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National Column: How North Korea has impacted Japan’s election
The North Korean crisis has thrown Japan’s beleaguered Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a lifeline. But it is a slippery one.
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National Column: Trudeau following Trump’s dangerous path on Syria
In his approach to the Syrian civil war, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is consistent in at least one respect. He consistently supports the dangerously inconsistent approach of Donald Trump.
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National Column: New NDP leader won’t guarantee a new direction
by Thomas Walkom The New Democrats are guaranteed a new leader when Thomas Mulcair steps down in October. Whether the […]
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National Column: New wrinkles in Wynne’s foolhardy hydro scheme
Kathleen Wynne is trying to shut down a lawsuit challenging her plans to privatize Hydro One. The Ontario premier would be wiser to simply abandon her foolhardy scheme altogether.
Of all the maladroit moves Wynne has made as premier, privatizing Hydro One is the worst. It creates no economic benefit for the province. Nor does it help the government’s finances. […]
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National Column: Lessons from Trudeau’s electoral reform fiasco
Two lessons can be drawn from the federal government’s electoral reform fiasco last week.
The first is that political parties favour whatever voting system favours them. […]
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National Column: Mighty Ontario moose need our help to survive
The World Wildlife Fund predicts the mass extinction of numerous animal species unless humankind mends its ways. That’s the bad news.
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National Column: U.K. war report shows how NATO ruined Libya
We didn’t need the reminder but we got it anyway. A British parliamentary committee has told the world just how ill-advised was the 2011 war against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. […]
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National Column: In spite of Trudeau, G7 gets failing grade
Last week’s G7 meeting in Japan was an opportunity missed.
The leaders of seven important countries, including Canada, had a chance to do something that would rekindle the sputtering global economy. Some, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canada’s Justin Trudeau, tried to convince the group to do just that. […]