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Trade war: What do Americans think of their former best friends in Canada?

STRATFORD, NEW JERSEY — The closest Canadian stronghold to Donald Trump’s Trade-War-A-Lago is a bright, spacious fortress with plenty of free parking in the suburbs of Philadelphia, 230 kilometres northeast of the Oval Office. It is a command centre and commissariat where the True North is revered, the current American president is reviled, annexation will be strenuously resisted, and a Maple Dip costs US$1.81, tax included. Read More

Why getting more Canadian products on store shelves isn’t as easy as flipping a switch

The push to buy local is going strong. With the 25-per-cent tariffs on pause until at least March 5, Canadians continue to rethink their purchases, sharing their favourite local brands on social media and developing apps to help identify them. Yet there’s a rub for those who want to support homegrown products and the companies that make them. Buying local isn’t always straightforward, and selling local has its own challenges. Read More

Colby Cosh: Is there even a case for the Liberal high-speed rail plan?

On Wednesday, our lame-duck PM quacked out the news that “Canada is getting high-speed rail”: this is of course duckspeak for “the usual engineering firms are being handed billions of dollars to devise a plan for high-speed rail in a 1,000-kilometre strip of Ontario and Quebec.” In the new spirit of national unity, I suppose I am not allowed to object to the idea on behalf of any of the other eight provinces. But, like a troll in a riddle, I have questions three before this railroad you will see. And the first is the Inevitable Mike Moffatt Question, already asked by the economist and tribune of southwestern Ontario: Read More

Sharing Postmedia’s ongoing aspiration to inspire and harness Canadian ambition

Since its founding in 2010, Postmedia and its broad umbrella of community and national media outlets have been focused on telling the stories that matter to Canadians from coast to coast. With hundreds of diligent journalists based in towns and cities across this country, Postmedia is deeply connected with Canada. We believe that our strength has always been rooted in our enduring relationship with people across this country, with titles serving Canadians dating back as many as 247 years. Read More

Peter MacKinnon: Have universities killed our Charter of Rights?

A dead letter law is one that remains on the books but can be ignored because it is not enforced; this includes legislation that has not been repealed but has fallen into disuse or irrelevance with the passage of time. However, a recent study by the Aristotle Foundation suggests that Section 15(1) of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedom may be comparable to dead letter law in university appointment processes because individual equality and freedom from discrimination are sidelined in the interests of affirmative action. Read More
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