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Canada’s biggest political comeback could well be in the making
Lawrence Martin
FILE PHOTO: Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney speaks on the day he announces that he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken/File Photo
Justin Trudeau’s unreal rail plan
Campbell Clark
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference in the Old Port of Montreal in Montreal, Canada, on February 19, 2025. The government has announced a high-speed train (TGV) that will connect Quebec City and Toronto, with stops in between. The project was given to ALTO, a Quebec company. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘I dislike Donald Trump and really can’t stand Elon Musk. But … we should have our own department of government efficiency.’ Letters to the editor for Feb. 20
Conservative member of Parliament Michael Barrett holds press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A cold front emerges in Canada’s Arctic
The Editorial Board
The Canadian Coast guard's medium icebreaker Henry Larsen is seen in Allen Bay during Operation Nanook near Resolute, Nunavut, August 25, 2010.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Europe’s dithering on Ukraine allowed Trump to fill the void
Konrad Yakabuski
Konrad Yakabuski
We won’t let Trump roll back the clock on social justice gains
Michaëlle Jean
President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Pool via AP)

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‘I dislike Donald Trump and really can’t stand Elon Musk. But … we should have our own department of government efficiency.’ Letters to the editor for Feb. 20
Conservative member of Parliament Michael Barrett holds press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada must make smart investments in these stupid times
Richard Gold
Bell Northern Research technician Nancy Bonneau preparing mask to make integrated circuits, June 11. 1987. The ability to put computer programs on semiconductor chips led BNR scientists to embark on one of the most important ventures in telecommunications: they computerized the telephone switchboard, making possible the computerization of the telephone network. BNR's invention of the digital switch, unveiled in 1976, has made Northern Telecom Ltd. one of the largest telecommunications equipment makers in the world. Photo by John McNeill / The Globe and Mail Historical note: Northern Electric Company Ltd. was founded in 1895, it eventually became Northern Telecom (1976) and later, Nortel (1995) and finally, Nortel Networks (1998). Bell-Northern Research Laboratories Ltd., was formed in 1971 when the R&D departments at Bell Canada and Northern Electric were merged.
We won’t let Trump roll back the clock on social justice gains
Michaëlle Jean
President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Pool via AP)
Canada’s biggest political comeback could well be in the making
Lawrence Martin
Lawrence Martin
Europe’s dithering on Ukraine allowed Trump to fill the void
Konrad Yakabuski
Konrad Yakabuski
In facing an imperialist neighbour, Ukraine offers a cautionary tale for Canada
Lloyd Axworthy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduces Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a rally at the Fort York Armoury in Toronto on Friday, September 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Great high-speed rail, Ottawa. Let’s make sure we can actually build it
David Jones and Tasnim Fariha
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre flanked by Transport Minister Anita Anand, left and Martin Imbleau, head of Via Rail's new high-frequency rail project, announces a new high-speed rail network in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor, in Montreal on Wednesday, Feb.19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
A cold front emerges in Canada’s Arctic
The Editorial Board
The Canadian Coast guard's medium icebreaker Henry Larsen is seen in Allen Bay during Operation Nanook near Resolute, Nunavut, August 25, 2010.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canada’s free-trade agreement with the U.S. has no free trade, nor is it an agreement
Blayne Haggart
(L to R) Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leave after delivering a statement on the signing of a new free trade agreement in Buenos Aires, on November 30, 2018, on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit. - The revamped accord, called the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), looks a lot like the one it replaces. But enough has been tweaked for Trump to declare victory on behalf of the US workers he claims were cheated by NAFTA. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP)MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images
The war against DEI will cost us all
Julie MacDonell
FILE Ñ Affirmative action supporters demonstrate near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, June 29, 2023.The requirement of diversity, equity and inclusion statements from teachers seeking a job, promotion or tenure at many universities is stirring a debate about their use. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
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‘I was appalled to see the Canada-U.S. hockey game begin with three fights and, worse, to see this fiasco praised.’ Letters to the editor for Feb. 19
MONTREAL, CANADA - FEBRUARY 15: Matthew Tkachuk #19 of Team USA fights with Brandon Hagel #38 of Team Canada during the first period in the 4 Nations Face-Off game at the Bell Centre on February 15, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
Beware the big bucks from venture capital. They aren’t for every startup
Daryl Ching
A street light on Bay Street in Canada's financial district is shown in Toronto on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
You can love your country and still think it’s broken
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
This was the weekend that Canada dominated the zeitgeist
Marsha Lederman
Marsha Lederman
What will ‘peace’ even mean for Ukraine?
