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Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney’s coveted majority remains just out of reach

Has the war in Iran torpedoed a federal election in Canada? Just two weeks ago, speculation abounded that Prime Minister Mark Carney might call a vote to capitalize on sky-high polling numbers and his desire for a majority mandate. But 10 days into Operation Epic Fury, the likelihood of Canadians going to the polls this spring has radically diminished. Read More
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Special forces sergeant who assaulted ex-wife gets reduced sentence due to Canadian military service

A Canadian sergeant convicted of assaulting his former spouse three times has been handed a conditional discharge by an Ontario judge who noted a "link between his service-related concussions and the mental health deterioration" the soldier experienced from deploying to Iraq five times and Afghanistan thrice. Read More
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Adam Zivo: Amid the sirens and explosions, young Israelis keep on dancing

TEL AVIV — Bomb shelter dance parties were held throughout Israel last week in celebration of Purim, a holiday that commemorates the ancient rescue of the Jewish people from a genocidal Persian official. Despite frequent missile strikes and air-raid sirens, the festivities were defiantly joyful, epitomizing the resilience of a nation that has grown accustomed to war. Read More
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Kerry Sun: The Supreme Court may have just derailed the entire welfare system

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada delivered its latest stupefying ruling. According to an 8–1 majority in the case of Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda, the Charter requires the Quebec government to extend subsidized daycare benefits to refugee claimants — asylum seekers who have not yet proven the legitimacy of their claim to refugee status. Founded on a prevalent but contentious reading of constitutional equality rights, the court’s reasoning has far-reaching potential to destabilize parts of the nation’s immigration and social welfare systems. Read More
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What we’ve lost (7): Manners

The past 10 or 15 years have not been kind to Canada. Along with a decline in prosperity has come an erosion of the things that made our society great, a decline of what held us together and made us the envy of the world: things like resilience, friendship and service. In this series, National Post writers consider What We’ve Lost. Read More
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