dyer

In Brazil, the hard right wins again

In Brazil, the hard right wins again

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Gwynne Dyer

Securing sovereignty: why defending the care economy is a $100-million bargain

Securing sovereignty: why defending the care economy is a $100-million bargain

Last month in Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney urged us to face the hard truths of a global landscape reshaped... To keep reading, subscribe and...

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Kate Mulligan

Brazil: a catalyst of plurilateralism

Brazil: a catalyst of plurilateralism

Brazil is redefining internationalism. Canada should pay attention. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for...

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Edward Jackson

Canada needs a South America strategy, not just a trade agenda

Canada needs a South America strategy, not just a trade agenda

Prime Minister Mark Carney is now starting to court commercial deals outside of Europe. That’s a good thing. From Aug. 25 to 30, International Trade...

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Bhagwant Sandhu

Same crime, different fate for Bolsonaro and Trump

Same crime, different fate for Bolsonaro and Trump

LONDON, U.K.—If United States President Donald Trump were a religious man, he might have said “There but for the grace of God go I” when he...

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Gwynne Dyer

Brazil after Dilma

Brazil after Dilma

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Gwynne Dyer

What Brazil and Thailand’s political crises have in common

What Brazil and Thailand’s political crises have in common

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Gwynne Dyer

Two failed populist coups: compare and contrast

Two failed populist coups: compare and contrast

LONDON, U.K.—Pundits are making much of the similarities between the attempted coup in Washington by Donald Trump supporters two years ago and the...

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Gwynne Dyer

Trump is a modern-day Caligula

Trump is a modern-day Caligula

HALIFAX—It is high time that United States President Donald Trump be called out for what he actually is: a modern day Caligula.   Caligula was...

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Michael Harris

Fall sitting may put the blocks to Carneymania

Fall sitting may put the blocks to Carneymania

OTTAWA—The yin and the yang of Parliament is back.  To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual...

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Sheila Copps

Harper sees Carney as his ideological heir

Harper sees Carney as his ideological heir

OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to Casey Stengel, one of baseball’s all-time great managers, “The secret of successful managing is to keep the five...

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Gerry Nicholls

The future cost of Canada-EU’s LNG acceleration

The future cost of Canada-EU’s LNG acceleration

MONTREAL—When Prime Minister Mark Carney entered office, many expected him to apply the same economic logic to climate policy that he had championed...

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Johanne Whitmore

Canadians are placing great trust in Carney, but keeping that trust has to be earned

Canadians are placing great trust in Carney, but keeping that trust has to be earned

TORONTO—The Carney government’s Bill C-39, Build Canada Strong legislation, will help advance high-profile mega-projects. But the real test of...

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David Crane

Cameco’s Indigenous employment sets the bar

Cameco’s Indigenous employment sets the bar

Uranium isotopes are essential to nuclear medicine, cancer treatments, and radiotherapy. Uranium is also used for nuclear power. Canada is the...

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Rose Lemay

Environmental groups are sounding the alarm on Bill C-39, MPs should listen to them

Environmental groups are sounding the alarm on Bill C-39, MPs should listen to them

Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced his government's Building Canada Strong Act, Bill C-39, last week, which is intended to speed up...

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Editorial

Fossil fuel expansion is ecocide: a crime against nature and humanity

Fossil fuel expansion is ecocide: a crime against nature and humanity

VICTORIA, B.C.—While I strongly support Prime MinisterMark Carney’s efforts to distance us from President Donald Trump and the United States, his...

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Trevor Hancock

War in Ethiopia

War in Ethiopia

LONDON, U.K.—Another October is coming up, and still the Nobel Peace Prize Committee refuses to give United States President Donald Trump his prize....

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Gwynne Dyer

How will Indigenous nations respond to Canada’s economic rupture?

How will Indigenous nations respond to Canada’s economic rupture?

Since Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered his speech in Davos back in January, I have been asking what this moment means for Indigenous Nations.  To...

24.09.2026 2

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Katherine Koostachin

Gander Social pitches sovereignty in social spaces with Canadian-made app

Gander Social pitches sovereignty in social spaces with Canadian-made app

As Canada faces unprecedented pressure from our closest neighbour, the words “sovereign” and “sovereignty” are getting a lot of mileage.  To...

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Ben Waldman

Expand MAID toolkit: letter writer

Expand MAID toolkit: letter writer

It's time for advance requests for medical assistance in dying. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for...

