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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: The Good Guys Don’t Always Win
You won a hockey game, dear Southern neighbors, not World War III.
Rupa Subramanya
On the Farm, Trump’s Tariffs Are Still Causing Misery
A fifth-generation farmer says the Supreme Court ruling can’t fix the damage caused by the president’s trade policy.
Rupa Subramanya
This Week in Canada: The Tragedy of Tumbler Ridge
We still don’t know what turned an 18-year-old into a killer; U.S. lawmakers take Canada’s side on tariffs; remembering the ‘Shawinigan Handshake’; and…
Rupa Subramanya
Canada and the U.S. Now Have Something Horrific in Common
The rampage in British Columbia destroyed the comfort long clung to by Canadians that school shootings are America’s problem.
Rupa Subramanya
This Week in Canada: If You Believe That, I Have a Bridge Named After Gordie Howe to Sell You
Donald Trump demands ‘kindness and respect’; Chinese-made electric vehicles are here to stay; and more.
Rupa Subramanya
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.
Rupa Subramanya
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
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