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Joel McKay: Please stop having so many meetings
One man's inside view of the culture of inefficiency in the public sector
On The Line: Are we building Canada?
The Line yet again tries to determine why this country no build good.
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Jay Nathwani: Why does Canada allow better protection for money than children?
It's time for our firearms laws to permit armed guards at schools and synagogues
Matt Gurney: Carney's depressing Arctic confession
Canada is weak and vulnerable today because we chose to be — not in ignorance, but with incredibly smug self-satisfaction
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See you next week!
Gone fishin'.
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Scott Stinson: Stop it with the loser talk, Conservatives
Members of Parliament are allowed to switch parties, and pretending otherwise just makes you sound weak
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Tammy Robert: The federal NDP's would-be leaders wrestle with a familiar question
After the disaster of the last election, will party members want someone to rebuild the movement, or someone who intends to govern the country?
Flipping the Line: The difficult challenges of policing a protest
Tom Stamatakis argues that Matt Gurney's disappointment with the inaction of front-line officers at public events is misplaced
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On The Line: Politics in Canada, cyberwar in the U.S. and Iran
Remember when things used to be boring?
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Jen Gerson: Who gave the Alberta Prosperity Society $1 million?
Alberta separatists say we're "not entitled" to know who gave them cash.
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Adam Zivo: From beach to bomb shelter, and back again
In Tel Aviv, the familiarity with war means the threat of attack can be strangely mundane
Dispatch from the Front Lines: How are we not a drone superpower by now?
Win-win opportunities abound, but does Canada have the will to take the W on offer?
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