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People hold pictures of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, during a protest against Cuba's anti-government protesters in front of the Cuban Embassy, in Belgrade, Serbia on July 20, 2021.Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo.
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Patrick Luciani: Is this the beginning of the end for communism in Cuba?

Is this the beginning of the end for communism in Cuba, or the end of the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said during the Second World War?

Patrick Luciani - Posted on July 26, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau elbow bumps with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney as the two meet in Calgary on July 7, 2021. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press.
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Alberta’s $600-billion federal contribution leaves fairness in the eye of the beholder

Concerns around federal redistribution are neither new nor unique to Alberta conservatives. Grievances like these even pre-date Canada.

Trevor Tombe - Posted on July 26, 2021
A sold sign is shown in front of a west-end Toronto home. Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press.
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The one factor in the housing bubble that our leaders won't talk about

For decades our leaders sold us on the benefits of an always-growing population, now we are finally seeing the costs: rising house prices, urban sprawl, and environmental damage.

Howard Anglin - Posted on July 23, 2021
David Mulroney,  Canada's former ambassador to China,  is seen before testifying on Parliament Hill on Nov. 26, 2009. Pawel Dwulit/The Canadian Press.
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Canada must move away from ‘diplomacy on autopilot’ with China: Former ambassador

Canada needs to stop conducting “diplomacy on autopilot” with China if it wants to join a burgeoning international effort to check the country’s ambitions, argued David Mulroney, Canada’s former ambassador to China.

Stuart Thomson - Posted on July 23, 2021
Children wearing masks sit behind screened cubicles at St. Barnabas Catholic School during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough on October 27, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.
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Pandemic schooling has made parents the guiding stars of education

Stars have emerged in unexpected places during the dark night of the pandemic. Perhaps nowhere more than in homes with school-age kids.

Deani Van Pelt - Posted on July 22, 2021
Construction cranes feature on the skyline in Toronto on July 5, 2017. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press.
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Inclusionary zoning might not be the free lunch we've been promised

As inclusionary zoning becomes law, we should expect to see less land being sold to developers, less development activity, and less new housing being completed every year.

Chris Spoke - Posted on July 22, 2021
Workers move boxes of computers on a street of Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. Ng Han Guan/AP Photo.
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China’s burial of the West is greatly exaggerated

China’s economic performance is not as robust as many would like to think and its bravado on the international stage is likely to backfire. Despite the seeming strength of China’s economic rise, its position remains fragile.

Livio Di Matteo - Posted on July 21, 2021
Local residents look at Conservative leader Stephen Harper's campaign bus as he makes a campaign stop at a suburban home in Richmond Hill, Ontario, on August 7, 2015. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press.
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Conservatives face a monumental challenge to stay relevant

Hope speaks to a view of life four or ten years from now. How will Canada be better? How will we measure our collective prosperity? Unless a campaign talks about that and sounds authentic about its vision, it will continue to fall off the edge of the election cliff.

Rob Leone - Posted on July 21, 2021
A Canadian flag blows in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill on Oct. 24, 2012. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
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Look beyond liberalism to define our national identity

Liberalism is a necessary yet insufficient ingredient for a shared sense of Canadian citizenship and identity in the 21st century.

Sean Speer - Posted on July 20, 2021
St. Jean Baptiste Parish Catholic church is shown in Morinville, Alberta, on June 30, 2021 as firefighters put out hot spots. The Catholic Church in northern Alberta has been destroyed by what RCMP are calling a suspicious fire. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press.
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Brian Bird: For reconciliation to stand a chance, vandalism must stop

When members of the legal profession openly legitimize violence and crime, there is reason to fear that vital threads holding our social fabric together are fraying.

Brian Bird - Posted on July 20, 2021

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