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Patrick Brethour
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Editorials editor at The Globe and Mail in Canada, Globeandmail.com
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Globe editorial: A vintage idea: Free trade within Canada
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Globe editorial: A vintage idea: Free trade within Canada
Donald Trump’s tariff threats underscore the longstanding need to dismantle internal trade barriers
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January 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Globe editorial: Trudeau's biggest regret? He didn't do the wrong thing on electoral reform
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Globe editorial: Trudeau’s biggest regret? He didn’t do the wrong thing on electoral reform
The outgoing PM says he really wanted to change the way Canadians vote but he was just too responsible to force it on them
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January 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Globe editorial: Speeding is the problem, not speed cameras
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Globe editorial: Speeding is the problem, not speed cameras
Lead-footed drivers shouldn’t feel aggrieved that they have to obey the law
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January 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Globe editorial: Justin Trudeau will leave behind a weaker nation
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Globe editorial: Justin Trudeau will leave behind a weaker nation
As prime minister, he failed to make Canada more prosperous, more united and more safe
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January 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Globe editorial: The enduring strength of our values
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Globe editorial: The enduring strength of our values
Donald Trump is wrong to pretend that Canada’s history and the values that have evolved from it can be dismissed with the wave of his hand
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January 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Globe editorial: How cities can protect crowds against the threat of vehicle ramming
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Globe editorial: How cities can protect crowds against the threat of vehicle-ramming attacks
The murder of 14 people on Bourbon Street is a reminder that a vibrant street-life makes for an easy target, and that people need better protection
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January 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Globe editorial: The Liberals open the door to foreign interference
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Globe editorial: The Liberals open the door to foreign interference
The party’s failure so far to tighten its membership eligibility rules could tarnish the outcome of its leadership race
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January 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Globe editorial: For Justin Trudeau, the future of the Liberals comes first
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Globe editorial: For Justin Trudeau, the future of the Liberals comes first
The Prime Minister’s explanation for prorogation is nonsense. The real reason is to salvage the electoral fortunes of the Liberal Party.
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January 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Globe editorial: The Liberals' slow walk in a fast-changing world
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Globe editorial: The Liberals’ slow walk in a fast-changing world
The Trudeau government has a bad habit of pushing urgent spending too far into the future
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January 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Globe editorial: A reality check on the Supreme Court's legal hypotheticals
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Globe editorial: A reality check on the Supreme Court’s legal hypotheticals
The constitutionality of a law should not depend on an exercise of the imagination. And understanding the law should not require a philosophy degree
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January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Globe editorial : Canada must start talking about the Trump tax
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Globe editorial: Canada must start talking about the Trump tax
Enough with the panicked response from the Liberals. Ottawa needs to make it clear that Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on Canadian exports would make life harder for Americans
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January 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Globe editorial: The smarter fix for falling birth rates
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Globe editorial: The smarter fix for falling birth rates
Canada needs policies that will encourage women to have more children while also supporting their career choices
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January 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Globe editorial: Moments of light from a dark year
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Globe editorial: Moments of light from a dark year
There was a lot of bad news in 2024, but there was also good news that reaffirmed our humanity
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January 1, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Globe editorial: A river treaty that will replenish the U.S.-Canada relationship
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Globe editorial: A river treaty that will replenish the U.S.-Canada relationship
The historic pact governing the use of the Columbia River’s waters needs to be updated, a chance for a moment of amity between Canada and the United States.
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December 31, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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Globe editorial: Photojournalism shines the light of reality in the age of AI
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Globe editorial: Photojournalism shines the light of reality in the age of AI
An honest picture is worth 1,000 words, but the rise of fake images threatens our notion of truth
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December 30, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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Globe editorial: Warm winters are chilling the Canadian spirit
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Globe editorial: Warm winters are chilling the Canadian spirit
The sublime pleasure of playing outside is at risk as sub-zero temperatures become rarer
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December 28, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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How can Canada reach the 2% of GDP defence spending target quickly?

@justinmassie.bsky.social and I offer a few ideas in the @theglobeandmail.com

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Opinion: How Canada can reach NATO’s two per cent target–and quickly
The Canadian government needs to go beyond aspirational pledges, and do it before Donald Trump leverages Ottawa’s defence spending in bilateral relations
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December 27, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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Globe editorial: The epic tale of Trudeau's political futility
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Globe editorial: The epic tale of Trudeau’s political futility
No matter what the Prime Minister and the Liberals have tried, they just can’t seem to get voters on their side
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December 27, 2024 at 3:01 PM
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Globe editorial, Christmas Eve edition
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Globe editorial: Here we come a-wassailing: The Globe’s annual collection of updated Christmas carols
For your holiday pleasure, Warren Clements has once again set the news of the past year to the music of your favourite noëls
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December 24, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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Globe editorial: Ottawa's neglect of the military is recklessly indefensible
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Globe editorial: Ottawa’s neglect of the military is recklessly indefensible
The latest report from the Department of Defence shows the CAF’s preparedness is in steep decline
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December 23, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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Globe editorial: To Christmas markets that run year round
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Globe editorial: To Christmas markets that run year-round
The magical feeling of seasonal streetscapes are attainable, if Canadians want them
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December 21, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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Canada falls short on NORAD obligations, military readiness, report says

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Canada falls short on NORAD obligations, military readiness, report says
According to National Defence report, Canada’s commitments to the North American Aerospace Defence Command agreement declined in 2023-24 fiscal year
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December 20, 2024 at 3:06 AM
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Globe editorial: Wake up and smell the tariffs, Ottawa
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Globe editorial: Wake up and smell the tariffs, Ottawa
Canada is facing an existential crisis, but the Liberal government doesn’t seem all that concerned about it
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December 20, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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Globe editorial: Oh, about those other trade barriers, premiers
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Globe editorial: Oh, about those other trade barriers, premiers
Interprovincial trade barriers are harming the Canadian economy, but you don’t see the premiers up in arms about it
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December 19, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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Globe editorial: Haiti's agony requires action from Canada
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Globe editorial: Haiti’s agony requires action from Canada
Stability in the violence-wracked country will require Ottawa to move from the margins
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December 18, 2024 at 1:42 PM