Opinion

Shannon Gormley: Countries such as Canada have waited for Beijing to come around, but the territories closest to the mainland, and thus in gravest danger from its overreaches, have run out of time

David Moscrop: The U.S. could lean into postal voting, which is far safer than its in-person variant. But of course President Trump opposes that.

We must be constantly aware of which hard-won liberties we’ve surrendered to government. That way we’ll remember to take them back.

Timothy Sly: The regions that experienced SARS in 2003—Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Ontario—mostly demonstrated a stronger and more effective response to COVID-19. The one exception was Ontario, which still seems to be confused and indecisive.

Michael Coren: The statue of the British slave trader was dumped into ocean. More importantly, the fight for equality and decency pushes ahead.

Tabatha Southey: Seriously, you could not do worse than Day—I’d take a committed nudist over Wetsuit Guy

Denise Balkissoon: It’s clear that COVID-19 and racism are a dangerous combination. We need better information about how Indigenous, Black and other racialized people interact with Canadian health-care systems.

An open letter from Black women leading community supports and services

’For years, he kept records of platoon members he knew had survived the war. When the new phone book came out, he would check to see if they were still alive. But he never contacted them.’

Scott Gilmore: Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau are both committed performers playing different roles, but neither of them actually lead