Opinion

Tabatha Southey: Some have compared the U.S. president’s conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky to a mob shakedown. But is that fair to mobsters?

Letters to the editor, Sept. 26, 2019: Readers continue to weigh in on our special climate change issue, class consciousness and that conspiracy-laden mystery island in Nova Scotia

Christina Gonzales: The reporting of Trudeau’s blackface shed light on one of Canada’s biggest diversity challenges—there aren’t enough people of colour in journalism

Ritika Goel: Let’s stop talking about whether Justin Trudeau is racist and examine the policy platforms of each party instead

Scott Gilmore: An impeachment trial will present Trump’s endless scandals as parts of a larger message that the public cannot ignore: the president is unfit

David Moscrop: What’s on the line when someone in whom public trust is placed fails to react appropriately to shame?

Natan Obed: From housing to climate change, Inuit experience profound inequities compared to most other Canadians. What will each party do to address this?

Michael Bernstein: We don’t all have to stop flying, swear off meat or close down our heavy industry to address climate change. Instead, we already have a better solution—an economy-wide carbon tax.

Andray Domise: It isn’t just mockery or having fun at the expense of offended minorities. It is the continuance of a white supremacist tradition.

Stephen Maher: If the momentum shifts, the NDP will suddenly be competitive in urban seats, while Tories can hope for the splits they need in the suburbs