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Father Raymond J. De Souza

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Raymond J. de Souza: Peace plan a profound blow to Iran's eliminationist ideology

Raymond J. de Souza: Peace plan a profound blow to Iran's eliminationist ideology
12.10.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Qatar discovers cash can wash away blood

Raymond J. de Souza: Qatar discovers cash can wash away blood

Terror against Israel can be funded if, at the same time, sufficient cash is paid to keep Israel’s allies quiet

04.10.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: A happy Canadian coincidence for All Saints Day

Raymond J. de Souza: A happy Canadian coincidence for All Saints Day
02.10.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's statist legacy

Raymond J. de Souza: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission's statist legacy
28.09.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: The chilling truth about young killers

21.09.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Ken Dryden transcended the game of hockey

16.09.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Political violence in America is cause to weep

13.09.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: China pokes Trump in the eye

Beijing fetes Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un at massive military parade while the U.S. president is not invited

07.09.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: What Trump can learn from The Boss

If Trump listened to more Springsteen he would realize just how long the nostalgic world he pretends to protect has been gone for

31.08.2025 9

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Raymond J. de Souza: We do not want a Ukraine that costs us nothing

28.08.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: A Finnish factor enters the Russia-Ukraine war

24.08.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trump pledged to end Ukraine war in 24 hours. How's that working out?

19.08.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: When trust falls in the forest, can anybody hear?

Trusting strangers is essential for economics and for politics — really for any civilized order

17.08.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: The Alaska summit could well be a big, beautiful Black Sea betrayal

15.08.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Netanyahu goes it alone

Israel’s friends praised the 2005 Gaza withdrawal and oppose the current strategy. The PM is convinced that they were wrong then, and are wrong now

10.08.2025 20

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Raymond J. de Souza: How the Helsinki Accords helped end communism

03.08.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Hulk Hogan told a simple story, but his life was far more complex

But Hogan was his own source of energy, uniquely able to connect with mass audiences

26.07.2025 20

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Raymond J. de Souza: Via Rail's Toronto-to-Vancouver line tells the story of Canada

The route is a testament to Sir John A. Macdonald's perseverance

25.07.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Riding the rails of a Canadian triumph

No project was ever as important as the CPR was to the nation. It made the nation

20.07.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Calgary Stampede reminder of West's relationship to the land

It’s possible to imagine a Calgary festival without the agricultural element and the animals, but it wouldn’t be the Stampede

18.07.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Memories of Live Aid and a different era

13.07.2025 20

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Raymond J. de Souza: America's 1775 invasion of Quebec ended in retreat. Trump should ponder that

06.07.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: It's time to end the 'endless war' talk

29.06.2025 60

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Raymond J. de Souza: Christian and Jewish leaders unite to combat the scourge of antisemitism

Around 100 faith leaders got together this week to discuss the roots of Jew-hatred and how to put a stop to it

28.06.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Reconciling with history on National Indigenous Peoples Day

The proper response to incomplete truths — or even falsehoods — about Canada's past is more open discussion

21.06.2025 8

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Raymond J. de Souza: Yes, Trump Always Chickens Out, TACO, is accurate

18.06.2025 4

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Raymond J. de Souza: Time is running short for peace in the Mideast

Israel effectively declares war on Iran as Netanyahu, who is unlikely to win the next election, prepares to go out with a bang

13.06.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Lessons for Trump from Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen

11.06.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: This Trump-Musk cage match could be seen coming

The World’s Richest Man™ and The World’s Most Powerful Man™ made a fearsome tag team while they lasted

07.06.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: King Charles' throne speech was a constitutional triumph

Not a few had tears in their eyes as they heard the King of Canada declare: 'The True North is indeed strong and free!'

01.06.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: The King is here to do the most kingly thing of all

27.05.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Companions ensure evil will not prevail

25.05.2025 9

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trump prioritizes commerce over shared values in foreign policy gamble

It is the great Trump gamble, that leading with commerce will achieve what shared cultural values backed by military alliances cannot

22.05.2025 20

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Raymond J. de Souza: Parliament needs to shed its 'Rat Pack' rowdiness

18.05.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trump family set to cash in on president's Mideast politicking

14.05.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Praying that Leo XIV is the Pope we need now

A 'citizen of the world,' the new pontiff brings renewed hope for global peace

11.05.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: While Poilievre is humbled, Carney calls for humility

04.05.2025 8

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Raymond J. de Souza: Those pushing Ukraine to surrender may now be in retreat

Trump may have finally realized that it is a mistake — as Pope Francis made last year — to pressure Ukraine to end a war it did not start

29.04.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Francis remained faithful to the truth during 'pilgrimage' to Canada

26.04.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Humble, but determined, Francis bent the papacy to his will

21.04.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: In part, the Easter story is one of victory over tyrants

The scriptures' chronicling of the resurrection of Jesus Christ gives hope to a world where inflated bullies continue to wreak havoc on those within...

20.04.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Conservatives ponder how to 'meet the moment'

13.04.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Playing the new election game of 'who's out today?'

Mark Carney's treatment of disgraced MP Paul Chiang a reflection of Liberals' historic coziness with China

06.04.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: History repeats itself in the federal election campaign

A Tory leader at odds with the Conservative premiers of Alberta and Ontario. Liberals bringing in a new face and vying for a fourth mandate. It's all...

01.04.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: The legendary George Foreman was a big man, with an even bigger heart

27.03.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Poilievre must pivot from his apple munching ways

23.03.2025 9

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Raymond J. de Souza: Tendency towards enhanced executive power on rise in U.S. and Canada

20.03.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Justice gets a boost in Canada

New independent commission will review potentially wrongful convictions

16.03.2025 8

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Raymond J. de Souza: A case for expanding the Governor General's role in Canada

All British PMs meet weekly with the monarch. Should our PM not meet regularly with the King's representative here?

12.03.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Travel-happy Trudeau will be remembered for shunning Israel

The prime minister did well by visiting Ukraine several times. Why didn't he do the same for Israel?

09.03.2025 10

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