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Ken Boessenkool and Mike Moffatt: Macklem can't afford another bad call
We urge the governor to avoid leaping to overly rose-coloured conclusions.
Jan 24
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Andrew Potter: The Doomsday Clock gets its mojo back
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Jen Gerson: Quit wine. Do heroin
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Matt Gurney: Mourning an America
Yes, I know it's just a romantic sci-fi thriller movie. But it's also a reminder of how bad things got in only 12 years.
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Jan 18
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Stéphanie Chouinard and Andrew Parkin: The CPC needs to get back to bilingualism
Poilievre speaks excellent French. That won't be enough.
Jan 17
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Steve Lafleur: Hear me out. Maybe things are going to be okay?
It’s hard not to feel like I’m tempting fate, but I’m calling the bottom here. I am long Western Civilization.
Jan 16
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