Opinion

Tom Mulcair: With the Legault government pushing the language law debate again, the federal Liberals will be put to the test—and can’t afford to fail

Shannon Gormley: It is precisely because of the CCP’s status—a thug in the guise of a recognized authority of a recognized state—that its ransom-for-hostages demand is not merely evil but intolerable, and its price not merely high but impossible

Tom Parkin: Far from a ’road map for government’, past throne speeches from the PM have been packed with promises for things that never happened

Tim Sly: Any suspicion of a sore throat or a hint of wheeziness, and a parent is asked to peremptorily remove their hapless pupil who is then taken to a coronavirus testing centre. That’s where the tedium really begins.

Our editorial: Nova Scotians were united in their call for a powerful and transparent inquiry. The only ones offside were the men in charge. Eventually, they did the right thing.

In Seth Klein’s newly released book, A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency, he presents a comprehensive climate action plan that requires Canadians to act as if they’re off to war

Shannon Proudfoot: Line-ups start at the crack of dawn. Wait times stretch for days. As schools reopen and demand soars, prepare for a new kind of lockdown purgatory.

Pam Palmater: A much larger and more powerful movement than the last, led by Black and Indigenous peoples and supported by millions of Canadians

Andrew MacDougall: With another baffling defence of China’s dead-slow coronavirus response, Canada’s COVID-19 missteps keep coming

In 2020, hockey’s racial reckoning came to a head. Here, 10 Black hockey players share their experiences with racism on the ice.