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This election presented would-be prime ministers with a moral test. They all failed: Robyn Urback
In this election, the leaders of the three major parties had the opportunity to demonstrate they had the courage and conviction to take a stand on a contentious moral issue — Quebec's secularism law — despite political consequences. They all declined that opportunity.
Robyn Urback
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I don't live in Canada anymore. I shouldn't have the right to vote in its elections
Mark Reynolds
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Racist campaign incidents aren't a digression from the real issues. They are the real issues
Jaskaran Sandhu
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By fighting a compensation ruling, the government denies First Nations children justice — again
Roy Stewart & Derek Simon
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If Scheer wants to stop being questioned on his views on gay marriage, he should offer an answer: Robyn Urback
Conservatives will say it shouldn't matter what leader Andrew Scheer's personal views are on issues such as same-sex marriage as long as he won't base policy on them. That is a nice, idealistic — and perhaps unrealistic — way of thinking about how elections are decided.
Robyn Urback
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The judge's bizarre remarks in the Ezekiel Stephan case signal a miscarriage of justice
Justice Terry Clackson made unnecessary and arguably prejudiced remarks about the medical examiner who performed an autopsy on Ezekiel Stephan. That might explain why the judge rejected his findings.
Juliet Guichon, Ian Mitchell and Pauline Alakija
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The tension in Hong Kong started long before the extradition bill, and will continue to fester long after
The real key to unraveling the long protests lies in the question of whether the "one country two systems" can last until 2047, when the promise of 50 years without change reaches its end.
Josephine Chiu-Duke
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What's the difference between the Conservative and Liberal platforms? The colour: Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Disabled people are experts in adaptation. They should make the rules, not schools
Erin Clark
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Why did it take a clueless white dude in brownface to get us to talk about race in this election?
Tejpal Singh Swatch
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Justin Trudeau — a self-appointed moral steward in blackface: Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Scamming your way into Canada is easy. The fix is easy too, if government is willing to act
Richard Kurland
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The campaign is a hologram — make-believe tensions over minuscule differences: Neil Macdonald
Neil Macdonald
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Conservatives hoped SNC-Lavalin would sour Quebecers on Trudeau. Instead, it endeared him to them
Martin Patriquin
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The Liberals' first-time homebuyers incentive is a bad deal
Soheil Karkhanechi
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The NDP should've been the 'change' option this election. Instead, it's grasping for relevance: Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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The inconvenient truth about Quebec's secularism law Trudeau doesn't want to face: it's popular
Jean-François Lisée
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Owning a dog means playing God. It's a role no human wants to play: Neil Macdonald
Neil Macdonald
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Tennis is so much of a mental game. That's why Bianca Andreescu shines
Oren Weisfeld
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Was Canada's Mali mission worth it? Absolutely
Brian Cox
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OPINION | What's really holding back the oilsands? It's not the bill of goods you're being sold
Andrew Leach
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For years, we worried 13 Reasons Why could provoke suicidal behaviours. Now we have the evidence
Natalie Mota and Christine Henriksen
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Canada played a critical role in nuclear development. We should play a critical role in reparations
Matt Korda
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Quebec's secularism law is a national disgrace — and yet barely an election issue: Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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This election should be about more than which leader sucks. Alas, it won't be: Neil Macdonald
Neil Macdonald
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'Jihadi Jack' shouldn't be one country's problem. We need an international response
Kyle Matthews
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Trump's disloyalty slur is about shoring up support from evangelicals, not American Jews: Neil Macdonald
Neil Macdonald
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Like you, I never thought the opioid crisis would knock at my door. Then it came for my son
Katherine Steinhoff
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