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It just got a lot easier for Ottawa to say ‘no’ to HuaweiSaying no to Huawei is not just something Canada's allies want to see us do, but also something that would protect Canada’s national security interests, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryOct 4, 2021
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Foreign policy didn’t dominate the campaign, but the next government won’t be able to ignore itCanada's foreign policy is out of step with our allies, Rob Breakenridge writes, and that creates a challenge for any government to come — no matter the party.CommentarySep 18, 2021
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The only problem with the Bill 21 question is how our leaders respondedIt’s totally fair to ask the federal leaders about Quebec’s Bill 21, Rob Breakenridge says, and it’s disappointing to see how afraid some of them are to call it out.CommentarySep 11, 2021
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Three leaders’ debates — two of which are in French — simply aren’t enoughWe shouldn't be confined to the two official commission-sanctioned debates, Rob Breakenridge says. 'Let’s just open it up.'CommentarySep 4, 2021
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Ottawa’s Afghanistan failure is a stain on the countryUltimately, Canada’s efforts to evacuate those wanting to leave Afghanistan were too little, too late, and too bureaucratic, writes Rob Breakenridge.CommentaryAug 27, 2021
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Yes, the prime minister absolutely should think about monetary policyMonetary policy — that is, how to respond to inflation — is absolutely something a Canadian prime minister needs to think about, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryAug 20, 2021
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No, it’s not the governor general’s place to deny an election callIf Trudeau and the Liberals are prepared to call an early election based solely on narrow partisan interests, then it's up to Canadian voters to decide, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryJul 31, 2021
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Canada is belatedly doing right by our Afghan allies — but why did it take this long?It is a tragic commentary on the situation in Afghanistan that this matter now has such urgency, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryJul 27, 2021
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Lack of consequences for Carolyn Bennett is par for the course for the LiberalsIf a Conservative behaved the way Carolyn Bennett did this week, the Liberals would be satisfied with nothing less than a resignation. And they’d be right, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryJun 26, 2021
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Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has a problem — and it’s AlbertaIn light of recent developments, we can upgrade the possibility of a fall federal election to 'near certainty.' Rob Breakenridge discusses that that means for Erin O'Toole.CommentaryJun 19, 2021
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Holes in the RCMP’s Nova Scotia narrative are a bigger story than leaked 911 callsRather than asking the RCMP what they’re going to do about the leak, we should be asking them instead some hard questions about this massive discrepancy, Rob Breakenridge says.CanadaJun 12, 2021
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Vaccines work. Our travel rules should reflect thatThe government boasts of success in procuring vaccines and urges Canadians to be immunized, yet we see no reflection of that in our border policies, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryMay 29, 2021
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Canadians deserve more inspiring, less tepid federal messaging on vaccines, restrictionsSomeone clearly thought Prime Minister Trudeau's message of a “one-dose summer” and “two-dose fall” was clever and catchy, but it’s really anything but, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryMay 15, 2021
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Plans to regulate user-generated internet content are both worrying and pointlessThere is little doubt that in our digital world, the concept of “broadcasting” has evolved. But Canada’s Broadcasting Act seems stuck in a different era, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryMay 8, 2021
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Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole should forget about the idea of mandatory votingIf this was meant as some trial balloon, Rob Breakenridge says, let’s pop this one quickly: Canada does not need and should not want mandatory voting.CommentaryMay 1, 2021
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Canada’s response to coronavirus variants does not inspire confidenceIt should really come as no big surprise that we’re starting to find cases of the B.1.617 variant here, Rob Breakenridge says. The question is why we waited so long to respond.CommentaryApr 24, 2021
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Our overly cautious approach to the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine needs to changeWe're in the throes of a very serious third wave of COVID-19 at the moment and we need as much of a vaccine arsenal we can get, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryApr 17, 2021
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The Liberals are in no position to be boasting about their COVID-19 pandemic responseIf the Liberals are going to congratulate themselves on how they’ve handled COVID-19, then it’s certainly fair to scrutinize their record, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryApr 10, 2021
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O’Toole talks a good game about change, but let’s see the follow-throughWhile it can be challenging for an opposition leader to grab the spotlight, O'Toole's speech to the Conservative policy convention was an ideal opportunity to turn things around.CommentaryMar 20, 2021
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The search for Canada’s new governor general is not off to a great startThis process has become about more than just a replacement, Rob Breakenridge writes — it’s about rebuilding public confidence in the institution itself.CommentaryMar 13, 2021
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After the demise of Keystone XL, Ottawa must do all it can to save Line 5The potential loss of Line 5 would be something much different than losing Keystone XL, Rob Breakenridge says, and the effect would be very immediate and very real.CommentaryMar 6, 2021
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Trudeau’s friendship with Biden doesn’t mean much if he can’t deliver resultsBefore Canadians get too caught up in the warming relationship between Washington and Ottawa, we should ask what's in it for us, Rob Breakenridge writes.CommentaryFeb 27, 2021
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Recent Liberal announcements seem like little more than political distractionsGiven the current public mood, it’s fair to ask whether the Liberal government is trying to distract voters from its pandemic response, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryFeb 20, 2021
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How can we not boycott the 2022 Beijing Games?Canadian athletes may be off to Beijing in 12 months for the 2022 Olympics, but that doesn't mean it's the right move to send them there, Rob Breakenridge says.CommentaryFeb 13, 2021
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We can condemn and combat extremism without loosening the definition of ‘terrorism’Loosening the definition of “terrorism” could set a troubling precedent, Rob Breakenridge argues — one that could be abused for political purposes.CommentaryFeb 6, 2021
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