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Andrew Mitrovica

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Carney confirms: When Washington whistles, Ottawa salutes

Carney confirms: When Washington whistles, Ottawa salutes

True leadership is measured by action, not words. Recently, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney struck the tone of a thoughtful statesman at the...

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With Trump’s military on Los Angeles streets, Tom Cotton’s got his wish

What began as a controversial op-ed is now the guiding logic of domestic repression.

17.06.2025 60

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The magician-in-chief: How Trump makes us miss the real story

Through calculated chaos and spectacle, Trump distracts us all from the dangerous consequences of his agenda.

06.06.2025 30

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Enlightened Americans should stay and fight, not leave

Declarations from abroad, however poignant, are not substitutes for showing up and standing up for democracy.

31.05.2025 50

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The cost of conscience: I lost friends for defending Palestinians

Bearing witness to injustice has a price. I paid it – and I would, again, because silence is complicity.

28.05.2025 20

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The one thing Trump might be getting right

His plan to cut the budgets of US intelligence agencies is a rare challenge to unchecked power.

20.05.2025 40

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Canada’s unity against Donald Trump is a myth

Almost one in five Conservatives support Trump’s annexation bid. These numbers must be taken seriously.

07.05.2025 20

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Canada’s Carney should thank Trump for his victory

He should then prepare to take on the US president and his imperial ambitions.

29.04.2025 20

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In Canada, genocide is on the ballot

If Mark Carney wants to win, he must not repeat Kamala Harris’s fatal mistake on Gaza.

23.04.2025 10

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The peril of a president who’s never wrong

Donald Trump believes he’s never wrong – and that’s exactly what makes him so dangerous.

16.04.2025 10

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The surprising casualties of Benjamin Netanyahu’s torrent of terror

Bibi has abandoned the remaining Israeli captives in the evangelical pursuit of Trump’s sick plan.

04.04.2025 20

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We owe the Trump admin a debt of gratitude for the Signal group chat leak

We should thank, not denounce, Trump’s 18 chatroom ‘dwarfs’ for revealing the depth of their ineptness.

27.03.2025 40

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Why Canada should not cancel – for now – the American-made F35 warplanes

To cancel or not to cancel. This is the conundrum that Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, confronts while poised to call a federal election...

21.03.2025 10

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Canada’s most consequential election is on the horizon

Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney will soon face each other in a crucial battle over the soul of the country.

10.03.2025 30

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Truth dies in darkness. Don’t blame Bezos

Western media should spare us the manufactured outrage. Its editorial policies have long defended the indefensible.

05.03.2025 10

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Trump did on live TV what other US presidents would just do in private

The dressing-down the US president gave to his Ukrainian counterpart was nothing out of the ordinary.

01.03.2025 30

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Canada already is America’s 51st state

And that is thanks to a political elite that did not heed prescient warnings.

26.02.2025 30

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The reasons why America has abandoned democracy

I believe most Americans have abandoned democracy because democracy has abandoned most Americans.

19.02.2025 30

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The damage done when the journalists get the story wrong

Canadian media’s baseless China hysteria not only tarnished reputations, but also diverted attention from real threats.

14.02.2025 30

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Trump’s foul solution to the Palestinian problem was aided by Biden, too

The US president finally said out loud what his predecessors always tried to hide behind more agreeable language.

07.02.2025 40

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Canada’s brewing disquiet

The frontrunners in the Liberals’ leadership race cannot offer the change the party needs to tackle Trump and elections.

02.02.2025 30

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Trump’s genocidal plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza was there all along

The US president has clearly had only Israeli and real estate interests at heart.

28.01.2025 60

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The defence of Elon Musk’s salute is a symptom of a much deeper problem

There is a renewed attempt in the US, Europe and beyond to minimise and sanitise the horrors of Nazism. 

22.01.2025 20

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Four words that bear significance to the happy news of a Gaza ceasefire

Relief. Gratitude. Acknowledge. Shame.

16.01.2025 40

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I believe Donald Trump

When the US president-elect threatens Greenland, Panama and my country, Canada, I don’t think he’s joking.

12.01.2025 20

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Good riddance, Justin Trudeau

Watching Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announce that he was quitting on a chilly Monday morning in Ottawa, I was reminded of the moment...

07.01.2025 40

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Where I find hope amid the hurt and heartache

This is the season of renewal. One year ends. Another begins. At the turn of the calendar, it is customary for columnists like me to make...

06.01.2025 40

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The pope is right about Israel and Gaza. This is cruelty, not war

Pope Francis is a paradoxical figure. Despite leading a church with a long, egregious history of being synonymous with strife, injustice and abuse,...

31.12.2024 10

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Global elites – wanted or not – have a lot in common

Who knew that beyond being a homicidal dictator – is there any other kind – Bashar al-Assad also happens to be a comedian. The world’s most wanted,...

20.12.2024 10

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Syria’s gangster couple is on the lam

True to his cunning nature, the wanted bandit likely fled at night. Bashar al-Assad, reportedly with his wife and three adult children in tow, made...

12.12.2024 10

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