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		<title>Double-Double Standard: How Tim Hortons Lost the Plot</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Built for the Working Canadian Tim Hortons started in Hamilton. Not in a boardroom. Not in a marketing strategy session. In a working-class city built by people who showed up early, worked hard, and didn&#8217;t complain about it. The original customers weren&#8217;t looking for an experience. They wanted something hot, cheap, and fast before another [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>CBC&#8217;s Documentary Fraud Should Concern Every Canadian</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 02:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The CBC isn&#8217;t covering the news anymore. It&#8217;s manufacturing it. A recent investigation found that CBC producers used false identities and a shell company to set up interviews for a documentary targeting conservatives — specifically designed to challenge Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada&#8217;s first Prime Minister. That&#8217;s not journalism. That&#8217;s using taxpayer dollars to advance [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Vimy Ridge: The Defining Moment When Canada Became a Nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At first glance, Vimy Ridge was a brutal assault on a German-held escarpment in northern France, with mud, machine guns, and heavy sacrifice. But for Canada, it was far more: the crucible where our young dominion forged a proud national identity we still cherish today. I look to history because it still has something to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week marks 250 years since Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations. This book fundamentally changed how we understand economics, markets, and the role of government. The anniversary has sparked discussion in the media, including here in Canada. Columnists are revisiting Smith’s ideas and debating how they continue to shape our economic policies. Even [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The legacy of Stephen Harper has dominated political discourse this week, and for good reason. As someone who came of age politically during Harper’s leadership, I’ve had time to reflect on what his tenure meant for Canada and what we’ve lost since. I first got interested in politics, like many in my generation, by Stephen [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Canada is leading the G7 food inflation]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>looked back at Stephen Harper, a decade of Canadian Prosperity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, it was announced that former Prime Minister Stephen Harper will finally have his portrait unveiled in Parliament. For Canadian political leaders, this tradition often serves as the capstone of a public career. It is a formal and long-standing recognition of service to the country. The unveiling will naturally prompt renewed reflection on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Political Risks of Crossing the Floor: A Betrayal of Voters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Crossing the floor has always carried a heavy political price, and for good reason. When voters cast a ballot, they aren’t just choosing a name. They’re endorsing a set of values, a platform, and a team. That’s why Michael Ma’s decision to cross the floor feels like a betrayal. It feels like a slap in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Siemko]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recently, Tristan Hopper of the National Post examined the growing generational divide within Canada&#8217;s electorate. Increasingly, young Canadians are emerging as the more conservative demographic. They have spent a decade watching government mismanagement drive up debts and deficits. This has widened inequality and left them with fewer opportunities than their parents and grandparents. . Young [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Hidden Costs of Canada&#8217;s Growing Debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Canada will spend more than $55.6 billion this fiscal year on interest payments alone. Not on strengthening public services. Not on affordability. Not on anything that actually improves people’s lives. Just interest on a debt that keeps growing because governments refuse to live within their means That’s the part too often glossed over. Interest isn’t [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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