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Dispatch from the Front Lines: Toronto's ghost train emerges from pit of mysterious silence
The Conservatives keep their leader; the Ontario government speaks no evil; and the rockets ride again.
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The Line Podcast: Danielle Smith needs to make her choice
Free speech warriors should give plain answers. Also: the CPC needs to catch up with reality, and (belated) thoughts on the China deal.
Jan 30
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Allan Stratton: It's time to consider the worst-case American scenarios
Every democratic implosion under Trump is a fantasy future until it becomes a tragic past
Jan 30
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Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
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Michelle Rempel Garner: I went to Davos. The World Economic Forum is not running Canada
Feb 24, 2022
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Jen Gerson: Trudeau is right to show utter contempt for his weak caucus
Dec 19, 2024
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Matt Gurney: Stay scared shitless, Canada
Feb 4, 2025
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Matt Gurney: The Johnston report is one of the most depressing things I've ever read
May 23, 2023
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Jen Gerson: The Conservative case for the CBC
May 1, 2024
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Matt Gurney: If the CPC is now figuring out their Trump answer, better late than never
Writing off the President's comments as aberrations that won't recur starts to become an awfully risky proposition when they indeed keep recurring.
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Kristin Raworth: Kirsty Duncan was an MP, a Cabinet minister, and a Canadian hero
She told me she would fight for change, and she never stopped fighting
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On The Line: Does the west really want out?
A sizeable share of self-described separatists are less committed to independence than they are frustrated with Ottawa.
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Josh Dehaas: Hey protesters, please don’t take the wrong lesson from the Emergencies Act ruling
The Charter only protects the right to peaceful assembly.
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Rob Breakenridge: Alberta's ER crisis is just the latest proof that Canadian health care is broken
Danielle Smith's reforms might not be a panacea, but anything is better than the status quo
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Dispatch From the Front Lines: We ain't no vassal yet
But we don't like the trendline ...
Jan 25
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The Line Podcast: Canada's warning to Trump, and Carney's victory lap around Europe
"The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache."
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