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Robyn Urback
StaffColumnistToronto
rurback@globeandmail.com
Robyn Urback is a current affairs columnist with The Globe and Mail. She previously worked as the editor of the opinion page at CBC News, and, before that, as a columnist and editorial board member at the National Post.
Robyn Urback abides by The Globe and Mail Editorial Code of Conduct

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It is important to prosecute even the oldest Nazis – especially now
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Here comes Canada’s (sort of) ban on (select) plastics that are (often) single-use
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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The secret to success in Canadian business? Befriending a Liberal cabinet minister
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Robyn Urback
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Do police officers in schools cause more harm than good?
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Robyn Urback
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Kanye West’s antisemitism seems anything but lucid
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act is a silly political dare, written in crayon
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Robyn Urback
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Assisted death shouldn’t be the fastest ‘treatment’ option for people with mental illness
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Robyn Urback
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Who was the Prime Minister who testified at the Emergencies Act inquiry, and how do we get more of him?
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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When it comes to dumb protests, there is such a thing as bad press
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Trudeau says he hasn’t been briefed on election interference from Beijing, but what might that mean?
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Canadian politicians should have better security, and the public should pay for it
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Defending our elections from Chinese interference should be a nonpartisan cause
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Since the start of the pandemic, Canada has not stopped short-changing our children
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Tips to curb your spending, courtesy of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Why does RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki still have her job?
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Parents are in no mood for a school strike. Doug Ford knows it
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Why do we allow Ontario’s Catholic school system to violate the Charter?
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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The Emergencies Act inquiry has revealed infighting and inertia – and it’s only just begun
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Canadians must give thanks to our Loblaw overlords for their generous new marketing campaign
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback
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Euthanasia for babies? Canada finds itself sliding down a slippery slope on MAID
Robyn Urback
Robyn Urback