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Kelly McParland: Iran exploits Trump's lack of interest in war

Kelly McParland: Iran exploits Trump's lack of interest in war

The Americans could have outlasted Iran's murderous regime, but the White House is ready to call it quits after less than six months

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Kelly McParland: Strains appear in Ford-Carney bromance

Kelly McParland: Strains appear in Ford-Carney bromance

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05.08.2026 30

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Kelly McParland: Midterms coming to cast judgment on Trump

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30.07.2026 30

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Kelly McParland: Carney didn't go to Saudi Arabia to hold up Canada as a moral arbiter

The prime minister moves past finger wagging

13.07.2026 20

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Kelly McParland: Could Democrats blow another chance to contain Trump?

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09.07.2026 30

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Kelly McParland: The Brexit fiasco is separatism's future

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01.07.2026 30

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Kelly McParland: After botching migration, the world makes it worse

Whatever the intentions, it has to be said that efforts to handle a global search for refuge have been an overwhelming failure

25.06.2026 30

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Kelly McParland: What does 'conservative' even mean anymore in Canada?

If Canada’s top Tories were in one room, they’d need interpreters — they share so little in common

17.06.2026 30

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Kelly McParland: Trump is a wounded bear, Canada is an easy target

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10.06.2026 30

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Kelly McParland: The Carney paradox — as Canada swirls down the drain, his popularity goes through the roof

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03.06.2026 30

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Kelly McParland: Danielle Smith plays both sides of the separatist coin

26.05.2026 30

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Kelly McParland: Doug Ford tempts fate with suite of snafus

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09.05.2026 50

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Kelly McParland: Two good ideas sneak past Ottawa's parliamentary guards

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05.05.2026 50

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Kelly McParland: Canada Strong is still Canada deep in debt

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30.04.2026 50

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Kelly McParland: Orbán's demise sends out a signal of hope

The defeat of an autocrat is a big deal coming from a small place.

20.04.2026 50

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Kelly McParland: Why would Liberals need values when they have power?

Power is the one thing Liberals still hold to be inviolable. Everything else is open to change

13.04.2026 50

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Kelly McParland: White House needs a rescue mission for itself

Saving pilot's life a small win for administration struddling with market insecurities, air travel chaos and support for Iran war

07.04.2026 70

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Kelly McParland: Avi Lewis lights NDP's flame of revolution

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30.03.2026 80

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Kelly McParland: Trump seeks an off-ramp in the war with Iran

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26.03.2026 80

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Kelly McParland: What Quebecers see and what Albertans should

When Quebecers conclude now is not the time to be wandering off into the great, big, dangerous world on their own, it's worth listening to

18.03.2026 60

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Kelly McParland: Doug Ford's build build build ethos runs into Canadian obstructionism

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Kelly McParland: Poilievre Conservatives remain a house divided

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Kelly McParland: Souring Americans say Biden was better

Americans may have begun to grasp the heavy cost of returning Trump as president

18.02.2026 80

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Kelly McParland: 'Free' Cuba could carry a heavy price

Rebuilding a regime-changed Cuba would require Washington's long-term commitment and enormous expenditures, not something it's noted for

13.02.2026 50

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Kelly McParland: Divided Democrats remain a blessing for Trump

08.02.2026 40

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Kelly McParland: Alberta ponders high-risk separatism gamble in uncertain world

29.01.2026 40

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Kelly McParland: Zelenskyy's "truth bombs" echo Carney's call for unity

"You can't build a new world order out of words, only actions create real order," Ukraine president asserts

26.01.2026 40

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Kelly McParland: Carney the salesman hustles the goods

20.01.2026 50

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Kelly McParland: How water corruption is bringing down the Iranian regime

13.01.2026 60

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Kelly McParland: Canada shouldn't panic over Venezuelan oil

The world has plenty of oil on hand. There are easier places than Venezuela to get more

11.01.2026 60

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Kelly McParland: Trump is about to find out toppling Maduro was the easy part

04.01.2026 50

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Kelly McParland: Can Poilievre steal back his agenda?

22.12.2025 50

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Kelly McParland: The U.S. builds a border wall around itself with new travel rules

16.12.2025 60

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Kelly McParland: Trouble in the ranks of Canada's opposition bosses

09.12.2025 50

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Kelly McParland: Climate warriors failed. We need to think outside the box

03.12.2025 50

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Kelly McParland: Carney buries Trudeau's 'feminist foreign policy'

24.11.2025 40

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Kelly McParland: Swedish jet offer is about more than just planes

New parents quickly develop a keen understanding of the gains to be had from anything that helps avoid waking the baby. Peace and quiet for one thing....

19.11.2025 50

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Kelly McParland: Old Age Security would be fixed if Liberals hadn't undone Harper reforms

But, let's be clear about the program. OAS is not handing billions of dollars to fatcats

11.11.2025 40

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Kelly McParland: Is the head of Nicolás Maduro worth the bodybags?

Trump's Caribbean military buildup is much greater than previously thought

04.11.2025 40

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Kelly McParland: 30 years of bad climate policy comes home to roost

29.10.2025 40

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Kelly McParland: Ontario speed camera plan a major auto wreck

There's overwhelming evidence showing speed cameras save lives. Why should law-breakers get a free pass?

23.10.2025 50

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Kelly McParland: Peacemaker Trump prepares a war

While the administration was heralding Trump's success in achieving a ceasefire in Gaza, it was blowing up a boat in the waters off Venezuela

22.10.2025 40

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Kelly McParland: Peacemaker Trump prepares a war

21.10.2025 50

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Kelly McParland: Don't worry, the NDP isn't about to give up its purity tests

07.10.2025 40

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Kelly McParland: Carney's Canada 2.0 project set for November launch

This budget will signal how the prime minister wants to rebuild Canada

30.09.2025 40

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Kelly McParland: Trump hurls rocks at a glass Fed

04.09.2025 50

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Kelly McParland: Carney's agenda stopped dead by industries addicted to Ottawa's largess

26.08.2025 50

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Kelly McParland: Oval office slapstick brings Ukraine no closer to peace

20.08.2025 40

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Kelly McParland: Alaska summit offers no hope for Ukraine compromise

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hasn't even been invited. Expect nothing but drift from this summit

14.08.2025 50

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Kelly McParland: The 21st century scores an F in history

12.08.2025 40

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