Andrew Coyne
@acoyne.bsky.social
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Explorer, founder of Lachine, seigneur of Cataracoui, discoverer of the mouths of the Mississippi.
Exceedingly shrewd piece in the Star by Shannon Gormley on Moldova's success in preserving its independence, through two elections and a referendum, in the face of massive Russian campaigns of intimidation and manipulation.
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Shannon Gormley: The Russians are coming, but not for Moldova. Hereâs what the tiny nation can teach us about protecting our sovereignty
Even setting aside several tens of thousands of dead Ukrainians, Russiaâs broader hybrid war against Europe is getting pretty hot.
https://thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-russians-are-coming-but-not-for-moldova-heres-what-the-tiny-nation-can-teach/article_059b7d67-20eb-4b3a-b3e8-b08b2ebbecad.html
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My latest: âI should have the right to defend myself in my own house.â You do. âItâs not possible to coolly appraise whatâs reasonable with an intruder in the house.â Youâre not expected to. âThe presumption should be in favour of the householder.â It is.
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Opinion: In Canada, householders must use âreasonable forceâ against an intruder. Thatâs perfectly reasonable
Despite claims from the politicians who have waded into a case involving an Ontario man charged with assault on an alleged intruder, the law is not an ass
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-canada-householders-must-use-reasonable-force-against-an-intruder/
3 months ago
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My latest, on the bizarre sight of a clutch of European leaders rushing to Washington to prevent the president from doing something crazy to Ukraine: it wasnât a summit, it was an intervention
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Opinion: The Ukraine emergency is far from over â because Donald Trump is the emergency
A hasty fly-in to Washington by European leaders may have averted a major crisis, but the core issues remain: Putin wonât cede an inch, and Trump is erratic
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-ukraine-russia-donald-trump-putin-europe/#comments
3 months ago
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My latest: To recognize aboriginal title is not to abolish property rights, but to uphold them
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Opinion: To recognize aboriginal title is not to abolish property rights, but to uphold them
Consequences of decision on the Cowichanâs claim are far-reaching, though not as cataclysmic as claimed
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-cowichan-aboriginal-first-nation-indigenous-property-rights/
3 months ago
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My latest: A government canât kill people for no reason? When will this judicial madness end?!
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Opinion: A government canât kill people for no reason? When will this judicial madness end?!
Conservatives were apoplectic when a court overturned Ontarioâs decision to remove bike lanes
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-ontario-bike-lane-doug-ford/
3 months ago
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Andrew Coyne
My latest: Continuing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza can no longer be justified, morally or strategically
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Opinion: Continuing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza can no longer be justified, morally or strategically
The more Israel has degraded Hamasâs capability, the more it faces the prospect of diminishing returns
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-israel-gaza-netanyahu-military-war-starvation/
3 months ago
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My latest: Continuing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza can no longer be justified, morally or strategically
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Opinion: Continuing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza can no longer be justified, morally or strategically
The more Israel has degraded Hamasâs capability, the more it faces the prospect of diminishing returns
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-israel-gaza-netanyahu-military-war-starvation/
3 months ago
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Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government's website | TechCrunch
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Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government's website | TechCrunch
Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawfulâŚ
http://techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/key-sections-of-the-us-constitution-deleted-from-governments-website/
3 months ago
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My latest: Lower the voting age? There are better arguments for raising it
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Opinion: Lower the voting age? There are better arguments for raising it
Britainâs move to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 has set off another flurry of debate over whether Canada and other countries should follow suit
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-lower-the-voting-age-there-are-better-arguments-for-raising-it/
4 months ago
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
4 months ago
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
: Trump has never said 'I wish her well' to any Epstein victims, just Ghislaine Maxwell
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My latest: Twenty years late, Canada hits the old NATO target, just in time to fall short of the new one
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Opinion: Twenty years late, Canada hits the old NATO target, just in time to fall short of the new one
Had Carney not announced that Canada would make good on its past pledges, itâs doubtful they would have let him in the door
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-twenty-years-late-canada-hits-the-old-nato-target-just-in-time-to-fall/
5 months ago
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My latest, on the problem of the ârunaway Crownsâ: the price of managerial freedom is (supposed to be) accountability for results.
