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Canadian leadership can ease Sudan’s devastating humanitarian crisis

Canadian leadership can ease Sudan’s devastating humanitarian crisis

Canadians have been asked by Prime Minister Mark Carney to accept “the world as it is, not wait for a world we wish to be,” if we are to navigate...

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Allison Alley

A climate grand jeté

A climate grand jeté

LONDON, U.K.—The first hurricane to hit Hawaii in 34 years. The Mediterranean on fire from Spain to Greece. Heat domes one after another for months...

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Gwynne Dyer

Carney government relies on energy ‘transition’ myth at our peril

Carney government relies on energy ‘transition’ myth at our peril

Canadian discourse on all things energy is locked into a false narrative, about how this country has been and will be powered. Canada, we often hear,...

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Kenneth Green

Missionaries vs. mercenaries

Missionaries vs. mercenaries

OAKVILLE, ONT.—The players who help make the world of politics spin can be divided into two categories. To keep reading, subscribe and become a...

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Gerry Nicholls

Early departure of 13 MPs since April 2025 will cost taxpayers millions in byelections

Early departure of 13 MPs since April 2025 will cost taxpayers millions in byelections

This year is expected to see one of the highest numbers of federal byelections in Canadian history. Three byelections have already taken place, three...

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Editorial

Caving to the U.S. ambassador

Caving to the U.S. ambassador

OTTAWA—I was at home in Ottawa on July 4, and witnessed firsthand the flypast of two United States F-35s and two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18...

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Scott Taylor

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Canada’s wildfire response infrastructure is failing when lives depend on it

Over 33,000 Canadians have been forced from their homes by wildfires raging across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. But there's a crisis...

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Kevin Fernandes

Canada’s AI future: Listen well to lead well

Canada’s AI future: Listen well to lead well

The federal government’s current public consultation on artificial intelligence transparency is a welcome continuation of what must become a broader...

yesterday 10

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Alexander Landry

Nine days in Beaches-East York: when an open nomination becomes a de facto appointment

Nine days in Beaches-East York: when an open nomination becomes a de facto appointment

TORONTO—When I was 12 years old, my father took me to my first political meeting. I don't remember the speeches or the policies being debated....

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Guri Pannu

Canada must get creative to retain homegrown innovators

Canada must get creative to retain homegrown innovators

Almost every week we learn of yet another Canadian tech company being sold to a foreign—usually American—multinational or private equity group...

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David Crane

What Canada can learn from Australia’s floundering social media ban

What Canada can learn from Australia’s floundering social media ban

With more than 40 countries following Australia’s example to ban social media for youth, their eSafety commissioner has released a To keep reading,...

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Trevor Potts

Prime Minister Carney is convinced oil and gas revenues will save us from U.S. President Trump, but at what cost?

Prime Minister Carney is convinced oil and gas revenues will save us from U.S. President Trump, but at what cost?

CHELSEA, QUE.—Someone in the federal government owes us a detailed explanation of how oil and gas revenues—and the jobs and prosperity they...

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Susan Riley

Canada is banking on our banker-prime minister

Canada is banking on our banker-prime minister

HALIFAX—Donald Trump is the master of the dumb public declaration. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for...

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Michael Harris

Hoekstra petition is a message to Washington—if anyone is listening

Hoekstra petition is a message to Washington—if anyone is listening

The call to dump American Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is growing. E-7531 is a House of Commons online petition, which had more than 106,000...

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Sheila Copps

The prime minister wants to build a stronger and faster clean economy. What’s holding it back?

The prime minister wants to build a stronger and faster clean economy. What’s holding it back?

Canada has a rare and powerful opportunity to dramatically scale up its clean industrial economy, create high-quality jobs, and attract global...

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Jud Whiteside

Canada can help shape a world worth investing in, says letter writer

Canada can help shape a world worth investing in, says letter writer

As International Youth Day approaches on Aug. 12, I often find myself reflecting on global inequality while walking through local grocery stores....

13.08.2026 3

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Adam Froman

Getting growing tech businesses out of Canada’s ‘valley of death’

Getting growing tech businesses out of Canada’s ‘valley of death’

Canada’s scale-up problem isn’t just about capital. It’s about the impossible math founders face every single quarter. To keep reading,...

