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    Reporting of sexual assaults in the military is a step forward: Editorial

    A Statistics Canada survey found nearly 1,000 members of Canada’s armed forces say they were sexually assaulted in the past year. But 80 per cent now say they trust that their complaints will be taken seriously.

    • Editorials
      Canada can help Cuba along a new path: Editorial

      Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can continue to play a role in influencing Cuba to be more open to the world.

    • Editorials
      City council must fully implement anti-poverty plan: Editorial

      A new study from the United Way shows it costs $4.4 billion to $5.5 billion to ignore poverty in Toronto. City council has a plan, TO Prosperity, in place to combat it. It should fully fund the plan this year if for no other reason than to save money.

    • Editorials
      Pauline Johnson would fit the bill for Canada’s currency: Editorial

      The Bank of Canada is choosing an iconic woman to grace a banknote in 2018. It will be the first time a woman, other than the Queen, has appeared on a bill.

  • Editorials
    Election changes will strengthen democracy: Editorial

    Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef is trying to undo the damage caused by Harper-era reforms with a series of changes to the law. None of them are earth-shaking, but all of them make sense.

  • Editorials
    End child poverty: Editorial

    In 1989 the House of Commons committed to put an end to child poverty by the year 2000. Twenty-seven years later it has yet to fulfill that promise. In the meantime, things have gotten worse, not better.

Columnists

  • Commentary
    Trudeau’s eulogy doesn’t need an apology: Mallick

    Canadians have a pre-existing condition. It’s called being Canadian. We are different.

  • Queen's Park
    Loyalty doesn’t go the distance with Air Miles: Cohn

    It’s bad enough when a business is guilty of bait and switch. But beware bait and devalue, when your points are vaporized.

  • Commentary
    First Nations have most to lose in pipeline battle: Steward

    During the past few years First Nations opposition to resource development projects has pushed the issue of their rights to the forefront where it belongs.

  • Commentary
    Jon Stewart exit left our soul on a hanger: Mallick

    Where are Stewart and the old Stephen Colbert when we need them the most?

  • Commentary
    Making sense of Justin Trudeau’s cash for access scandal: Walkom

    The prime minister’s attendance at a pricey Liberal fundraiser may not pass the smell test. But smell isn’t everything.

  • Canada
    Fidel Castro was Canada’s favourite dictator: Walkom

    He wasn't big on human rights. But he did stand up to the Americans.

Commentary

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  • Commentary
    Anger at trade deals propelled Donald Trump to victory

    Working-class whites were enraged at the Clinton couple about two trade deals that cost a great many jobs over the past 20 years.

  • Commentary
    On ‘Giving Tuesday,’ take a stand by donating

    Today, perhaps more than ever, Giving Tuesday provides us with an opportunity to push against troubling trends and make a point about the world we want to see.

  • Commentary
    Trudeau’s eulogy doesn’t need an apology: Mallick

    Canadians have a pre-existing condition. It’s called being Canadian. We are different.

  • Commentary
    First Nations have most to lose in pipeline battle: Steward

    During the past few years First Nations opposition to resource development projects has pushed the issue of their rights to the forefront where it belongs.

  • Commentary
    Jon Stewart exit left our soul on a hanger: Mallick

    Where are Stewart and the old Stephen Colbert when we need them the most?

Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon
Theo Moudakis: Liberals and tolls
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    Theo Moudakis: Strange bedfellows
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    Greg Perry: Gray Jay Who
  • Editorial Cartoon
    Patrick Corrigan: Mass deception
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    Theo Moudakis: Legacy of tolls
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    Theo Moudakis: Justin and jets
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    Theo Moudakis: Justin Claus

Public Editor

Public Editor
Listening for truth and reconciliation: Public Editor

‘The status quo is unacceptable.’ Canadian media must listen to Indigenous voices to help build truth and reconciliation.

  • Public Editor
    I should have listened to my dad about Donald Trump: Public Editor

    Journalism’s soul-searching over its failure to predict Donald Trump’s triumph has begun in earnest.

  • Public Editor
    More discussion about demeaning team names needed: Public Editor

    Blue Jays baseball may be done but the debate about offensive team names isn’t over.

    • Public Editor
      Readers still care about language use: Public Editor

      Rarely a day goes by without several Toronto Star readers emailing the public editor’s office to point out spelling, grammar and usage errors that slip through the writing and editing process.

    • Public Editor
      When does Star report race of suspects wanted by police?: Public Editor

      ‘As a news organization committed to equal dignity for all, the Star bears considerable responsibility to guard against reinforcing unfair racial stereotypes.’

    • Public Editor
      Do you know the year this Beatles photo was taken?: Public Editor

      Crowd sourcing a correction: We want to know what you know about this photo of the Fab Four performing in Toronto.

    Readers' Letters

    • Readers' Letters
      Liberal government’s green policies get the blame for rising hydro rates, readers say

      If Premier Kathleen Wynne “doesn’t get the message, she can turn the lights off when she leaves Queen’s Park in 2018.”

    • Readers' Letters
      Groundswell of right-wing populism will test our Canadian resolve, readers say

      Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch hopes to “transform the Ford Nation phenomenon into a full-fledged national movement.”

    • Readers' Letters
      Alt-right signs reflect Ford Nation resentment, readers say

      However, most have faith in their fellow Canadians and don’t believe there is fertile soil for open displays of hate here.

    • Readers' Letters
      U.S. voters missed a chance to inspire young women, readers say

      In addition to Hillary Clinton’s loss, we will miss Michelle Obama as a fabulous role model for girls and women. She will be greatly missed.

    • Readers' Letters
      Canadians strongly favour proportional representation

      Readers insist the Liberal government should honour its promise to reform our electoral system, with proportional representation the most popular alternative.

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