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Opinion: Itâs time to rein in Canadaâs runaway Crown corporations
There has been repeated failures to deliver quality services and stay within budget â and no consequences
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-its-time-to-rein-in-canadas-runaway-crown-corporations/
5 months ago
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My latest: The premiers as nation-builders? Colour me skeptical
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Opinion: The premiers as nation-builders? Colour me skeptical
Theyâve made similar declarations before on ditching interprovincial trade barriers
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-premiers-as-nation-builders-colour-me-skeptical/
6 months ago
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My latest: Overstaffed, overpaid and underperforming, the CPP investment fund is in need of a sharp course correction
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Opinion: Overstaffed, overpaid and underperforming, the CPP investment fund is in need of a sharp course correction
A return of 9.3 per cent certainly sounds impressive, unless you recall that equity markets generally were up wildly last year
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-cppib-pension-john-graham-andrew-coyne-cpp/
6 months ago
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My latest: If Canada Post wonât deliver the mail â or canât without losing billions â let someone else do it
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Opinion: If Canada Post wonât deliver the mail â or canât without losing billions â let someone else do it
Something has to give. The post office must either cut services, raise prices or lean on the taxpayer even more heavily
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-if-canada-post-wont-deliver-the-mail-or-cant-without-losing-billions/
6 months ago
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My latest: The only thing worse than not having a budget is having one (or is it the other way around?)
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Opinion: The only thing worse than not having a budget is having one
The government should have brought in a budget this spring, but even so, it wouldnât have left the public any more enlightened
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-only-thing-worse-than-not-having-a-budget-is-having-one/
6 months ago
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My latest: We wasted 60 years indulging secessionist fantasies in Quebec. Must we make the same mistake in Alberta?
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Opinion: We wasted 60 years indulging secessionist fantasies in Quebec. Must we make the same mistake in Alberta?
Decades of pointless arguments and wasted effort caused economic decline across the country â and especially in Quebec
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-we-wasted-60-years-indulging-secessionist-fantasies-in-quebec-must-we/
6 months ago
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Andrew Coyne
I've written a book. It's called The Crisis of Canadian Democracy and it's coming out in May. You can pre-order it from Sutherland House Books at
sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/the-...
. Or, if you prefer, from Amazon:
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or Indigo:
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The Crisis of Canadian Democracy (Pre-Order) - Sutherland House Publishing
Andrew Coyne, one of Canadaâs most esteemed political thinkers, delivers a powerful exposĂŠ of the nationâs crumbling democratic institutions. With characteristic wit, insight, and rigor, CoyneâŚ
https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/the-crisis-of-canadian-democracy/
9 months ago
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"We do not live in the system we think we do": An excerpt, lightly adapted, from my new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy.
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Opinion: Canada has the form of democracy, but not the substance
Our parliamentary system is in a state of disrepair so advanced that it has lost much of its relevance
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-has-the-form-of-democracy-but-not-the-substance/
6 months ago
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"We do not live in the system we think we do": An excerpt, lightly adapted, from my new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy.
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Opinion: Canada has the form of democracy, but not the substance
Our parliamentary system is in a state of disrepair so advanced that it has lost much of its relevance
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-has-the-form-of-democracy-but-not-the-substance/
6 months ago
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My latest: Trumpâs chaotic rule means we need a growth strategy more than ever. Somebody tell our political leaders
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Opinion: Trumpâs chaotic rule means we need a growth strategy more than ever. Somebody tell our political leaders
We are in for several years, at least, of global economic paralysis. And it is only going to get worse
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-trumps-chaotic-rule-means-we-need-a-growth-strategy-more-than-ever/
7 months ago
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My latest, on Preston Manningâs disgraceful foray into separatist blackmail: Vote Conservative, or we blow the place up. (Yeah? You got the numbers to back up that threat?)
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Opinion: If youâre going to threaten to secede, you might at least have the numbers to back it up
A piece by the former leader of the Reform Party of Canada, Preston Manning, had the substance of a ransom note
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-if-youre-going-to-threaten-to-secede-you-might-at-least-have-the/
7 months ago
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My latest, on the Signal affair: "They really think they can just brazen this out. And the worst part of it is, they might be right." Opinion: There wonât be a price to pay for imperilling U.S. security on Signal
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Opinion: There wonât be a price to pay for imperilling U.S. security on Signal
The whole thing â the contempt for rules, the disdain for allies, the recklessness, the sheer incompetence â adds up to a composite portrait of the Trump administration at work
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-there-wont-be-a-price-to-pay-for-imperilling-us-security-on-signal/
8 months ago
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My latest: "Truly this is an election for the ages, a historic choice between dull but unprincipled and nasty but opportunistic." Canadaâs existential election has very quickly become unserious
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Opinion: Canadaâs existential election has very quickly become unserious
Both Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney have chosen to play base and boring political games at a time when Canadians need bold ideas and vision
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadas-existential-election-has-very-quickly-become-unserious/
8 months ago
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My latest, on an election like no other. Trump's unprecedented threats against the country makes this an election that, even more than most, is about leadership.