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Adam Froman

Canada is not for sale—except for its airports?

Canada is not for sale—except for its airports?

“Canada is not for sale.”  To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription. Enjoy...

13.08.2026 5

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William Morrison

AI may advance productivity, but will it give us more time?

AI may advance productivity, but will it give us more time?

When technology allows us to produce more value in less time, who should benefit? To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only...

12.08.2026 8

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Jacob Beaulieu

Upcoming byelections and extractive politics

Upcoming byelections and extractive politics

OTTAWA—On the surface, the Aug. 31 federal byelections look like regular democratic business: three seats vacated, three writs issued. The real...

12.08.2026 4

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Bhagwant Sandhu

Canada’s unions and AI: meet the future, don’t duck it

Canada’s unions and AI: meet the future, don’t duck it

The federal government’s announcement that it will roll out artificial intelligence in some public service departments has caused understandable...

12.08.2026 4

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Adam Froman

What’s an ounce of peacekeeping prevention worth?

What’s an ounce of peacekeeping prevention worth?

As Canada’s National Peacekeepers’ Day approached on Aug. 9, there was little to celebrate about the future of the effort with the news that...

12.08.2026 10

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Editorial

The Gaza charade

The Gaza charade

LONDON, U.K.—Last month, United States President Donald Trump announced “a monumental step toward lasting peace and security” in Gaza. Mediators...

12.08.2026 10

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Gwynne Dyer

Putting a personal touch on proposed access-to-information fixes

Putting a personal touch on proposed access-to-information fixes

In the 43 years of the Access to Information Act, users have rarely met face-to-face with top officials on how to better access processes. To keep...

12.08.2026 20

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Ken Rubin

Are governments ready to let Canadians buy Canadian?

Are governments ready to let Canadians buy Canadian?

For more than a year, Canadian governments have hammered the same message: shop Canadian, support local, elbows up.  To keep reading, subscribe and...

12.08.2026 10

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Seorhin Yoo

The Canadian Forces just shot themselves in the foot

The Canadian Forces just shot themselves in the foot

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—My father never considered himself a hero, although in enlisting in the first days of the Second World War and serving as an...

12.08.2026 20

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Andrew Caddell

Canada’s wildfire strategy comes with a price tag—sovereignty always does

Canada’s wildfire strategy comes with a price tag—sovereignty always does

OTTAWA—Wildfire season is once again driving headlines and dominating public discourse. From Ontario to the British Columbia Interior, fires have...

12.08.2026 20

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Josie Sabatino

Canada needs blue berets again

Canada needs blue berets again

As Canada embarks on its largest military expansion in a generation, an uncomfortable question hangs over our foreign policy: what kind of leaders do...

11.08.2026 10

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Lindsay Mathyssen

Food should be treated as a strategic national advantage: Celiac Canada

Food should be treated as a strategic national advantage: Celiac Canada

Re: “Canada can be a food superpower,” (The Hill Times, June 17). Celiac Canada wholeheartedly supports the argument made in this opinion column....

11.08.2026 10

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Lindsay Mathyssen

AI and bio-weapons

AI and bio-weapons

LONDON, U.K.— Artificial intelligence based on large language models is shaping up to be the most efficient destroyer of value since the South Sea...

10.08.2026 10

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Gwynne Dyer

Canada needs to invest in peacemaking to strengthen national security

Canada needs to invest in peacemaking to strengthen national security

This opinion piece is a collaborative initiative among Canadian mediators, peace practitioners, academics, human rights experts, former ministers and...

10.08.2026 10

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Jenna Sapiano

Make Canada a leader in fighting wildfires

Make Canada a leader in fighting wildfires

TORONTO—As United States President Donald Trump muses about hitting Canada with some kind of retaliatory measure in response to our wildfire smoke,...

10.08.2026 10

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Matt Gurney

How to fund Carney’s promises to keep the ‘Canadian covenant’ alive

How to fund Carney’s promises to keep the ‘Canadian covenant’ alive

Politicians, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, have acknowledged that antisemitism is surging in Canada. Data from... To keep reading, subscribe...

10.08.2026 10

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Simon Wolle

How did South Africa’s Ramaphosa get so rich?

