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Noisy and at times obnoxious as the truckers’ protests have been, there is something novel here. Many of the ­rallies we’ve seen these last couple of years have been organized by left-of-centre groups with somewhat rarefied agendas.

Decades-old anti-Japanese resentment and fear exploded after the attack on Pearl Harbor, but Japanese Canadians were already excluded from mainstream Canadian society.

We have been living with a doctor ­shortage for a while now. New stories of clinics closing due to doctors retiring or choosing to leave have brought it back to the forefront.

High levels of inequality are ­incompatible with a well-being society, which must have equitable health.

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta all administer aspects of early learning and child care through designated branches of their respective education ministries.