Michael Bociurkiw
Michael Bociurkiw is a global affairs analyst and Senior Fellow at the Atlanic Council
Canada needs a plan to help struggling caregivers
André Picard
André Picard
The fight for influence in the new Syria is just beginning
Shlomo Ben-Ami
Shlomo Ben-Ami, a former Israeli foreign minister, is vice-president of the Toledo International Center for Peace. He is the author of Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy.
Balancing the home office, and the office
The Editorial Board
Woman working at home experiencing back pain
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‘I for one don’t see a lot of bold ideas from the Conservatives. Axe the tax now feels very passé.’ Letters to the editor for Feb. 18
Mark Carney, candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
How Canada must face its winter of reckoning
Laurence B. Mussio
Quebec Tercentenary - Homage to the Memory of Champlain, 1908. Credit: Jules-Ernest Livernois / Library and Archives Canada / PA-023829
Acadians won’t give up on renaming New Brunswick’s Université de Moncton
Rosella Melanson
Rosella Melanson is a writer and an activist in Acadian and feminist issues. She is a member of the Comité citoyen pour un nouveau nom.
Political leaders need to be challenged on the notwithstanding clause
Sheema Khan
Sheema Khan for Comment logo. Photo taken 2013. (USE THIS ONE - AE)
We don’t need the carbon tax to hit our Paris climate commitments
Jatin Nathwani
Jatin Nathwani, Ontario Research Chair in public policy for sustainable energy management, University of Waterloo.
An upstart startup breaks the spell of AI
The Editorial Board
FILE PHOTO: The Deepseek logo is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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‘Donald Trump’s tariffs cost U.S. jobs. Full stop.’ Letters to the editor for Feb. 17
Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada-USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rob Gurdebeke
To address Canada’s talent shortage, hire more neurodivergent workers
Jennifer Fane
People walk in Vancouver’s business district over the lunch hour on April 22, 2022. Workers returning to offices as COVID-19 restrictions lift have meant foot traffic in Western Canada’s largest downtowns is picking up, bringing much needed life back to core neighbourhoods. Photo: Jennifer Gauthier
Trump was right to kill the penny. Now, onto the nickel
Gus Carlson
FILE - A lone penny is illuminated in a bin of completed pennies at the U.S. Mint in Denver, Aug. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Is it really a good idea to designate Mexican cartels as terrorists?
John Turley-Ewart
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‘Donald Trump begins … a dubious rehabilitation of Vladimir Putin.’ Letters to the editor for Feb. 16
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev during their meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
On the Maple Leaf flag’s 60th birthday, let’s fly it proudly
John Blackwell and Laurie Stanley-Blackwell
Local youth skate with a large Canadian flag on the Rideau Canal to launch celebrations marking National Flag of Canada Day on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The day the world said no to war, the ‘last grand carnival of humanity’
Photo Illustration: The Globe and Mail. Source photo: Getty Images.
Other Canadian leadership races in a time of threatened U.S. invasion
Donald Trump’s bully tactics are nothing new
The Editorial Board
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Just what can stop the all-powerful Donald Trump? The stock market, our last hope
John Rapley
John Rapley
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‘Although I will be forever thankful to be Canadian, I have no pride in what our country is becoming.’ Letters to the editor for Feb. 15
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses his caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
When I learned I carried a gene that increases the risk of breast cancer, I took control of my own fate
Harriet Alida Lye
Harriet Alida Lye wearing the suit she sewed during recovery "I didn’t think of how the shade is “breast cancer pink.”