A suspected Taliban prisoner is searched, handcuffed, and processed by Canadian soldiers in northern Kandahar on May 10, 2006.
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After falsehoods, skepticism needed

Ottawa's refusal to be transparent and the possibility it's disregarding its obligations to protect detainees are real cause for concern

Sledge hockey captain Jean Labonte waves the Canadian flag while posing with members of the Paralympic team after being chosen flag bearer for the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Andy Clark/Reuters
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The return of the brash

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Margaret Wente

Two solitudes and the niqab

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Painting Britain's Tories Red

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Jeffrey Simpson

Why it's easier to avoid a shock to health care

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The changing faces of Brandon

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Kevin Lynch

Innovation is our hidden deficit

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Rick Salutin

Avatar and the politics of our time

Oh for a modern version of deism

Lorna Dueck

Owning Haiti's podium

Aftershock: one boy, his pain, his future

Margaret Wente

The scourge of invisible racism

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Sectarianism's last frontier?

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Iraqis count votes at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) headquarters in Baghdad on March 12, 2010, following Iraq's second general elections since the US-led invasion of 2003. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was locked in a tight contest to hold on to his job, as election results from Iraq's polls trickled in and opposition blocs alleged blatant fraud

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