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Joel Kotkin: Trump or not, the U.S. is a vastly better partner for Canada than China

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent cordial sojourn to Washington, and his claim of a close relationship with Dr. Demento, leaves some hope that for a reconciliation between our two countries. This is a necessity for the United States, which needs its closest neighbour as an ally, but even more important for a Canada largely dependent on U.S. markets, tourists, and military power. Read More
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Chris Selley: In defence of those ‘ugly,’ ‘small’ government-designed house plans

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. unveiled a catalogue of free-to-use home designs this week, which are supposed to make it easier and quicker to get housing approved. The designs are specifically meant for homes to fill the so-called “missing middle” in established lower-density neighbourhoods: not traditional detached single-family homes, not apartment buildings, but the things in between, like fourplexes, six-plexes and laneway houses. Read More
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Barbara Kay: Trump willed peace plan into being. Give the man his victory lap

President Donald Trump set himself a grueling pace last weekend to ensure his fragile peace plan’s opening performance went off without a hitch. His mini-tour began with a twelve-hour flight to Israel, where he met with the hostage families and delivered a major address to the Knesset. This was followed by an air hop to another major address at a world leaders’ meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh. Factor in the usual schmoozing and glad-handing between formalities; it had to be a tiring day. Yet Trump looked as peppy at the end of his Middle East excursion as at the beginning. Read More
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