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Opinion

Michael Spratt's litigation bag. (Photograph by Jessica Deeks)

The life of a litigation bag

Michael Spratt: I found the soon-to-be-retired tool of my trade in a dumpster nearly 15 years ago. Rescuing broken things is what good defence lawyers do.
O'Toole walks to the podium at the start of a news conference on Parliament Hill on Feb. 26, 2021 (CP/Adrian Wyld)

338Canada: O’Toole’s numbers sour

Philippe J. Fournier: Even within his own party, the Conservative leader is increasingly viewed unfavourably, pointing to challenges ahead to grow the party’s base
HMCS Harry deWolf heads from the Halifax Shipyard on its way to being delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy dockyard in Halifax on July 31, 2020 (CP/Andrew Vaughan)

In defence of Canadian shipbuilding

Jeffrey F. Collins: It would be nice if there were an off-the-shelf ship Canada could acquire, but none exist. Nations build ships to meet their own operational demands.