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Rupa Subramanya
Rupa Subramanya is a writer for the Free Press. She lives in Ottawa, Canada.
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This Week in Canada: Carney Wins Because We Have So Much to Lose
His declaration in Davos that the old world order is breaking down will likely boost the prime minister’s political strength at home.
Rupa Subramanya
Determined to Die
Kiano Vafaeian was not terminally ill—and did not need to be to end his own life under Canada’s assisted suicide program.
Rupa Subramanya
This Week in Canada: The Enemy of My Enemy Is My New Friend
‘If you’re going to screw us, we have other options’ is the lesson of Carney’s trip to China—and the deal he came home with.
Rupa Subramanya
This Week in Canada: Are We Next for the ‘Donroe Doctrine’?
Donald Trump isn’t just trolling us anymore; a flimsy attack on Jewish Canadians who fought for Israel; and more.
Rupa Subramanya
This Week in Canada: The U.S. Still Needs Our Oil
Venezuela will need years to challenge Canada’s heavy-crude dominance; erasing Jewish history at the art museum; and more.
Rupa Subramanya
This Week in Canada: Extremism Is Extremely Normal
A foiled terror plot does not mean we are safe; race-based sentencing helps a sex offender; my shoplifting near-miss; and more.
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This Week in Canada: Carney Makes the Center Look Cool Again
More property rights mayhem; liquor-store patriotism; a politician who really, really likes Christmas parties; and more.
Rupa Subramanya
This Land Is Not Your Land
What if someone told you that your home really belongs to the people who lived there 150 years ago? It’s happening in Canada.
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This Week in Canada: We Changed Our Minds About Climate Change
Energy independence tops existential doom; Trump’s tariffs topple a steel town; land acknowledgments run even more amok; and much more.
Rupa Subramanya
This Week in Canada: Be Careful What You Say About God
Carney moves toward the middle; an anti-hate bill spells trouble for religious believers; so long to ‘feminist foreign policy’; and much more.
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This Week in Canada: ‘They Don’t Fear Authority Anymore’
Pro-Palestinian protesters barricade Jewish students in a room at their own meeting; a Remembrance Day tribute to an immigrant who became a war hero…
Rupa Subramanya
How One Ad Sank U.S.-Canada Trade Talks
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s anti-tariff ad pleased Canadians who are tired of Trump’s bluster, but ‘a price has got to be paid.’
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