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Trevor Hancock

The politics behind Carney’s rush to build

The politics behind Carney’s rush to build

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Mark Carney has two speeches these days. Both share the same theme: urgency. One tells us we have to move fast against...

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Bhagwant Sandhu

Bilingualism offers Canada a competitive advantage

Bilingualism offers Canada a competitive advantage

Some national assets are easy to measure. Airports move people. Ports move goods. Digital networks move information. To keep reading, subscribe and...

23.09.2026 5

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Julie Cafley

A memorandum of our understanding on ‘associate’ status with the EU

A memorandum of our understanding on ‘associate’ status with the EU

To: The People of Canada From: A. Caddell Subject: European Union “Associate Status” Date: Sept. 23, 2026 To keep reading, subscribe and become a...

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Andrew Caddell

Investing in Canada doesn’t have to mean privatization

Investing in Canada doesn’t have to mean privatization

Last week at the first Canada Investment Summit, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his intention to attract $1-trillion in investment to the...

23.09.2026 3

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Travis K. Bost

Why startups, SMEs, universities, and incubators must sit at the centre of Canada’s defence innovation strategy

Why startups, SMEs, universities, and incubators must sit at the centre of Canada’s defence innovation strategy

Canada should stop treating sovereignty as a procurement problem and start treating it as a production one. A sovereign country is defined not by what...

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Aaron Johnson

Canada-Vietnam ties about more than just trade

Canada-Vietnam ties about more than just trade

When Vietnamese President Tô Lâm arrives in Canada this week for a state visit, he will find Ottawa confronting a strategic problem Hanoi has...

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Vina Nadjibulla

Canada’s universities can boost sovereignty by converting more research into impact

Canada’s universities can boost sovereignty by converting more research into impact

Trade tensions with the United States, rising geopolitical instability, and intensifying global competition are threatening Canada’s economic and...

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Susan Tighe

Scaling Canadian innovation for economic growth

Scaling Canadian innovation for economic growth

Canada's innovation challenge is not generating discoveries, patents, or even new companies. Our greatest barriers are in developing domestic...

23.09.2026 20

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Benoit-Antoine Bacon

Canada’s research advantage depends on what happens after discovery

Canada’s research advantage depends on what happens after discovery

Canada has no shortage of big problems to solve. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual...

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Gabriel Miller

Indigenous research is no longer a dirty word

Indigenous research is no longer a dirty word

Indigenous research has moved from the margins. As intended, it is grounded in the principle of research by and with Indigenous Peoples, for...

23.09.2026 10

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David Newhouse

Building capacity is a long-term project

Building capacity is a long-term project

Canada is in a global competition for talent. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription....

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Robert Asselin

Canada and Europe: a natural partnership for a changing world

Canada and Europe: a natural partnership for a changing world

The European Union’s proposal to open the door to Canada becoming its first “associate member” is a logical next step in building the resilient,...

23.09.2026 20

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Cathy Orlando

Restoring trust in the United Nations begins with Taiwan

Restoring trust in the United Nations begins with Taiwan

Canada has long understood that international rules matter most when they protect all countries and peoples, not only the most powerful. For middle...

23.09.2026 20

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Harry H.j. Tseng

Losing leverage, or levelling up labour?

Losing leverage, or levelling up labour?

It seems mildly counterproductive to be picking a fight with organized labour at a time when national cohesion is needed, but the Liberal government...

23.09.2026 20

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Editorial

Carney’s shaky digital and AI government initiatives a blow to transparency and accountability

Carney’s shaky digital and AI government initiatives a blow to transparency and accountability

OTTAWA—The Carney government's fast-paced changes keep pushing the already shaky requirements for transparency further down the ladder. To keep...

23.09.2026 20

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Ken Rubin

Smith will need more than tears to mask latest separation dodge

Smith will need more than tears to mask latest separation dodge

CALGARY—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s crocodile tears are nauseating as she tries to dodge accountability for the political trap she has set...

23.09.2026 20

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Erica Ifill

B.C. Conservatives’ post-mortem offers lessons for Poilievre—if he chooses to learn them

B.C. Conservatives’ post-mortem offers lessons for Poilievre—if he chooses to learn them

OTTAWA—Are there lessons for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in this past weekend’s implosion of the short-lived leadership of the British...

23.09.2026 20

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Tim Powers

Scrapping Cowansville prison’s education program short-sighted

If we want safer streets, we can’t ignore what happens once someone is incarcerated—and what they need before they’re released. To keep reading,...

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Isg Senator Bernadette Clement