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Liberals to amend terrorism provisions of Criminal Code that block aid to Afghanistan
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The Trudeau government will table legislation this morning to alter the terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code, which have blocked Canadian humanitarians from working in Afghanistan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Trudeau government mum on Japan’s invitation to rejoin global timber treaty
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson rises during Question Period, Thursday, February 16, 2023 in Ottawa. The Trudeau government has yet to respond to an invitation Japan made months ago, to have Ottawa rejoin a global environmental organization that regulates the timber trade. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
What the Emergencies Act inquiry report got right – and wrong
Wesley Wark
opinion
The Liberals beat a hasty, but necessary, retreat on gun control
The Editorial Board
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No, we aren’t headed toward U.S.-style private health care
The Editorial Board
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Competence should be the business of government in Canada
The Editorial Board
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The Trudeau government seems awfully cozy with McKinsey – and that demands scrutiny
Konrad Yakabuski
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Immigration to Canada hits record high in 2022
opinion
Enough with the Trudeau government’s ethics violations. Mary Ng must resign
The Editorial Board
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Society must decide where ‘line is going to be’ on assault-style firearms, Trudeau says
A restricted gun licence holder holds a AR-15 at his home in Langley, B.C. on May 1, 2020. The Trudeau government has awarded a contract to IBM Canada to support the development, design and implementation of a buyback program for recently prohibited firearms. The Liberals outlawed a wide range of firearms in early May, saying the guns were designed for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting.<br>The ban covers some 1,500 models and variants of what the government considers assault-style firearms, meaning they can no longer be legally used, sold or imported. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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The Liberals jammed a wedge into their handgun bill. They need to pull it out
The Editorial Board
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In 1970, a Trudeau government went too far. In 2022, so did another Trudeau government
The Editorial Board
opinion
Where is the government’s promised Council of Economic Advisors? We sure could use it
David Parkinson
opinion
On Chinese election interference, the Trudeau government is talking loudly and doing nothing
The Editorial Board
opinion
Has the Trudeau government finally got Beijing’s number?
The Editorial Board
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Here are two big issues the Trudeau government should be tackling, but would rather ignore
The Editorial Board
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Trudeau government’s tax on corporate share buybacks will likely hurt Canada’s economy
Steven Globerman
opinion
Was the Emergencies Act necessary?
The Editorial Board
opinion
Canada’s Liberals are an empire in decline with a leader in trouble
Jeffrey Simpson
opinion
The Trudeau government wants to regulate like it’s 1968
Andrew Coyne
opinion
Did the Trudeau government have to bring in the Emergencies Act, or did it have options?
The Editorial Board
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Politics Briefing: BC Liberals ponder name change to BC United
B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark boards a plane after a campaign stop in Prince Rupert, B.C., April 19, 2013.
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Morning Update: Trudeau to name career diplomat Jennifer May as Canada’s first female ambassador to China
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to name career diplomat Jennifer May as ambassador to China. Photo credit Diplomat Magazine
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Major aid groups urge Canada to loosen Taliban sanctions amid multiple crises in Afghanistan
Afghan people clean a car that was damaged by an explosion, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Major humanitarian groups are urging the Trudeau government to loosen its restrictions on working with the Taliban in Afghanistan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ebrahim Noroozi
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Canada’s population is booming – and we aren’t building nearly enough homes
The Editorial Board
opinion
Medical assistance in dying is a right that needs more limits
The Editorial Board
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Morning Update: Trudeau government invoked Emergencies Act despite ‘potential for a breakthrough’ with convoy protesters, documents show
Vehicles block a road during a protest by truck drivers over pandemic health rules and the Trudeau government, outside the parliament of Canada in Ottawa on February 15, 2022. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
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Trudeau government invoked Emergencies Act despite ‘potential for a breakthrough’ with convoy protesters, documents show
Vehicles block a road during a protest by truck drivers over pandemic health rules and the Trudeau government, outside the parliament of Canada in Ottawa on February 15, 2022. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
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Canada is allowing Russia’s energy blackmail to win the day in Europe
Christian Leuprecht and Shuvaloy Majumdar
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Nova Scotia Liberals to elect new leader to replace ex-premier Rankin
Premier Iain Rankin makes remarks after being defeated in the Nova Scotia Provincial Election, in Halifax, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Nova Scotia's Liberal party is set to elect a new leader at its convention Saturday evening.&nbsp;Nova Scotia's Liberal party is set to elect a new leader at its convention this evening.&nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark
opinion
Is the Trudeau government’s plan for quick, deep cuts to oil emissions too ambitious? Yes
The Editorial Board
opinion
Canada’s flawed Latin America policy demands a reset – and distance from the U.S.
John M. Kirk
opinion
Ottawa wants to search your phone at the border, but its proposed rules are unreasonably suspicious
The Editorial Board
opinion
Emergencies Act inquiry must examine the fallout for banks and their trucker clients
Rita Trichur
opinion
The Liberals are eager to talk about regulating speech online – but wisely reluctant to actually do it
The Editorial Board
opinion
Was the Emergencies Act justified? Without knowing what cabinet knew, it may be impossible to say
The Editorial Board