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Jamie Sarkonak: Alberta’s licence plate redo threatens to swap heritage for tackiness

Just one week after the Supreme Court of Canada decided to banish their iconic red robes to the historic archive, the United Conservative Party announced that it would be attempting to do the same to Alberta’s iconic licence plate — only, instead of at least going for a well-designed luxury look, the province is opting for tackiness. Read More
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Joel Kotkin: Trump or not, the U.S. is a vastly better partner for Canada than China

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent cordial sojourn to Washington, and his claim of a close relationship with Dr. Demento, leaves some hope that for a reconciliation between our two countries. This is a necessity for the United States, which needs its closest neighbour as an ally, but even more important for a Canada largely dependent on U.S. markets, tourists, and military power. Read More
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Chris Selley: In defence of those ‘ugly,’ ‘small’ government-designed house plans

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. unveiled a catalogue of free-to-use home designs this week, which are supposed to make it easier and quicker to get housing approved. The designs are specifically meant for homes to fill the so-called “missing middle” in established lower-density neighbourhoods: not traditional detached single-family homes, not apartment buildings, but the things in between, like fourplexes, six-plexes and laneway houses. Read More
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Barbara Kay: Trump willed peace plan into being. Give the man his victory lap

President Donald Trump set himself a grueling pace last weekend to ensure his fragile peace plan’s opening performance went off without a hitch. His mini-tour began with a twelve-hour flight to Israel, where he met with the hostage families and delivered a major address to the Knesset. This was followed by an air hop to another major address at a world leaders’ meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh. Factor in the usual schmoozing and glad-handing between formalities; it had to be a tiring day. Yet Trump looked as peppy at the end of his Middle East excursion as at the beginning. Read More
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