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- Small businesses cannot afford the ongoing costs and unpredictability work stoppages are causing in Canada’s major economic sectors.
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- Small businesses cannot afford the ongoing costs and unpredictability work stoppages are causing in Canada’s major economic sectors.
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- Donald Trump could very easily go down as the president who was the undisputed champion grifter in U.S. history, with him and his family adding billions to their wealth—despite the strict prohibitions of the U.S. Constitution’s Emoluments Clause.
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- Donald Trump could very easily go down as the president who was the undisputed champion grifter in U.S. history, with him and his family adding billions to their wealth—despite the strict prohibitions of the U.S. Constitution’s Emoluments Clause.
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- Rose LeMay
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- Call me a dreamer, but this winter solstice season I’m practising hope that 2026 is the year Canada recognizes its strength and credibility as a democracy rests on reconciliation.
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- Call me a dreamer, but this winter solstice season I’m practising hope that 2026 is the year Canada recognizes its strength and credibility as a democracy rests on reconciliation.
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- The Prime Minister’s Office is taking a decidedly corporate approach. Then it should make sure that the essential piece of corporate governance is included
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- The Thomas King books are already boxed up to go. I’m left with sadness and anger that pretendians continue to take space and voice and harm us. But that’s what fraud is. I am also left with a renewed thankfulness for authentic authors like Tanya Talaga, Wab Kinew, Robert Joseph and Robin Wall Kimmerer.
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- Tim Powers
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- It will not go unnoticed among those who move money around and make investments that the prime minister is currently not encumbered by the
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- It’s good news, but the Conservatives' ultimate path to success still rests with the leader and his willingness to empower Steve Outhouse and others.
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- Scott Taylor
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- As military defence procurements go, the plan to purchase new rifles for the CAF is something of a no-brainer.
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- As military defence procurements go, the plan to purchase new rifles for the CAF is something of a no-brainer.
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- Canada’s latest contribution to a Ukraine aid package will once again reward U.S. firms while the Trump administration is trying to force Ukraine to
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- The Air Force brass can’t control public perception and the longer this Gripen versus F-35 debate continues, the more people become aware of the pros and cons of both aircraft types.
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- Sheila Copps
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- The more Pierre Poilievre focuses on his claim that Canada is broken, the more citizens will reflect on who is the best fixer. Six months is a lifetime in politics. Six months from now, the story could be quite different.
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- The more Pierre Poilievre focuses on his claim that Canada is broken, the more citizens will reflect on who is the best fixer. Six months is a lifetime in politics. Six months from now, the story could be quite different.
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- The last budget was silent on NAFC funding which is scheduled to sunset because the existing 10-year funding agreement ends in 2026.
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- The prime minister’s refusal to embrace a feminist foreign policy did not get him a single vote. Nor did the abolition of an ambassadorship. But women are taking notice.
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- Susan Riley
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- Avi Lewis’ daring, refreshing campaign may come to nothing; end of discussion. Or maybe, if New Democrats are feeling frisky, beginning of discussion. The country could use it.
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- Avi Lewis’ daring, refreshing campaign may come to nothing; end of discussion. Or maybe, if New Democrats are feeling frisky, beginning of discussion. The country could use it.
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- The longer Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to play both sides of the street—and this game has been going on for decades—the farther behind
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- For many Canadians, if an election would rid the country of Pierre Poilievre’s snarky social media hits, his obsessive focus on enemies, his hypocrisy—lamenting the growing number of families using food banks, while living in a taxpayer-funded mansion with chef, driver and domestic help—they could hold the election on Dec. 25.
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- David Crane
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- But much will depend on the Carney government’s ability to persuade Canadians that current difficulties, and the risk of stagnant incomes as living costs rise, are worthwhile—that there is light at the end of the tunnel. This, ultimately, will be a test of leadership and trust, as well as policy.
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- But much will depend on the Carney government’s ability to persuade Canadians that current difficulties, and the risk of stagnant incomes as living costs rise, are worthwhile—that there is light at the end of the tunnel. This, ultimately, will be a test of leadership and trust, as well as policy.
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- There will be little tolerance for countries pursuing policies that run counter to U.S. commercial interests and, in the Western Hemisphere, little hesitation in
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- The promised defence industrial strategy offers a significant opportunity to advance Canada’s innovation performance and the high-value jobs that should go with it. The biggest question is how we build the leadership and management skills that are essential for success.
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- Gerry Nicholls
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- If the Carney Liberals sense there’s a threat emerging on their left-wing flank, they might themselves move to the left, which would give Pierre Poilievre a better target to attack. So yes, in a way, Poilievre’s best political friend might be his ideological enemy.
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- If the Carney Liberals sense there’s a threat emerging on their left-wing flank, they might themselves move to the left, which would give Pierre Poilievre a better target to attack. So yes, in a way, Poilievre’s best political friend might be his ideological enemy.
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- By making this one pipeline deal, Mark Carney might be hoping to destroy the stereotype that Liberals are a bunch of progressive, tree-hugging greens
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- The upshot is that the changes Steve Outhouse will bring to the party will likely be subtle, not flashy, more about tweaking the party’s engine than giving it a complete overhaul or retool. And maybe that’s all the Tories need.
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- Michael Harris
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- There's another difference between our two nations that would never empower a Trump, or an operation as corrupt as Fox News. Unlike far too many of our neighbours to the south, when it comes to politics, Canadians prefer to be informed rather than entertained.
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- There's another difference between our two nations that would never empower a Trump, or an operation as corrupt as Fox News. Unlike far too many of our neighbours to the south, when it comes to politics, Canadians prefer to be informed rather than entertained.
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- Donald Trump could very easily go down as the president who was the undisputed champion grifter in U.S. history, with him and his family adding billions
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- The current U.S. president likes to present himself as a champion of fighting crime, but his record paints a very different picture. This president undermines the law at every turn.
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- Gwynne Dyer
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- Les Whittington
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- For all the Liberals’ high points since they dodged what was shaping up as certain electoral defeat, the year ahead looms as an even more difficult minefield.
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- For all the Liberals’ high points since they dodged what was shaping up as certain electoral defeat, the year ahead looms as an even more difficult minefield.
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- All the countries sending athletes to next year’s event have been struggling with the damage caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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- The decision to put the possibility of a pipeline back in the national conversation marks a seismic shift in the Liberals’ approach to climate action and the economy writ large.
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- Erica Ifill
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- The boost in defence spending won’t amount to much without first ensuring Inuit prosperity, which is key to Canadian authority in the Arctic.
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- The boost in defence spending won’t amount to much without first ensuring Inuit prosperity, which is key to Canadian authority in the Arctic.
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- Bhagwant Sandhu
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- The party is being battered in the polls and remains, at best, a long shot to regain official party status any time soon. It needs controversy, not controlled messaging.
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- The party is being battered in the polls and remains, at best, a long shot to regain official party status any time soon. It needs controversy, not controlled messaging.
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- Mark Carney’s success will depend on his ability to navigate U.S. trade pressures along with widening political divides at home.
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- Mark Carney’s first budget displays the prime minister’s administrative instincts: control the narrative, project calm, and preserve credibility in bond markets.