How did South Africa’s Ramaphosa get so rich?

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription. Enjoy unlimited website access and the...

10.08.2026 10

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Gwynne Dyer

Canada needs more than strategy, it needs encouragement

Canada needs more than strategy, it needs encouragement

SCARBOROUGH, ONT.—The latest round of United States President Donald Trump’s baseless tariffs is about to land, pushing the U.S. into the ranks of...

10.08.2026 10

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John McKay

Lloyd Robertson represented a golden age of Canadian media

Lloyd Robertson represented a golden age of Canadian media

OTTAWA—Sixty years in broadcasting was a Canadian record. Lloyd Robertson, who died last week at 92, had spent 35 years as CTV’s chief anchor. To...

10.08.2026 10

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Sheila Copps

Closing out the UN peacekeeping era

Closing out the UN peacekeeping era

OTTAWA—On July 17, the Department of National Defence issued a press release stating that Canada was phasing out a number of United Nations...

10.08.2026 10

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Scott Taylor

Losing CUSMA could make Canada stronger

Losing CUSMA could make Canada stronger

TORONTO—Twice now, Canada has had to surrender on key policies to keep Canada-United States trade negotiations alive. First, we rescinded the...

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David Crane

When pollsters ignore you

When pollsters ignore you

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Sometimes filling out a survey or answering a pollster's questions can be an exercise in futility.  To keep reading, subscribe...

10.08.2026 20

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Gerry Nicholls

Feds should be more transparent on Alto high-speed rail plan

Feds should be more transparent on Alto high-speed rail plan

Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon recently said the proposed $90-billion Alto high-speed rail will "redefine travel among and in between"...

10.08.2026 20

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Editorial

Wildfires and wild storms are the new normal

Wildfires and wild storms are the new normal

OTTAWA—The word of the day is klimaangst. It translates into climate anxiety, but the German term just has more panache. The English word seems a...

10.08.2026 20

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Rose Lemay

Nothing more un-Canadian than racist Second Sons

Nothing more un-Canadian than racist Second Sons

HALIFAX—Who would have thought that a hate-driven, white supremacist movement would spring up in Canada? In a country that is famously colour-blind,...

10.08.2026 20

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Michael Harris

Bill C-11 a step backwards for transparency, accountability in broadcasting

Bill C-11 a step backwards for transparency, accountability in broadcasting

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription. Enjoy unlimited website access and the...

07.08.2026 10

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Monica Auer

The U.S.’s actions could lead it be permanently shelved, says B.C. letter writer

The U.S.’s actions could lead it be permanently shelved, says B.C. letter writer

To quote British Columbia Premier David Eby: “There is not a chance in hell that U.S. alcohol is going back on the shelf" in this province. To...

06.08.2026 10

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Callum Haney

Ottawa overlooking AI communication skills gap in government

Ottawa overlooking AI communication skills gap in government

Ottawa's artificial intelligence conversation has a workforce problem hiding in plain sight, and it is not the one getting the attention. To keep...

06.08.2026 10

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Callum Haney

Delays in Sudanese immigration stream unacceptable as genocide rages on

There was a beleaguered air to former federal justice minister Irwin Cotler when he addressed reporters about the ongoing genocide in Sudan on...

06.08.2026 20

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Editorial

Canada must act after 500 days of suffering in Sudan

As the world watches numerous global crises unfold, the ongoing humanitarian situation in Sudan remains one of the most urgent and yet under-reported...

06.08.2026 10

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Alexandria Bohémier

We know how to prevent violence, we should apply the same principles to stop genocide in Sudan

The major Sudanese city of El Obeid has been dark for a month. Drone strikes have knocked out the power station, the water supply, an... To keep...

06.08.2026 10

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Karen Volker

Sudan: another partition?

LONDON, U.K.—The ceasefire in Gaza, however shaky, is freeing up some bandwidth for the world’s media to fret about other ongoing massacres, and...

06.08.2026 20

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Gwynne Dyer

Sudan’s warring sides and the long-simmering ethnic conflict

LONDON, U.K.—There are wars in the world worse than those in Ukraine and Gaza. The war in Sudan is insanely cruel and stupid, but you hardly hear...

06.08.2026 20

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Gwynne Dyer