- This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
- This is not a threat. It is a reality: the days of trying to bulldoze over Indigenous lands and rights are over.
- It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is being fed to Albertans regularly by their own government.
- It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is being fed to Albertans regularly by their own government.

- CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in which federal spending done poorly actually leads to lost lives.
- CIRNAC and ISC must be forced to actually get the money out the door to Indigenous communities because this is the rare case in which federal spending done poorly actually leads to lost lives.
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with
- There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of colonial. Who knew that Canada would so easily cave on its reconciliation commitment when faced with a threat?
- When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
- When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
- A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
- Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing antisemitic, homophobic, and misogynistic material.
- Protecting the military’s reputation should never take priority over actually handling an issue, like that of the service members involved in a Facebook group sharing antisemitic, homophobic, and misogynistic material.
- Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to
- An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
- It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is being fed to Albertans regularly by their own government.
- It is one thing for the Liberals to have won the election. It is another thing to confront the onslaught of misinformation that is being fed to Albertans regularly by their own government.
- Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
- In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not revile them.
- Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
- Until further notice, we are passengers in this environmental and economic setback, and Donald Trump is at the wheel.
- The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
- The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their homes for yet another year. It should be in the 'national interest' to act on climate change—and act quickly.

- What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to China?
- What basic message are we sending as we condemn the purchase of Chinese-made ferries while profiting from our sale of goods and services to China?
- At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or
- Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs with world-class ideas. That is where we should be putting our economic muscle. And this is Carney’s test.
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