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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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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Raymond J. de Souza: A lion's voice from the 'bloodlands' roars back at Trump

06.03.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trump a master negotiator no longer

The president's behaviour may mean others will be less eager to make deals with someone not bound by his own words

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Raymond J. de Souza: Putin's lies will not bring peace, warns Ukrainian Catholic patriarch

27.02.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: With hockey and Trumpian threats, success is the best revenge

22.02.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trump learns he can't hold back the tide

20.02.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: As Trudeau falls, the flag rises again

15.02.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trump wants tariffs with no tradeoffs. It won't happen

12.02.2025 10

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Father Raymond J. de Souza: Trump has morphed into the anti-Reagan

09.02.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: What Reagan would say about the Trump insanity

Trump has borrowed shamelessly from Reagan, but without comprehension

06.02.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Is Doug Ford the negotiator he thinks he is?

02.02.2025 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Happy Lego Day! It's not just for kids anymore

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Raymond J. de Souza: With Trump 2.0, the boomers retake the Oval Office

The return of Trump is surely the last hurrah for the boomer presidents — unless Hillary Clinton tries to succeed him

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Raymond J. de Souza: The emperor returns for an inauguration spectacle

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Raymond J. de Souza: As Trudeau departs, Sir John A. Macdonald makes a comeback

17.01.2025 20

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trudeau makes everyone's skin crawl

No more hugs for the prime minister

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Raymond J. de Souza: How Jimmy Carter changed American politics

By making character a key factor in presidential elections, Carter forced Americans to consider how much it mattered to them. As it turns out, not...

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Raymond J. de Souza: Freeland shows the pen is still mightier than the sword

Journalism has done a lot of dying in recent years. It was good to see it live again these past weeks You can save this article by registering for...

31.12.2024 2

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Raymond J. de Souza: Proposal to strip religious groups of charitable tax status would eviscerate Canada’s charities

Leftists often hate religion but love what religious people do. But what religious people do cannot be replaced You can save this article by...

29.12.2024 7

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Raymond J. de Souza: Mark Carney for Conservative finance minister

Good players can play for different teams — especially when a coaching change is coming You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

19.12.2024 5

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Raymond J. de Souza: Ukraine does not need another international guarantee of territorial integrity

That's been tried before, and Russia broke its promise You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account....

15.12.2024 4

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Raymond J. de Souza: 'Blue Bloods' — the unapologetic pro-police drama in an anti-police age

Its characters struggle to be virtuous in a profession that works daily amid society's moral transgressions You can save this article by...

13.12.2024 6

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Raymond J. de Souza: Notre Dame's restoration a testament to France's faith

The cathedral, which was nearly destroyed in a 2019 fire, reopens this weekend You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in...

07.12.2024 6

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Raymond J. de Souza: Bishop Fred Henry understood that reconciliation requires truth

Henry, who retired as the Catholic bishop of Calgary in 2017, died on Tuesday You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if...

04.12.2024 3

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trudeau and police send wrong signals to Jews and resident Hamas supporters

There's been much signalling, but no virtue You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. It was...

01.12.2024 3

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Raymond J. de Souza: Donald Trump's win a victory for a more authentic politics

He wears a blue suit, tie and cufflinks every day You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. As the...

29.11.2024 3

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trump revives the populist legacy of Madison Square politics

Yes, there was a pro-Nazi rally at MSG in 1939. But it was also the site of FDR's fiery speech of 1936 and rallies by presidents Truman and Dewey...

24.11.2024 3

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Raymond J. de Souza: The secret to Swift and Springsteen's success

Sad songs say so much when sung by singers who are not sad. It is a rare gift. They both have it You can save this article by registering for free...

16.11.2024 2

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Raymond J. de Souza: The mixed legacy of Murray Sinclair

Murray Sinclair lived a great Canadian life but he also taught Canada to speak ill of generations of the dead You can save this article by...

10.11.2024 4

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Raymond J. de Souza: Jeff Bezos is good for journalism

The division of readers into ever-smaller outraged segments is a the real problem You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

03.11.2024 2

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Raymond J. de Souza: How to get political leaders to walk the plank

A plaintive letter with fewer than two dozen signatories was not nearly enough to oust Trudeau You can save this article by registering for free...

27.10.2024 2

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Raymond J. de Souza: Newcomers owe it to Canada to reject extremism

Presumably they came to Canada in part to escape hate and violence in their troubled homelands You can save this article by registering for free...

20.10.2024 3

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Raymond J. de Souza: Is Doug Ford just a progressive in slow motion?

Besides beer and high-cost infrastructure, the premier doesn't seem to stand for much You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

17.10.2024 3

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Raymond J. de Souza: Trudeau and Joly have made Canada into Hamas's greatest G7 ally

The actions of our government are surely being well received in the dank tunnels underneath Gaza You can save this article by registering for free...

13.10.2024 10

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Raymond J. de Souza: Israel is building a new Middle East — one that counters Iranian threat

A history of short wars and long consequences You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The...

06.10.2024 5

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Raymond J. de Souza: Shohei Ohtani delivers Major League Baseball a redemption arc

Ohtani’s recent play brought joy to the game — something Pete Rose, who died Monday, denied fans over the last 35 years You can save this article...

03.10.2024 3

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Raymond J. de Souza: Happy 100th birthday to Jimmy Carter, a man of service

The celebrations will be muted in the hospice. But a long life, well lived, is worthy of public celebration You can save this article by...

29.09.2024 5

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Raymond J. de Souza: Netanyahu loses his way in a year of failure

The Israeli PM has not only failed to conclude the war or obtain a ceasefire and secure the hostages, he has also lost sight of Israel's priorities...

22.09.2024 1

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Raymond J. de Souza: James Earl Jones was 'the voice' who inspired a generation

Despite his exemplary work on stage, it was as the disembodied voice of Darth Vader that the renowned actor was most famous for You can save this...

15.09.2024 2

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Raymond J. de Souza: Jagmeet Singh is trying — and failing — to copy Pierre Poilievre

Now that the NDP has decided to become its own political party again, it needs to get back to its roots You can save this article by registering...

08.09.2024 1

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Raymond J. de Souza: In the debate over the first day of the week, Shopify's CEO is a lunartic!

Dimanchists — those who know that Sunday is the first day of the week, not Monday — have their priorities, and calendar, right You can save this...

01.09.2024 3

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Raymond J. de Souza: A Carney in cabinet would temper Trudeau's climate zealotry

One favours climate prosperity. The other is making all of us pay climate penance You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

28.08.2024 3

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Raymond J. de Souza: Euthanasia's grisly transformation of the Canadian medical regime

New report by Cardus shows how death by lethal injection has become far more widespread than originally promised You can save this article by...

18.08.2024 2

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