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Scott Stinson: The IOC really doesn't like politics at the Olympics. Good luck with that in Milan
From Greenland to ICE to Ukraine, there is no lack of topics that might intrude on the sports bubble
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Stéphane Dion: The secession process is dangerous
As the former federal minister who sponsored the Clarity Act, Alberta's path to independence is fraught with risk.
Feb 4
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On The Line with Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, commander of the Royal Canadian Navy
The state of the fleet, and the world.
Feb 3
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Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
Dec 8, 2025
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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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Jen Gerson: Poilievre will be proven right, eventually
Just ask him.
Feb 3
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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.
Feb 2
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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: 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.
Jan 29
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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
Jan 28
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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.
Jan 27
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