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Trump threats and national unity fears provide fresh opportunity to revisit how we vote

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Trade war heightens risks for immigrant factory workers

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Canada must ensure its digital sovereignty in the face of U.S. threats

How Canada could achieve digital sovereignty

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Canada and Europe need a talent hub to overcome Trump threats

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

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

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U.S. social media platforms are a national security threat

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The year of living dangerously – Canada, Australia and the global order

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Canada failed to heed the warning signs of key U.S. policy shift

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Tariffs and a possible carbon-rebate rollback show the need for targeted income support

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Is the public service ready for a big Trump policy shift?

How to create a health-care superpower

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Pandemic-era lessons for the coming Trump tariff crisis

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Lack of federal leadership hurts Canada’s response to Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump speaks in front of a “Trump-Vance” podium with the dark, garish neogothic décor of Mar-a-Lago behind him.

Trump’s tariff threats add to woes facing Canadian infrastructure projects

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