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Opinion

Dr. Tam’s about-face on masks damages trust at a crucial time

There’s reason for hope in Canada’s coronavirus data

Canada’s biggest Trumpland enemy is on the rise

Lawrence Martin

Ontario is fighting a pandemic while wearing a blindfold. That has to change

Donald Trump has helped unify Canada amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Alberta separation was a bad idea to begin with - but COVID-19 has shown it’s never going to happen

Editorial Cartoons for April, 2020

Ontario is fighting a pandemic while wearing a blindfold. That has to change

SARS gave Canada a lesson, but we didn’t learn enough from it

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History will repeat itself if First Nations remain underfunded in the fight against COVID-19

Cindy Blackstock and Isadore Day

Coronavirus has created a high-stakes moment for companies and their reputations

Dennis Matthews

April 8 Updated

How will British government keep calm and carry on – with their leader in the ICU?

Simon Usherwood

April 8 Updated

Removing seniors from care homes is not the solution to COVID-19 fears

April 8: ‘What a Pyrrhic victory it will be if we survive COVID-19 by turning into depressed, obese couch potatoes.’ Readers react to park closings and social-distancing fines, plus other letters to the editor

In the coronavirus pandemic, the gloves are off

April 8 Updated

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Munk Dialogues seek answers for a world changed by the coronavirus

April 7: ‘Lawyers? Cutting salaries? Truly the end is nigh.’ Readers react as COVID-19 continues to roil economy, plus other letters to the editor

When Donald Trump goes low, Canada should go high

Why are Americans trying to fight COVID-19 with guns?

April 6 Updated

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The only exit from this pandemic is through science. We must fund it

The COVID-19 crisis on First Nations: a reminder of our inequality and an opportunity for change

Perry Bellegarde

Let’s Zoom Xi. He has questions to answer

April 6: ‘Justin Trudeau is right to wait until Canada has more reliable tools and data.’ Readers debate Canada’s COVID-19 numbers so far, plus other letters to the editor

Why Jason Kenney’s $7.5-billion oil pipeline investment is a risky bet

What Ontario’s grim coronavirus-pandemic modelling does and doesn’t tell us

Dan Ciuriak and Bob Fay

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The last thing we need in a pandemic is the me-first instinct of international trade

Lawrence Herman

April 5 Updated

Alberta’s government is using coronavirus as a shield for laying off education workers

Blake Shaffer and Trevor Tombe

We are at war with COVID-19. We need to fight it like a war

April 5 Updated

The virus in the body politic: We have lost our ability to cherish each other

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In coronavirus quarantine, use boredom as a window to wisdom

April 4: ‘Justin Trudeau may have waited too long.’ Readers debate Canada’s response to COVID-19 so far, plus other letters to the editor

Alberta enlists a non-traditional team of medical students, nurses and others to aid with tracking COVID-19

Kelly Cryderman

April 3 Updated

Kelly Cryderman

How to win the war: Four mistakes governments made, and have to fix

All hands on deck: Cruise workers, like my staff-captain husband, are overlooked heroes

Suzanne Westover

Canada’s handling of the pandemic so far is putting the U.S. to shame

Lawrence Martin

Lawrence Martin

In small-town Atlantic Canada, isolation is the norm and socializing is part of our survival

The moral obligations of our health care workers in a pandemic

Fun activities for the socially distanced: An illustrated (and sanitized) guide

Illustrations by Graham Roumieu

We never really know when the Before Times end, and the After Times begin

Warned of a pandemic, Canada’s governments still seem to be playing catch-up

For some women, home is as dangerous as the virus

Elizabeth Renzetti

Elizabeth Renzetti

When viruses threaten, the strongest disinfectant is democracy

Recessions might actually be good for your health

April 3 Updated

What the history of self-isolation teaches us about the current moment

You aren’t wasting your self-isolation – you are engaged in one of the largest acts of care in human history

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