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The Line Podcast: America tells the world (and Canada) the new rules of the game
Also: is Canada the federal NDP of nations?
Dec 5
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Rob Shaw: A coup, an awkward Christmas party, and a confused conservative caucus
How a "night of the long gingerbread houses" left B.C. MLAs unsure who was their leader.
Dec 5
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Joanna Baron: Don't amend the hate-speech law. Scrap it
Parliament has criminalized a category of speech that cannot be defined with sufficient precision to guide consistent enforcement.
Dec 4
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Josh Dehaas: Let's keep those 'medical tourism' dollars in Canada
Canadians are already paying for private care. They're just doing it in the United States.
Dec 3
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On The Line: The last straight women discuss ...
Jen Gerson sits down with Toronto writer Phoebe Maltz Bovy, who has just completed her new book on gender norms, dating in the online world, and much…
Dec 2
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Ken Boessenkool: Carney and Smith adopt the Trudeau-Notley plan
I apologize in advance for the acronym hell you are about to read.
Dec 2
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Dispatch from the Front Lines: Can we please get out of our own way?
It took seven months for us to get back to this idiocy.
Nov 30
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The Line Podcast: Smith and Carney cut a deal while Guilbeault packs his bags
Plus: America is not invited to our birthday party.
Nov 28
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Rob Breakenridge: This is a huge win for Smith. Let's see if she takes it
Guilbeault quitting is by itself a pretty strong sign that Alberta has scored a good deal.
Nov 28
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Greg Quinn: Canada's allies won't like Carney's kowtowing to Trump
Canada's reputation in allied capitals has been slowly recovering under the new PM. He shouldn't go out of his way to squander that.
Nov 27
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Flipping the Line: If Canada has no values, what did I adopt when I moved here?
An American-born Canadian takes issue with the latest episode of The Line Podcast.
Nov 26
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On The Line: Should Canada just join America?
Jen Gerson interviews Ross Douthat.
Nov 25
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