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Colby Cosh: Carney’s surrender to Trump was inevitable

One funny thing about the “elbows up!” slogan of the New Canadian Nationalism is that in real life it’s pretty hard to hit yourself with your own elbow. But in the actual policy sphere, most of what we might do to put our elbows up against the United States involves self-harm or, at a minimum, self-denial. Read More
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It’s not ‘elbows up’ approach as RCMP renews contracts for American helicopters, industry association says

OTTAWA — The RCMP has renewed the contracts for three Black Hawk helicopters to patrol the Canada-U.S. border, despite accusations by the industry association that the contracts are the opposite of the government’s “elbows up” approach and that the choppers don't meet the government's own safety regulations. Read More
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Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog ‘until certain conditions are met’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran's president on Wednesday ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after American and Israeli airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities, likely further limiting inspectors' ability to track Tehran's program that had been enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels. Read More
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Chris Selley: Angst over flying the Canadian flag was pure media invention

One of the stupidest arguments to emerge during Canada’s pandemic experience was the idea that by flying the Canadian flag, the Freedom Convoy types had ruined the Canadian flag for everyone else. And that Canadians, as a result, were hesitant to display the flag lest they be thought of as anti-vaxxers, COVID-deniers or outright Nazis. Read More
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