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A man carries a child on the beach with oil tankers and cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the background.

The Carney government’s policy pivot amid global turmoil requires reshaping how government works

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When neutrality becomes policy, equity suffers in Canadian institutions

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Rethinking retaliation in the age of Trump

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Community food systems are critical to Canada’s national security

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Build a real financial crimes force to hit terrorist financing

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Canada needs more defence autonomy in a less reliable world

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B.C.’s Bill 11 improves housing safety, but raises risks for tenants

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U.S. expansion of the global gag rule is a leadership test for Canada

Many Canadians are outraged by the tariffs and Donald Trump’s talk of annexing Canada.

If it comes to it, Canadian courts can and must be ready to resist U.S. annexation

Un drapeau du Canada flotte au-dessus du Parlement. Des nuages gris assombrissent le ciel.

Open letter to the next prime minister: We need a royal commission on Canada’s future

Massive stacks of red, blue and yellow containers are seen through driving snow with a red tractor trailer driving among them.

Could Trump’s tariffs break Canadians’ consensus on trade?

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Why are younger Canadians more susceptible to Trump and the lure of the 51st state?

Can Canada afford to cut the public service while Trump moves the goalposts?

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We live in a dangerous world. Canada needs to bulk up

A woman holds up her hands with a message reading “Stop the war” written in black ink in her palms.

Canadian media need to more carefully consider op-eds on the Mideast

The true north strong and green?

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Canada’s overzealous copyright law deprives us of our own cultural heritage

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Is the CRTC capitulating to the streaming giants?

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Forty years later, we’re due for another big rethink about Canada’s future

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Donald Trump is changing the political culture of the United States

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How Canada could get much closer to Europe

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Canada should look south to the Caribbean amid Trump threats

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How Trump is reshaping global criminal justice co-operation

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Ottawa needs to step in before nuclear waste project goes any further

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