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We’ve lost our national identity – and with it, our pride in our country

In his 1997 book National Dreams: Myth, Memory and Canadian History, which explores the roots, foundations and part-truths that form the basis of...

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The digital services tax was bad policy, but killing it now makes us look terribly weak

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In his new riding, Pierre Poilievre will be stuck between a rock and a separatist place

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Mark Carney is making himself the moonshot Prime Minister – for better or for worse

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Joe Biden’s personal tragedy is also America’s betrayal

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We need a by-election in Terrebonne

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Danielle Smith is against forest fires, but she’ll leave this lighter right here

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Mark Carney’s cabinet change is a mirage

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Carney did what voters wanted him to do: Be the adult in the room

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Globe columnists Urback, Coyne and Mason discuss: Carney stays Prime Minister. What now?

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If Poilievre is genuinely humbled, the Conservatives should keep him around

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Pierre Poilievre was the right man for the moment. Then the moment changed – and he failed to adapt

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Boomers for bankers, millennials for mavericks: Why the generational divide is bad for Pierre Poilievre

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Mass murderers spending life in prison is good, actually. But we don’t need the notwithstanding clause to make it happen

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Mark Carney undermines his ‘adult in the room’ aspirations by keeping button-making staffers

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Trump’s policies will send asylum seekers to Canada’s border. What’s our plan?

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A wedge has emerged on religious freedom. Pierre Poilievre is on the right side of it

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Pierre Poilievre has a women problem

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It is astonishing – and reprehensible – that Paul Chiang remains a Liberal candidate

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Upon reflection, I have decided to spend less time with my family and run for re-election

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The chilling case of Mahmoud Khalil should enrage anyone who purports to support freedom

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Pierre Poilievre’s strength is as an attack dog. But he’s growling against the wrong target

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Infection point: How vaccine mandates killed the Justin Trudeau brand

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Canada’s frightening new reality: our next door neighbour has upended the world order

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Wab Kinew has the makings of a great national leader

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You can love your country and still think it’s broken

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Society’s brainworms have gotten so bad, we can’t even recognize a swastika as a hate symbol

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‘Who can take on Trump’ is the wrong question. ‘Who can make Canada resilient to him’ is the right one

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Justin Trudeau’s final disgrace: Leaving Parliament prorogued during a crisis