In this dire crisis in the Middle East, there is a desperate need for Canada to speak up as a middle power of some standing in the world.
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As Israel politics have turned to the right, its top figures have discard all context for understanding what drives the violence directed toward them.
The election interference inquiry should look into foreign-owned oil companies seeking to influence elections, despite laws banning such action.
Past union victories dramatically improved the ability of workers to afford a good life — but you won’t catch Poilievre talking about that.
Canadians really need: more control over the digital universe that increasingly dominates our lives.What we need is a public digital infrastructure that is not beholden to private interests.
The last thing we need is for Big Oil — which has spent decades actively undermining global efforts to tackle climate change — to get its Mojo back.
Eliminating the secrecy would force governments to develop a backbone in dealing with private companies.
Israel’s new right-wing coalition government is extremist and out of sync with the moderate democratic values held by most Canadians.
Avoiding nuclear war may require compromise—just as in Cuban missile crisis
The premier will spend $400 million to build a parking garage for spa users, while scrimping on basic educational materials in Ontario’s schools.