Opinion
John Ivison: Liberals dodge a Palestinian bullet, but the NDP's bill is yet to come
The vote on the NDP motion to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state gave every indication that the House of Commons is now governed by its nursery. The debate was highly charged all day Monday, with a number of Liberals joining NDP, Bloc ...
COMMENTARY: Seal harvesting makes fewer waves for very good reasons
Doug Chiasson, executive director of the Fur Institute of Canada, provided the following opinion article. Every April, the ice-covered waters off the East Coast of Canada come alive with a tradition that has anchored the livelihoods and cultures of ...
DAVID DINGWALL: Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney left lasting legacy
During the almost 10 years that Brian Mulroney was Leader of the Opposition and Prime Minister of Canada, I was lucky enough to have a front-row seat to observe him, even from the other side of the aisle as a Liberal member of the House of ...
LETTER: Don't rely on assumptions of what will happen decades down the road when renegotiating Churchill Falls deal
Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans know all too well that the 1969 Churchill Falls contract failed us, and failed us badly. While the inclusion of an escalator clause would have prevented that failure, the root cause was not a failure to include a ...
LETTER: Poilievre needs to educate himself on climate change
Listening to M. Poilievre’s message about carbon taxes, I’m left with the distinct impression that combatting climate change is just too much for us to attempt. If we don’t want to devote the necessary political and financial effort to maintaining ...
BRIAN HODDER: Will the Pharmacare promise come to fruition?
As we head into the first week of spring, there is a sense of hope that winter is behind us and we can look forward to the promise of warm weather ahead. However, as many of us living in Atlantic Canada know, just because it is spring on the calendar ...
LETTER: $20 hourly minimum wage suggestion ludicrous — we need to look at living income and necessary top-ups
It’s been 44 years since I graduated from university and the only real lesson I took from it is that I learned how much I didn’t know and I’m an expert in nothing. University professors often try and convince us that because of who they are, and ...
LETTER: Being reliant on the fishing industry wasn't so bad for Newfoundland pre-Confederation
I have no doubt at all that Professor Raymond Blake, who teaches history for a distant mainland university, was entirely factual in declaring, as The Telegram reported in its March 12 edition, that for Newfoundland before its joining Canada there ...
FIRST READING: Canada is becoming a globally recognized lesson in what not to do
First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. TOP STORY ...
JOCELYNE LLOYD: Journalism has value to all generations
Growing up, I was surrounded by newspapers. My parents had subscriptions to two daily and one weekly newspaper. My grandparents on both sides of the family were also long-time subscribers. So, it’s probably no wonder I ended up in the career I ...