Shannon Gormley: Buckingham Palace may be embroiled in scandal, but Canadians have never needed the monarchy more

It's nice to have a familiar, stable head of state who's constitutionally unable to unleash masked goons on Canada's suburbs or invade Greenland.

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Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims

"We are changing the rules of the game: now we are hunting," Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said on Nov. 22. The Mi-8 was allegedly downed over Russia's Rostov Oblast.

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Shannon Gormley: The Russians are coming, but not for Moldova. Here’s what the tiny nation can teach us about protecting our sovereignty

Even setting aside several tens of thousands of dead Ukrainians, Russia’s broader hybrid war against Europe is getting pretty hot.

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Opinion: In Canada, householders must use ‘reasonable force’ against an intruder. That’s perfectly reasonable

Despite claims from the politicians who have waded into a case involving an Ontario man charged with assault on an alleged intruder, the law is not an ass

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Opinion: The Ukraine emergency is far from over – because Donald Trump is the emergency

A hasty fly-in to Washington by European leaders may have averted a major crisis, but the core issues remain: Putin won’t cede an inch, and Trump is erratic

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Opinion: To recognize aboriginal title is not to abolish property rights, but to uphold them

Consequences of decision on the Cowichan’s claim are far-reaching, though not as cataclysmic as claimed

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Opinion: A government can’t kill people for no reason? When will this judicial madness end?!

Conservatives were apoplectic when a court overturned Ontario’s decision to remove bike lanes

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Opinion: Continuing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza can no longer be justified, morally or strategically

The more Israel has degraded Hamas’s capability, the more it faces the prospect of diminishing returns

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Opinion: Continuing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza can no longer be justified, morally or strategically

The more Israel has degraded Hamas’s capability, the more it faces the prospect of diminishing returns

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Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government's website | TechCrunch

Internet sleuths say the U.S. Constitution's website is now missing key sections from its website, including a key legal provision relating to habeas corpus, which protects citizens from unlawful…

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Opinion: Lower the voting age? There are better arguments for raising it

Britain’s move to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 has set off another flurry of debate over whether Canada and other countries should follow suit

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Opinion: Twenty years late, Canada hits the old NATO target, just in time to fall short of the new one

Had Carney not announced that Canada would make good on its past pledges, it’s doubtful they would have let him in the door

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Opinion: It’s time to rein in Canada’s runaway Crown corporations

There has been repeated failures to deliver quality services and stay within budget – and no consequences

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Opinion: The premiers as nation-builders? Colour me skeptical

They’ve made similar declarations before on ditching interprovincial trade barriers

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Opinion: Overstaffed, overpaid and underperforming, the CPP investment fund is in need of a sharp course correction

A return of 9.3 per cent certainly sounds impressive, unless you recall that equity markets generally were up wildly last year

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Opinion: If Canada Post won’t deliver the mail – or can’t without losing billions – let someone else do it

Something has to give. The post office must either cut services, raise prices or lean on the taxpayer even more heavily

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Opinion: The only thing worse than not having a budget is having one

The government should have brought in a budget this spring, but even so, it wouldn’t have left the public any more enlightened

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Opinion: We wasted 60 years indulging secessionist fantasies in Quebec. Must we make the same mistake in Alberta?

Decades of pointless arguments and wasted effort caused economic decline across the country – and especially in Quebec

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The Crisis of Canadian Democracy (Pre-Order) - Sutherland House Publishing

Andrew Coyne, one of Canada’s most esteemed political thinkers, delivers a powerful exposé of the nation’s crumbling democratic institutions. With characteristic wit, insight, and rigor, Coyne…

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Opinion: Canada has the form of democracy, but not the substance

Our parliamentary system is in a state of disrepair so advanced that it has lost much of its relevance

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Opinion: Canada has the form of democracy, but not the substance

Our parliamentary system is in a state of disrepair so advanced that it has lost much of its relevance

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Opinion: Trump’s chaotic rule means we need a growth strategy more than ever. Somebody tell our political leaders

We are in for several years, at least, of global economic paralysis. And it is only going to get worse

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Opinion: If you’re going to threaten to secede, you might at least have the numbers to back it up

A piece by the former leader of the Reform Party of Canada, Preston Manning, had the substance of a ransom note

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Opinion: There won’t be a price to pay for imperilling U.S. security on Signal

The whole thing – the contempt for rules, the disdain for allies, the recklessness, the sheer incompetence – adds up to a composite portrait of the Trump administration at work

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Opinion: Canada’s existential election has very quickly become unserious

Both Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney have chosen to play base and boring political games at a time when Canadians need bold ideas and vision

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