Opinion

Veteran journalist Mohamed Fahmy, once wrongfully imprisoned himself, writes about torture and arbitrary detention in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar.

"This gold nugget is a decoy, a sparkly lure, a ball thrown for puppies," writes National Observer columnist Sandy Garossino after new allegations of scandal against President-elect Donald Trump.

What should happen now? The only fair outcome is one that best serves the interests of both parties, writes columnist Joan McEwen.

Raitt's strategy to differentiate herself from the negative and divisive politics so prevalent today may just pay off.

As 2016 drew to a gut-wrenching, heart-rending close, the PM gave every sign of doubling down on both oil production and climate policy.

As 2016 closes out, Sandy Garossino looks back at ten column highlights of the year.

Instead of being forthright about his own questions about his heritage, he accepted accolades based on a projected assumption of indigenous heritage and he profited by this deceit.

Columnist Sandy Garossino, Tsleil-Waututh First Nation Councillor Charlene Aleck, Sven Biggs, of Stand, and Kinder Morgan's Lizette Parsons Bell each weigh in on the controversial project.

Our climate targets have us heading for a three degree increase - a level at which scientists agree that large parts of the earth will become inhospitable to human civilization.

I have many questions about the Trudeau government's pipeline decisions, writes Charlene Aleck. The questions will haunt us long into the future if this project is allowed to proceed.

Know what else we need? Activists and politicians who can see the big picture enough to know a good deal when they see one. This is a good deal.

We'd like you to give you a list of the best books of the year, but since we couldn't read all of the 250,000 books published in 2016, here's a selection of some of the great ones.

A Senate committee is studying the best ways to help Canada move toward a lower-carbon economy. Vice-chair Paul J. Massicotte advocates greater use of biofuels.

More than 30 experts and civil society organizations are demanding government transparency on the national security consultations on Bill C-51 ending today. The text of their letter is here.

Minister Garneau was generous with his time; our meeting exceeding the allotted 30 minutes. For all his hospitality and diplomatic courtesy, however, we still walked away feeling patronized.