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Jonathan Kay: Meet Thomas Mulcair, our Supreme Court conspiracy-theorist-in-chief

Conspiracy theories are like lovers: They come in pairs. There’s the original plot — and then there’s the cover-up, often more elaborate and dastardly than the underlying crime. Take the JFK assassination. Various conspiracist camps will bicker about whether the … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: China’s ruthless foreign policy is changing the world in dangerous ways

Are we witnessing the end of the “American age”? It depends whom you ask. But one thing is certain: Thanks to the near-bankruptcy of the American welfare state, Washington is losing both the means and desire to project power across … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: The right to a fair trial trumps the right to the niqab

If human beings were truth-telling robots, we would not be discussing the issue of whether a niqab-covered Muslim woman should be permitted to testify in Canadian court: The very spectacle of courtroom testimony would be unnecessary, since judges and juries … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: Trudeau’s touchy-feely terrorism comments will hurt him more than any Tory attack ad

On the last anniversary of 9/11, I wrote in this newspaper: “How much has Canada changed in the last eleven years? Consider this … In a CBC interview broadcast on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, then-prime minister Jean Chrétien … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: The good news about Canadian children, according to UNICEF

Child Well-being In Rich Countries: A Comparative Overview, UNICEF’s just-released report, makes for interesting reading — but not for the reasons reported by most Canadian media. “Canadian kids’ well-being trails other rich nations” is how one Toronto-area newspaper reported the … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: A ‘Social Contract’ for Toronto’s casino? Meyer Lansky is spinning in his grave

Toronto’s city manager has released his report on the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.’s plan for a new casino in the city. I’ve read the highlights. And all I can say is: Meyer Lansky must be rolling around in his … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: Our federal budgets have become yawners — and that’s a good thing

For journalists, budget time was fun back in the years when the Conservatives were fresh to power. Theories of a “secret” Tory agenda to radically shrink government were still popular. And the minority Parliament of 2004-2006 added the drama of … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: Separatism, language cops, terror apologism, corruption, massive debt: welcome to the car wreck called Quebec (1)

Of all the fantasies spun by Quebec separatists, the most absurd is the notion that the province’s fiscal and governance problems will be solved through the magical elixir of independence. In fact, the opposite is true: The Parti Québécois’ single-minded … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: Human rights commissions have had their day

Would any Canadian government, even at the provincial level, ever have the courage to eliminate the human rights commissions (HRCs) whose judgments have become such a national joke in recent years? If you think the answer is no, consider a … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: Attawapiskat protestors hurting First Nations with lawless blockade of De Beers mine (1)

Canadian politicians and First Nations leaders all agree that economic development will be critical for raising the living standards of Canada’s native population. In many cases, this will mean bringing large, multinational corporations onto traditional native lands — because only … Continue reading

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Jonathan Kay: With the claim of ‘soft ethnocide,’ Quebec’s separatists reach a pathetic new low (1)

Eleven years ago, when Quebec’s provincial government announced it was going to boycott the Golden Jubilee, Mark Steyn provided the definitive explanation for why separatism in that province is doomed. “I’m open to persuasion on the separatist thing,” he told … Continue reading

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