Opinion

Scott Gilmore: There is no question the American ship of state is leaking badly. The question we should be asking ourselves, as Canadians, is whether we should help bail or build our own raft.

Deena Ladd: Five temp workers have died at Fiera Foods. Why won’t Doug Ford’s government act now?

Letters to the editor, Oct. 29, 2019: Readers weigh in on the controversy surrounding Fiera Foods, the end of a long federal campaign and a domestic violence crisis

Scott Matthews: Politics are not significantly more regionalized today than they were in 2015. But Quebec is the anomaly.

Stephen Maher: Canada is the best country in the world, and no province is leaving. What is real is the anger and Justin Trudeau is ill-suited to deal with it.

Andrew Potter: In our liberal society, gay rights will not be denied or ever turned back. It’s something any leader of Canada has to get their head around.

Max Fawcett: If the Liberal government wants to contain the spread of Western alienation, they should turn to their most powerful Albertan—Chrystia Freeland

David Moscrop: Appointing a single senator to cabinet from Alberta is a simple, elegant and partial solution to the glaring regional representation gap

Kelly Wilk tells her son that he gave her the strength to go on after the tragic death of her partner Kara

Paul Wells: In an era of uncertainty, party leaders were unprepared. Now can Trudeau learn from his mistakes?