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Chris Selley: Making people suffer this long under lockdown is something we may someday regret
I very much suspect we will come to conclude in retrospect that we overreacted to the coronavirus — not in what we did, but for how long
Rex Murphy: What gives Antifa the right to take over Seattle?
If you have identity papers, and you live or work in central Seattle, you merely show them to an assembly of strangers, some armed, in order to go about your ...
WatchNP View: Allan Adam video shows the need to fix the police
Bridging gaps between unaccountable police and increasingly skeptical communities is one of the most pressing issues of our time. And it is not going away
Sean Speer: The U.S. and Canada have little differences, but today, they are adding up fast
One society is more dynamic and richer but less equal and a bit more chaotic. The other is fairer and more equal but less vital and a bit poorer. How ...
WatchMarni Soupcoff: Reform the police, but avoid past mistakes
The absence of justice for the victims, and their families and neighbours, breeds a pathological cycle of death
Raymond J. de Souza: It's time to stop pretending our politicians 'follow the science'
Colby Cosh: The unpopular 'automatism' defence is revived
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Garnett Genuis: A greater role for non-profits in long-term care
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Danielle Smith: Calgary on the cusp of catastrophic decision to OK Green Line to nowhere
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Lorne Gunter: Taking a sensible approach to Alberta's Stage 2 of reopening
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Derek H. Burney: America's 'double-whammy' crisis of police and pandemic
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Chris Selley: The federal government is not in charge of fight against COVID-19 — thank goodness
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WatchRandall Denley: We can restore our economy by gradually increasing our tolerance to risk
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John Ivison: Canada’s most senior diplomat owes China $1.2 million. He’s vulnerable
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WatchKelly McParland: Don't lose the stories, even if we lose the statues
Barbara Kay: U of A professor holds the line on free expression
Lowrey refused to resign from the committee, insisting that the onus was on the university to dismiss her, explaining its reasons in writingRead the Full Story →
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WatchAllan Levine: A brief history of Canadian bigotry
From the time of European settlement in the territory of present day Canada, white Anglo Protestant values and domination were the essence of much of Canadian history -
WatchAlexander Caudarella: The pandemic is making the opioid crisis worse
Escalating numbers of overdoses and deaths are being reported in many parts of the country. In Toronto in both April and May, there were more suspected opioid deaths than any ... -
WatchColby Cosh: How China's Xi Jinping is riding out the COVID-19 pandemic
The strongman chose to become most visible just as Chinese mechanisms of power began to gain the upper hand on the disease
This Week's Flyers
Diane Francis: Jason Kenney is filling the foreign policy void left by Justin Trudeau
Alberta’s premier is fulfilling the role of a prime minister by strengthening alliances and protecting the country’s reputation and its economy from our rivalsRead the Full Story →
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WatchChris Selley: Anti-racism marches remind us that some things are more important than lockdowns
We cannot go on like this. And if civil disobedience is what it takes to drive the point home, by all means let’s take to the streets — with masks ... -
WatchJohn Ivison: Federal government seeking exit strategy from CERB through new legislation
There is still no requirement in the draft bill to look for work. But the message is clear - anyone who can work, and is able to find a job, ... -
WatchRex Murphy: Is physical distancing over? It sure seems to be
After the protests, have the civic authorities of Canada effectively declared the need for social distancing is dead?