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Explorer, founder of Lachine, seigneur of Cataracoui, discoverer of the mouths of the Mississippi.

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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My latest: The question is not whether we should slow down AI development. It’s whether we still can www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Meet Karti, the most affectionate, courageous dog ever, who before seeking refuge here tirelessly assisted pro-democracy protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia. He’s earned an early & extremely soft retirement in a loving home w/experienced rescue-dog people. Pls share widely. Inquiries: speakingofdogs.com.
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Meet Karti, the most affectionate, courageous dog ever, who before seeking refuge here tirelessly assisted pro-democracy protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia. He’s earned an early & extremely soft retirement in a loving home w/experienced rescue-dog people. Pls share widely. Inquiries: speakingofdogs.com.
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
"Not everyone knew everything, but enough people knew enough." Coruscating @shannongormley piece on the real threat to the monarchy posed by the former Prince Andrew's "proclivities": not just what he did, but what they knew. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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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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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 22/11/2025
⚡️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 reportedly downed over Russia's Rostov Oblast.
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
But we need to find him a permanent home, preferably with experienced rescue-dog people in a quiet neighbourhood, who will give him the love and cuddles he needs. Please share widely with everyone you know, or contact the good people at Speaking of Dogs: www.speakingofdogs.com/available-do... /2
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Available Dogs – Speaking Of Dogs
If you are unable to read about our available dogs below, please try our Petfinder page.
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
speakingofdogs@gmail.com (705) 444-7637 This very good boy deserves the very best life.
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
But we need to find him a permanent home, preferably with experienced rescue-dog people in a quiet neighbourhood, who will give him the love and cuddles he needs. Please share widely with everyone you know, or contact the good people at Speaking of Dogs: www.speakingofdogs.com/available-do... /2
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Available Dogs – Speaking Of Dogs
If you are unable to read about our available dogs below, please try our Petfinder page.
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Exceedingly shrewd piece in the Star by Shannon Gormley on Moldova's success in preserving its independence, through two elections and a referendum, in the face of massive Russian campaigns of intimidation and manipulation. thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
My latest: “I should have the right to defend myself in my own house.” You do. “It’s not possible to coolly appraise what’s reasonable with an intruder in the house.” You’re not expected to. “The presumption should be in favour of the householder.” It is. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
My latest, on the bizarre sight of a clutch of European leaders rushing to Washington to prevent the president from doing something crazy to Ukraine: it wasn’t a summit, it was an intervention www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
My latest: To recognize aboriginal title is not to abolish property rights, but to uphold them www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
My latest: A government can’t kill people for no reason? When will this judicial madness end?! www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
My latest: Continuing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza can no longer be justified, morally or strategically www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
My latest: Continuing the Israeli military campaign in Gaza can no longer be justified, morally or strategically www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Key sections of the US Constitution deleted from government's website | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2025/08/06/k...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
My latest: Lower the voting age? There are better arguments for raising it www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Trump has never said 'I wish her well' to any Epstein victims, just Ghislaine Maxwell youtu.be/RrIGsqWvmSU?...
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder: Trump: "I wish her well"
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
My latest: Twenty years late, Canada hits the old NATO target, just in time to fall short of the new one www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
My latest, on the problem of the “runaway Crowns”: the price of managerial freedom is (supposed to be) accountability for results. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
My latest: The premiers as nation-builders? Colour me skeptical www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
My latest: Overstaffed, overpaid and underperforming, the CPP investment fund is in need of a sharp course correction www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
My latest: If Canada Post won’t deliver the mail – or can’t without losing billions – let someone else do it www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
My latest: The only thing worse than not having a budget is having one (or is it the other way around?) www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
My latest: We wasted 60 years indulging secessionist fantasies in Quebec. Must we make the same mistake in Alberta? www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I've written a book. It's called The Crisis of Canadian Democracy and it's coming out in May. You can pre-order it from Sutherland House Books at sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/the-.... Or, if you prefer, from Amazon: amazon.ca/Crisis-Canad... or Indigo: indigo.ca/en-ca/the-cr...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
"We do not live in the system we think we do": An excerpt, lightly adapted, from my new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
"We do not live in the system we think we do": An excerpt, lightly adapted, from my new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
My latest: Trump’s chaotic rule means we need a growth strategy more than ever. Somebody tell our political leaders www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
My latest, on Preston Manning’s disgraceful foray into separatist blackmail: Vote Conservative, or we blow the place up. (Yeah? You got the numbers to back up that threat?) theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
My latest, on the Signal affair: "They really think they can just brazen this out. And the worst part of it is, they might be right." Opinion: There won’t be a price to pay for imperilling U.S. security on Signal
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
My latest: "Truly this is an election for the ages, a historic choice between dull but unprincipled and nasty but opportunistic." Canada’s existential election has very quickly become unserious
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
My latest, on an election like no other. Trump's unprecedented threats against the country makes this an election that, even more than most, is about leadership.