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Opinion: Canadaâs unprecedented election will turn on this question: Who can be the best leader?
The looming turning-point vote will be won by whomever Canadians believe can be trusted to take charge, both in the current crisis and moving ahead
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadas-unprecedented-election-will-turn-on-this-question-who-can-be/
8 months ago
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My latest: for an aloof technocrat, Carney doesn't seem to be above a little hardball politics
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Opinion: Enter Carney: The button-down central banker shows heâs not above a little Yankee-bashing and kneecapping his opponent
The so-called globalist egghead has discovered a taste for politics, of the most brass-knuckle kind
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-enter-carney-the-button-down-central-banker-shows-hes-not-above-a/
8 months ago
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News Eye
8 months ago
Yeh, sure, Ukraine cyberattacked X, we sent condoms to Hamas, Zelenskyâs a dictator, Mark Kellyâs a traitor, it was a Roman salute, theyâre eating the dogsâŚ
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Philippe Bergeron
9 months ago
Or an independent bookseller near you! Directory of the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association:
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I've written a book. It's called The Crisis of Canadian Democracy and it's coming out in May. You can pre-order it from Sutherland House Books at
sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/the-...
. Or, if you prefer, from Amazon:
amazon.ca/Crisis-Canad...
or Indigo:
indigo.ca/en-ca/the-cr...
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The Crisis of Canadian Democracy (Pre-Order) - Sutherland House Publishing
Andrew Coyne, one of Canadaâs most esteemed political thinkers, delivers a powerful exposĂŠ of the nationâs crumbling democratic institutions. With characteristic wit, insight, and rigor, CoyneâŚ
https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/the-crisis-of-canadian-democracy/
9 months ago
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My latest: Tariffs are only the start: we must buckle down for years of conflict with the U.S.
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Opinion: Tariffs are only the start: we must buckle down for years of conflict with the U.S.
We can look forward to a future of escalating attempts to use whatever leverage the Americans have over us to bully us into accepting the unacceptable
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-tariffs-are-only-the-start-we-must-buckle-down-for-years-of-conflict/
9 months ago
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My latest: The president of the United States is trying to destroy Canada
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Opinion: Donald Trump is trying to destroy Canada
The U.S.âs tariffs are meant to break us. The only thing that theyâve certainly broken is the trust between historically close neighbours - maybe forever
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-donald-trump-is-trying-to-destroy-canada/
9 months ago
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My latest, on the importance of thinking ahead, in line with Trumpâs rapidly worsening behaviour: we need to be prepared to respond, not to what Trump has done to us to date, but to what heâs likely to do to us in future
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Opinion: Brace yourselves: whatever crazy, awful things Trump may have done to date, itâs only going to get worse
The world has never before been faced with such a threat. The United States has handed the nuclear codes to a madman, a criminal, a would-be dictator and a moron
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-brace-yourselves-whatever-crazy-awful-things-trump-may-have-done-to/
9 months ago
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My latest, on Mark Carneyâs two-track budget plan: other than these six objections, itâs a pretty good idea
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Opinion: Mark Carneyâs two-track budget plan: other than these six objections, itâs a pretty good idea
The Liberal leadership candidate proposes splitting the federal budget into separate operating and capital accounts
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-mark-carneys-two-track-budget-plan-other-than-these-six-objections-its/
9 months ago
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My latest, on Poilievre's big speech: pivot, or feint? Is the real Pierre Poilievre the one we saw on Flag Day, or the one weâve known until now?
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Opinion: Is the real Pierre Poilievre the one we saw on Flag Day, or the one weâve known until now?
The Conservative Leader spoke directly and forcefully, with fewer of his normal graceless jabs at opponents and cheesy slogans
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-is-the-real-pierre-poilievre-the-one-we-saw-on-flag-day-or-the-one/
9 months ago
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My latest: When the plane hits some turbulence, youâre maybe going to want a pilot to fly it
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Opinion: When the plane hits some turbulence, youâre maybe going to want a pilot to fly it
Which political leader has the character, the nerve, and the resilience to deal with Trump?
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-when-the-plane-hits-some-turbulence-youre-maybe-going-to-want-a-pilot/
9 months ago
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My latest: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
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Opinion: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
The U.S. is now on the side of the dictatorships
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-democratic-world-will-have-to-get-along-without-america-it-may/
9 months ago
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My latest: Reduce our dependence on the U.S.? Sure, but itâs a lot harder than it sounds
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Opinion: Reduce our dependence on the U.S.? Sure, but itâs a lot harder than it sounds
With the kinds of challenges weâre facing, weâre going to need a different political system
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-reduce-our-dependence-on-the-us-sure-but-its-a-lot-harder-than-it/
9 months ago
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Ryan George
11 months ago
This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. đ§ââď¸đ
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Stewart Prest
10 months ago
My piece from yesterday: surviving in a world in which America recognizes no friends, and doesn't care about credibility.
