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Colby Cosh

Publishing · On our record since 2015

Where this writer stands

Public safety8 pieces

Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“I'd like to declare it for the record: I'm not happy that chronicling unnatural judicial outrages has become a full-time job for several National Post writers.” Read the piece

Federalism7 pieces

Ottawa leadsProvinces lead
“Section 33, negotiated by the provinces, provides a guarantee that legislatures retain the final say in determining those limits — a last-resort veto over the courts.” Read the piece

Labour3 pieces

Stronger unions and standardsMore flexibility for employers
“Listen, I don't really think teachers should have the power to strike at all, and I would expect that ending the strike in a completely traditional way by an act of the legislature was one of the more popular things the UCP has ever done.” Read the piece

Defence2 pieces

Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“liberal-democratic "middle powers" in Europe and Asia probably do need to co-operate more, invest more in their own defence bases and behave as if we may need to deter collectively against Russia, China and other possible threats, without presumptive leadership or even participation from the United States.” Read the piece

Trade2 pieces

Diversify away from one partnerDeeper continental integration
“The free-trade political beliefs Reagan articulates in the ad correspond to my own exactly.” Read the piece

Energy1 piece

Restrict new oil and gasExpand production and export
“Separatists are right about this much: almost any other country would have treated Alberta's oil reserves, and the natural endowments of the West generally, as a valuable strategic heirloom rather than a cancer to be treated.” Read the piece

Immigration1 piece

Higher permanent intakeLower intake
“Ford's statement suggests he'll put the wheels in motion. Taking him at his word for the sake of argument, and because his indignation is completely appropriate, there remains only one question: what will actually happen after the regulation is amended to exclude illegal immigrants?” Read the piece

Climate1 piece

Faster fossil phase-downSlower phase-down, production first
“Separatists are right about this much: almost any other country would have treated Alberta's oil reserves, and the natural endowments of the West generally, as a valuable strategic heirloom rather than a cancer to be treated.” Read the piece

Fiscal policy1 piece

Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Leaving aside all cost issues completely, it makes perfect sense that our prime minister should inhabit a guest cottage behind the viceregal palace, and not in some boreal version of the White House, which is both source and symbol of the toxic American cult of the chief magistrate.” Read the piece

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