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Opinion: Canada’s unprecedented election will turn on this question: Who can be the best leader?
The looming turning-point vote will be won by whomever Canadians believe can be trusted to take charge, both in the current crisis and moving ahead
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
My latest: for an aloof technocrat, Carney doesn't seem to be above a little hardball politics
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Opinion: Enter Carney: The button-down central banker shows he’s not above a little Yankee-bashing and kneecapping his opponent
The so-called globalist egghead has discovered a taste for politics, of the most brass-knuckle kind
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Yeh, sure, Ukraine cyberattacked X, we sent condoms to Hamas, Zelensky’s a dictator, Mark Kelly’s a traitor, it was a Roman salute, they’re eating the dogs…
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Philippe Bergeron @philippebergeron.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Or an independent bookseller near you! Directory of the Canadian Independent Booksellers Association: www.cibabooks.ca/member-direc... Or check booksellers in your favourite online map.
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Canadian Independent Booksellers Association - Member Directory
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I've written a book. It's called The Crisis of Canadian Democracy and it's coming out in May. You can pre-order it from Sutherland House Books at sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/the-.... Or, if you prefer, from Amazon: amazon.ca/Crisis-Canad... or Indigo: indigo.ca/en-ca/the-cr...
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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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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
My latest: Tariffs are only the start: we must buckle down for years of conflict with the U.S.
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Opinion: Tariffs are only the start: we must buckle down for years of conflict with the U.S.
We can look forward to a future of escalating attempts to use whatever leverage the Americans have over us to bully us into accepting the unacceptable
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
My latest: The president of the United States is trying to destroy Canada
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Opinion: Donald Trump is trying to destroy Canada
The U.S.’s tariffs are meant to break us. The only thing that they’ve certainly broken is the trust between historically close neighbours - maybe forever
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
My latest, on the importance of thinking ahead, in line with Trump’s rapidly worsening behaviour: we need to be prepared to respond, not to what Trump has done to us to date, but to what he’s likely to do to us in future
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Opinion: Brace yourselves: whatever crazy, awful things Trump may have done to date, it’s only going to get worse
The world has never before been faced with such a threat. The United States has handed the nuclear codes to a madman, a criminal, a would-be dictator and a moron
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
My latest, on Mark Carney’s two-track budget plan: other than these six objections, it’s a pretty good idea
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Opinion: Mark Carney’s two-track budget plan: other than these six objections, it’s a pretty good idea
The Liberal leadership candidate proposes splitting the federal budget into separate operating and capital accounts
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
My latest, on Poilievre's big speech: pivot, or feint? Is the real Pierre Poilievre the one we saw on Flag Day, or the one we’ve known until now?
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Opinion: Is the real Pierre Poilievre the one we saw on Flag Day, or the one we’ve known until now?
The Conservative Leader spoke directly and forcefully, with fewer of his normal graceless jabs at opponents and cheesy slogans
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
My latest: When the plane hits some turbulence, you’re maybe going to want a pilot to fly it
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Opinion: When the plane hits some turbulence, you’re maybe going to want a pilot to fly it
Which political leader has the character, the nerve, and the resilience to deal with Trump?
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
My latest: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
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Opinion: The democratic world will have to get along without America. It may even have to defend itself from it
The U.S. is now on the side of the dictatorships
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Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
My latest: Reduce our dependence on the U.S.? Sure, but it’s a lot harder than it sounds
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Opinion: Reduce our dependence on the U.S.? Sure, but it’s a lot harder than it sounds
With the kinds of challenges we’re facing, we’re going to need a different political system
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Ryan George @theryangeorge.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
This was my biggest tweet over in the bad place. It will live here now. 🧙‍♀️🎄
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Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 01/02/2025
My piece from yesterday: surviving in a world in which America recognizes no friends, and doesn't care about credibility. open.substack.com/pub/stewartp...
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Five Principles for Surviving Our Predictably Uncertain Future
How can Canada (or anyone else) survive in a world without trust?
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Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 03/02/2025
We don't even have to complete shut off the taps to start with. Just throttle back supply, and watch prices rise. We can hurt them AND keep our own economy turning over, and leave something in the tank (ha) to demonstrate measured resolve.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 03/02/2025
If Trump keeps up this 51st state shit, I think Canada should ask its other NATO allies to station *their* troops along our border.
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