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Five Principles for Surviving Our Predictably Uncertain Future
How can Canada (or anyone else) survive in a world without trust?
https://open.substack.com/pub/stewartprest/p/a-predictably-uncertain-future?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5i2dk
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Stewart Prest
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We don't even have to complete shut off the taps to start with. Just throttle back supply, and watch prices rise. We can hurt them AND keep our own economy turning over, and leave something in the tank (ha) to demonstrate measured resolve.
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Emmett Macfarlane đ¨đŚ
10 months ago
If Trump keeps up this 51st state shit, I think Canada should ask its other NATO allies to station *their* troops along our border.
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Stephanie Carvin
10 months ago
I think something broke in Canadians this weekend. Everyone has had enough - but will it be enough for us to finally get our act together on defence, foreign affairs, and finally nixing internal trade barriers?
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Shannon Proudfoot
10 months ago
In a TV panel on Tuesday, and I joked that Canada's promised "24/7 eyes on the border" should be some hockey sticks with googly eyes jammed in a snowbank. Aaron and his mom KJ, in Winnipeg, liked the idea, so they made us some truly amazing border sentries. I hope Mr. Trump feels more secure now.
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Incisive and intriguing piece by
@ShannonGormley.bsky.social
: Chrystia Freeland talks tough about Trump. Hereâs why Mark Carneyâs strategy is even riskier
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Chrystia Freeland talks tough about Trump. Hereâs why Mark Carneyâs strategy is even riskier
How would Freeland respond to Trump's tariffs? What about Carney? We analyze the Liberal leadership candidates' tactics so far.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/chrystia-freeland-talks-tough-about-trump-heres-why-mark-carneys-strategy-is-even-riskier/article_26453234-e3cc-11ef-97bc-8f4587a6b409.html
10 months ago
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My latest: In a trade war with a madman, hold fast, hit hard and imitate the hedgehog
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Opinion: In a trade war with a madman, hold fast, hit hard and imitate the hedgehog
There are darker days still ahead, but sunlit uplands beyond
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-a-trade-war-with-a-madman-hold-fast-hit-hard-and-imitate-the/
10 months ago
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My latest: No traitors in the House, but foreign interference, and the Liberalsâ non-response to it, is still a serious concern
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Opinion: No traitors in the House, but foreign interference, and the Liberalsâ non-response to it, is still a serious concern
Somewhere amid all the plans and protocols, the government seemed to lose sight of the objective: protecting Canadians
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-no-traitors-in-the-house-but-foreign-interference-and-the-liberals-non/
10 months ago
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The incomparable
@shannongormley.bsky.social
, with a mordantly funny recap of One Hundred Days of (President-Elect) Trumpdom. Itâs only when you see it all put together that you realize what âflooding the zoneâ really meansâŚ
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What will Trump do in his first hundred days? Just look at what heâs said in the past hundred
Trump has made his priorities clear. Here's what his first 100 days in office might bring.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/what-will-trump-do-in-his-first-hundred-days-just-look-at-what-he-s/article_862c7144-d733-11ef-b1a4-03dacf068dc2.html
10 months ago
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Shannon Gormley
10 months ago
Iâve spent every day of the last hundred days scribbling down what Trump has said and done. Here, for the
@thestar.com
, I write a chronology that I hope gives some order to the chaos.
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What will Trump do in his first hundred days? Just look at what heâs said in the past hundred
Trump has made his priorities clear. Here's what his first 100 days in office might bring.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/what-will-trump-do-in-his-first-hundred-days-just-look-at-what-he-s/article_862c7144-d733-11ef-b1a4-03dacf068dc2.html
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My latest, on the case for Canada: Itâs not about identity and difference. Itâs about ambition and moral purpose.
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Opinion: The point is not to be different from the States. Itâs to be better than them
These days, we are more uncertain of our own nationhood than ever, and less willing to assert it
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-point-is-not-to-be-different-from-the-states-its-to-be-better-than/
10 months ago
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My latest, on Kevin O'Leary's latest grift: not annexation, just an economic union that amounts to the same thing
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Opinion: OâLeary explains: not annexation, just an economic union that amounts to the same thing
The TV pitchman says Trump does not want to take over Canada, despite his many proclamations to that effect
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-oleary-explains-not-annexation-just-an-economic-union-that-amounts-to/
10 months ago
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