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Rex Murphy

A mop, a bucket and civility26

Dame Partington, the Atlantic Ocean and parliamentary reform 22/11/08 12:00 AM 26

MARGARET WENTE

A black swan comes home to roost29

Speaking of birds, who can blame you if you're feeling like a turkey? 22/11/08 12:00 AM 29

Jeffrey Simpson

What America's clean-air booster means for Canada21

Confirmed: Detroit has lost its influence in Washington 22/11/08 12:00 AM 21

Marcus Gee

When the Jolly Roger flies over Somalia52

Piracy can't be beaten at sea. The solution lies on shore, at the source of the problem 21/11/08 12:00 AM 52

Globe Editorial

Steering by vital ratio3

Ottawa should focus on the debt-to-GDP ratio 22/11/08 12:00 AM 3

A great national festival2

If Canada has a single national sporting event, it is surely the Grey Cup 22/11/08 12:00 AM 2

Saved by a big brother4

Why do some young people succeed in life, and others go terribly awry? 22/11/08 12:00 AM 4

Test yourself


The week in questions: Where did the RCMP want to board officers during the Olympics?

Collected Wisdom


The yawning gap: Why babies and infants don't 'catch' our yawns 6

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Insight, analysis and opinion: The Globe's regular columnists; Christie Blatchford: General Interest; Murray Campbell: Queen's Park; Marcus Gee: International Affairs; John Ibbitson: The United States; Roy MacGregor: This Country; Lawrence Martin: From Ottawa; Gary Mason: British Columbia; Rex Murphy: General Interest; Rick Salutin: From the left; Doug Saunders: Reckoning; Jeffrey Simpson: National Affairs; Margaret Wente: General Interest

Munk Debates


What is Canada's responsibility?: The merits and pitfall of humanitarian interventions 13; Related: Submit a question to the forum; Related: Get tickets in advance

Mia Farrow: We owe them protection: The case for humanitarian intervention 25

John Bolton: Aspirations don't make foreign policy: The case against humanitarian intervention 30

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Globe panel on Obama's historic U.S. election win: Prominent Canadians debate the issue in this online feature 22


Eminent Canadians on 'what next' for Canada?: Prominent Canadians debate the issue in this online feature 35


What do you think of China as Olympic host?: Prominent Canadians debate the issue in this online feature 81


When is an apology not enough? or too much?: Prominent Canadians debate the issue in a new online feature 96

The Grano Series


In the U.S., 'ordinary leadership will not be sufficient': David Gergen is uniquely positioned to size up the men and woman who would be president 8; Video: David Gergen

James Carville on the U.S. primaries: In Pictures: Grano lecture series; Video: Carville lecture

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Jeffrey Simpson: The Liberals still don't know what to say in Quebec65

Without being a bridge between Quebec and the rest of Canada, just what is the Liberal Party of Canada? 21/11/08 12:00 AM 65

Lawrence Martin: Unremarkable, maybe – but a prudent blueprint24

The Harper government put out some important signals in the Throne Speech 20/11/08 4:40 AM 24

Reginald Stackhouse: Why politics must be war17

Parliament has not evolved from its medieval origins to become a good neighbour club 20/11/08 4:46 AM 17

Globe editorial: Pragmatism in time of economic crisis22

The Speech from the Throne suggests that Canadians will indeed be getting the government they thought they were voting for 20/11/08 4:53 AM 22

Jeffrey Simpson: Listening to the sounds of health-care silence43

Canadians are just spinning wheels, spending money, carrying on 19/11/08 12:13 AM 43

More Globe editorials

Globe editorials: Actual, bearable accommodations7

Accommodating disabled people should be seen as part of the cost of doing business in Canada 21/11/08 12:00 AM 7

A vivid alternative27

Bob Rae's announcement that he is indeed seeking the leadership of the federal Liberals is good news for his party, and the country 21/11/08 12:00 AM 27

Sign of desperation9

Make no mistake: Al-Qaeda's leadership is scared of Barack Obama 21/11/08 12:00 AM 9

Education by surveillance58

Queen's use of 'student facilitators' to stamp out the expression of incorrect thought among its students is at odds with the mission of a university 20/11/08 4:55 AM 58

Navies and the rule of law7

It is not enough to capture pirates, when international law does not give clear authority to do much with them 20/11/08 5:00 AM 7

More Commentary

Rami Khouri: Germany's Green Obama breaks barriers38

Turkish immigrant son's victory equals or even tops the election of America's first black president. 21/11/08 12:00 AM 38

Rick Salutin: Peter Kastner, Canadian artist12

My late friend was a true Canadian. He had alternative models and an alternate viewpoint. 21/11/08 12:00 AM 12

Adrienne Clarkson: The Aga Khan: faith and action35

On the occasion of his Golden Jubilee and his visit to Canada, Adrienne Clarkson reflects on the spiritual and ethical leader 20/11/08 11:35 PM 35

Margaret Wente: Up next: free heroin for addicts124

It will apparently make them happier, healthier, and less inclined to steal 20/11/08 4:38 AM 124

Senator Donald Oliver: An all-inclusive president11

Why Canadians of all colours, religions and backgrounds can celebrate Barack Obama's victory 20/11/08 4:39 AM 11

Globe Essay

Globe essay: Quebec's false turn and its next realignment49

If the polls are right, the Liberal status quo will be reinstated and the PQ is in for some psychoanalysis. 22/11/08 12:00 AM 49

John O'Sullivan: Republicans, take heart!141

It might have been much, much worse 14/11/08 10:45 AM 141

Paul Adams: Debunking the fallacy of a united left182

The Liberals have twice as much to gain by going for the centre 08/11/08 12:00 AM 182

Roland Paris: Trying to reach the Taliban173

Afghan peace talks will work only if insurgents find themselves in stalemate 01/11/08 12:00 AM 173

Jeffrey Simpson: Quebeckers' mental Bloc468

In the wake of the Bloc Québécois's sixth consecutive electoral success, Stephen Harper has been reintroduced to the Quebec political culture 18/10/08 12:00 AM 468