Opinion

Ottawa’s centralized decision-making puts local embassy staff at risk

Will Canada deliver on its moral obligation to the persecuted Hazaras of Afghanistan?

Many of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable people still need to escape, and time is running out

In Afghanistan, one year forward, a quarter-century back

Plant a tree to slow global warming? If only it were so simple

‘Voters don’t have a clue who he is.’ Readers fear the real Pierre Poilievre, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 15

The UN just recognized access to a healthy environment is a universal human right. It’s time for Canada to take action

Canadian democracy needs something better than the House of Commons. Here’s what a new chamber could look like

Saskatchewan’s autonomy efforts are part of its tradition of resource resentment

Canada’s War Memorial is a reminder of selfless sacrifice, not a vaudeville stage for loud-mouthed ignoramuses

For the best chess players in the world, the queen isn’t the most important piece – it’s a supercomputer

Canada: From Toronto to Kelowna, the impossible country never fails to impress

Partition’s cruel legacy lives on

Why Canada is home to three of the most livable cities in the world

‘We could use more Clayton Rubys.’ Readers remember a civil rights giant, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 13

A year after the West’s withdrawal, Afghanistan is back in the dark ages

We owe Afghanistan’s women so much more

It feels nearly impossible to remain hopeful about the effort to rescue Afghans in danger

Data Dive with Nik Nanos: Hockey faces a national reckoning

Europeans have had their moment. It’s now time for a Canadian to lead NATO

Is reconciliation still possible for India and Pakistan, 75 years after Partition?

Where would Poilievre take the Conservatives? Not to the far right, but the far out

Would a test of my father’s embryo have predicted the man he would become?

Canada is already in the paid plasma business. We just like to pretend we’re not

The Pope can do more: Release records, return artifacts, remain accountable

Religious intolerance happens in Canada too, and it hasn’t gone away

It’s time to get cars out of Toronto’s High Park

‘You don’t need to like someone to appreciate what he is doing for you.’ Readers praise an unpopular PM, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 12

Jason Kenney needs to focus on ending the essay controversy

Would prosecuting Trump be worth the toll it would take on a fractured nation?

Our most intractable problems, like homelessness, are only getting harder to solve

The next Land Back battleground will be north of Lake Superior, as Chiefs say no to nuclear waste on their traditional lands

The Mar-a-Lago raid brings the United States a step closer to civil war

MLB’s Field of Dreams game is another example of baseball’s history of mythmaking

By asking farmers to cut emissions, is Ottawa biting the hand that feeds us?

‘Reinstating mask mandates and encouraging … booster shots could slow the spread of COVID-19 and improve staffing levels now.’ Readers react to the health care crisis, plus other letters for Aug. 11