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Opinion
Andrew Scheer's narrow vision of conservatism was his party's failing: Robyn Urback
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's message was that he would make Canadians' lives more affordable, which was the Liberals' promise, too. But the Liberals' affordability measures came without the threat — real or perceived — of a backward slide on social issues and environmental measures.
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Robyn Urback
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Opinion
This election presented would-be prime ministers with a moral test. They all failed: Robyn Urback
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Robyn Urback
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Opinion
I don't live in Canada anymore. I shouldn't have the right to vote in its elections
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Mark Reynolds
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Opinion
Racist campaign incidents aren't a digression from the real issues. They are the real issues
Jaskaran Sandhu
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Opinion
By fighting a compensation ruling, the government denies First Nations children justice — again
In a statement released last week, Minister of Indigenous Services Seamus O'Regan said that Canada agrees with the tribunal that there has been discrimination and that there is a need for compensation. Yet it is challenging the order.
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Roy Stewart & Derek Simon
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Opinion
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.
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Robyn Urback
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Opinion
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.
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Juliet Guichon, Ian Mitchell and Pauline Alakija
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Opinion
The tension in Hong Kong started long before the extradition bill, and will continue to fester long after
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Josephine Chiu-Duke
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Opinion
What's the difference between the Conservative and Liberal platforms? The colour: Robyn Urback
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Robyn Urback
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Opinion
Disabled people are experts in adaptation. They should make the rules, not schools
Erin Clark
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Opinion
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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Opinion
Justin Trudeau — a self-appointed moral steward in blackface: Robyn Urback
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Robyn Urback
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Opinion
Scamming your way into Canada is easy. The fix is easy too, if government is willing to act
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Richard Kurland
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Opinion
The campaign is a hologram — make-believe tensions over minuscule differences: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Opinion
Conservatives hoped SNC-Lavalin would sour Quebecers on Trudeau. Instead, it endeared him to them
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Martin Patriquin
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Opinion
The Liberals' first-time homebuyers incentive is a bad deal
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Soheil Karkhanechi
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Opinion
The NDP should've been the 'change' option this election. Instead, it's grasping for relevance: Robyn Urback
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Robyn Urback
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Opinion
The inconvenient truth about Quebec's secularism law Trudeau doesn't want to face: it's popular
Jean-François Lisée
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Point of View
Owning a dog means playing God. It's a role no human wants to play: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Opinion
Tennis is so much of a mental game. That's why Bianca Andreescu shines
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Oren Weisfeld
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Opinion
Was Canada's Mali mission worth it? Absolutely
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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
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Andrew Leach
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
For years, we worried 13 Reasons Why could provoke suicidal behaviours. Now we have the evidence
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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
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Matt Korda
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Opinion
Quebec's secularism law is a national disgrace — and yet barely an election issue: Robyn Urback
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Robyn Urback
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Opinion
This election should be about more than which leader sucks. Alas, it won't be: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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Opinion
'Jihadi Jack' shouldn't be one country's problem. We need an international response
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Kyle Matthews
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Opinion
Trump's disloyalty slur is about shoring up support from evangelicals, not American Jews: Neil Macdonald
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Neil Macdonald
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