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The U.S. will emerge from the war with Iran as a lesser power

The U.S. will emerge from the war with Iran as a lesser power

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Crisis is coming, and voters may give the federal NDP another look

Crisis is coming, and voters may give the federal NDP another look

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MAGA’s plan for Canada: not annexation, but dismemberment

MAGA’s plan for Canada: not annexation, but dismemberment

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Lots of other countries have charters of rights. None has anything like the notwithstanding clause

Lots of other countries have charters of rights. None has anything like the notwithstanding clause

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26.03.2026 20

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The consequence of Trump’s war on Iran is a still-metastasizing military disaster

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A minority government is best suited to manage Canada in a crisis

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Pierre Poilievre plants the seeds of an alternative to the Carney doctrine

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Why even Iraq war hawks should oppose this war

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03.03.2026 20

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Donald Trump may yet survive – but he is currently losing

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27.02.2026 40

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Smith and Poilievre find someone to blame for their problems: immigrants

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26.02.2026 30

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Canada’s defence industrial policy would rather Buy Canadian than Buy the Best

20.02.2026 20

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The post-Poilievre leadership race has begun

18.02.2026 20

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There is power in the roar of Canada’s lions in winter

13.02.2026 20

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The AI job apocalypse is coming. Or is it?

12.02.2026 10

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Canada is uniquely unprepared for the dire national-security crisis we are now in

06.02.2026 30

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Separatism isn’t treason. Helping Trump take over Canada? That’s another matter

04.02.2026 20

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Donald Trump wants to make an example out of Canada. How will we prepare?

30.01.2026 50

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Carney has solidified the Liberal base, but he hasn’t expanded it

28.01.2026 10

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How must the world stand up to Donald Trump?

23.01.2026 30

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No, Canada is not selling out to Beijing

21.01.2026 20

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In seeking to deepen trade with China, Canada is hedging its bets

16.01.2026 30

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The independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve is at stake

14.01.2026 20

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Why international law matters after the U.S. attack on Venezuela

09.01.2026 20

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When it comes to Trump’s behaviour, the most plausible explanation is the stupidest

07.01.2026 100

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As we enter another precarious year, Canadian politics is a tangle of contradictions

01.01.2026 20

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The line Mark Carney is walking might not be sustainable

12.12.2025 20

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Something is wrong with Canadian democracy

10.12.2025 20

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Donald Trump – and American democracy – is getting exponentially worse

05.12.2025 50

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The Canada-Alberta deal is good policy, and probably good politics, too

03.12.2025 10

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The Alberta-Ottawa energy deal marks a major shift in Canadian politics

28.11.2025 10

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Yes, the health care system is a mess, but Danielle Smith’s gambit risks failure

27.11.2025 10

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The PQ’s postsecession currency proposal isn’t a bridge. It’s the abyss

21.11.2025 20

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Canada’s ‘dramatic’ budget vote goes exactly according to script

19.11.2025 10

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Are MPs who switch parties principled dissenters or opportunistic sellouts? Why not let their constituents decide?

14.11.2025 20

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Parliament could easily draft a Charter-friendly mandatory-minimum law. So why reach for the notwithstanding clause?

07.11.2025 10

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After all the hype, Carney’s first budget fails to meet the moment

05.11.2025 20

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What we need in this country is less money in politics, not more

31.10.2025 20

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The art of no deal: Canada’s only winning move is not to play

28.10.2025 10

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Canadian politics enters its era of Illiberals and Unconservatives

24.10.2025 10

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There is a constituency in the Conservative Party for Poilievre’s antics, which is really the problem

23.10.2025 40

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Quebec’s proposed constitution may be ludicrous – but it might still pose a real threat

17.10.2025 30

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If birth tourism is such a big scam, why do so few immigrants take advantage?

15.10.2025 20

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The tech oligarchy poses a unique threat to democracy

10.10.2025 20

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Danielle Smith’s pipeline ransom note to Mark Carney is using Canada as her hostage

08.10.2025 30

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A country does not have to hit the debt wall to be taking on too much fiscal risk

03.10.2025 30

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Photo radar does not belong in a free society

26.09.2025 40

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It’s not about the notwithstanding clause – it’s about the Charter

25.09.2025 10

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If the notwithstanding clause is the nuclear option, Ottawa should respond proportionately

19.09.2025 30

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The death of Charlie Kirk did not make him a moderate

17.09.2025 30

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Parliament may be back, but it won’t be politics as usual

12.09.2025 30

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