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Feb. 26: ‘Is there anyone in charge who knows what they are doing?’ Vaccine frustrations, plus other letters to the editor
It’s time for Canada to strengthen our ties with Cuba
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Erin O’Toole is caught between a rock and a hard base
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Feb. 25: ‘Paid more for doing less.’ Readers debate paid sick days, plus other letters to the editor
Why is Justin Trudeau cutting off his nose to spite Big Pharma?
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Konrad Yakabuski
There’s only one group of Canadians the government can get away with torturing
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Robyn Urback
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Alberta budget projects deepening debt, financial strain to linger
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Kelly Cryderman
February 25
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Canadians shouldn’t expect an Aussie-style showdown with Big Tech any time soon
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Gary Mason
February 25
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Does Canada really need a new partnership with crisis-ridden America?
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Lawrence Martin
February 24
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It’s never been cheaper for governments to borrow. What could possibly go wrong?
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Andrew Coyne
February 24
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Feb. 24: ‘The Prime Minister and his cabinet turned their backs on China’s Uyghurs.’ Readers react as Parliament declares China committing genocide, plus other letters to the editor
February 24
Updated
‘COVID zero’ is unattainable, acceptable risk is the goal
David Leonhardt
February 24
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Oil won’t save the day forever. Alberta needs a sales tax
The Editorial Board
February 23
Updated
Churches cannot be exempt from earthly matters, such as public-health orders
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Gary Mason
February 23
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Canada’s hotel quarantine program is leaky and half-baked
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Robyn Urback
February 23
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When will we stop studying long-term care and start fixing it?
André Picard
February 23
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Bill C-22 is inadequate for the task of addressing injustice in Canada’s justice system
Jody Wilson-Raybould
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Kim Pate
and
Wanda Thomas Bernard
February 23
Updated
Canada and the U.S. may be friends again – but even friends don’t always give you what you want
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The Editorial Board
February 23
Updated
letters
Feb. 23: ‘Immigration should be a classic win-win.’ Does Ottawa need an aggressive immigration plan? Plus other letters to the editor
February 23
Updated
Canada has been without a U.S. ambassador for too long
Colin Robertson
February 22
Updated
Sex trafficking is a game where the ‘Romeo pimps’ always win, and that has to end
Julia Drydyk
February 22
Updated
Attacks on Asian-Americans reveal a strange racial double standard
Debra Soh
February 22
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The curse of clericalism: The Catholic Church must act now to address the sins of the past
Michael W. Higgins
February 22
Updated
letters
Feb. 22: ‘Enough with dumping on snowbirds.’ Readers share their thoughts on Canadian snowbirds down south, plus other letters to the editor
February 22
Updated
Will the rise of the electric car spell the end of Canadian oil?
The Editorial Board
February 21
Updated
Now is the time to embrace a four-day workweek
Brad Badelt
February 21
Updated
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Déjà view: Why is COVID-19 turning us into an audience of rewatchers?
Allison LaSorda
February 21
Updated
The dairy industry’s use of palm oil breaches its moral contract with Canadians
Sylvain Charlebois
February 21
Updated
letters
Feb. 21: ‘The absolute worst.’ Readers debate travelling snowbirds, plus other letters to the editor
February 21
Updated
Drug overdoses have killed more than 20,000 Canadians since 2016. It’s time to embrace bold prescriptions
The Editorial Board
February 20
Updated
The quiet despair of health-care workers in the pandemic
Jillian Horton
February 20
Updated
After the last pandemic, Canada made labour history. Will we do it again?
Luke Ottenhof
February 20
Updated
Will we ever take care of the carers?
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Elizabeth Renzetti
February 20
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The mirage of Alberta’s fiscal situation has been exposed
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Gary Mason
February 20
Updated
Trudeau distances himself from his father’s legacy on bilingualism
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Konrad Yakabuski
February 20
Updated
The silence of Canadian authorities regarding the death of Karima Mehrab is deafening
Margaret Jenkins
February 20
Updated
Getting back to normal will be an elusive journey
Daniel Woolf
February 20
Updated
Down the road: How Black people keep going after being stopped
Ian Williams
February 20
Updated
letters
Feb. 20: ‘My brother.’ ‘Our beautiful niece.’ ‘A son.’ Readers reflect on lives felled by an overdose crisis, plus other letters to the editor
February 20
Updated
The pandemic has reversed our momentum on closing gaps for marginalized Canadians
Anil Arora
February 19
Updated
Who decides what happened yesterday? Americans are in a fierce fight to control the national narrative
Erna Paris
February 19
Updated
More than most, Canada knows the importance of a new Iran nuclear deal
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Doug Saunders
February 19
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