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Eugene Lang
Publishing · On our record since 2006
Where this writer stands
Defence2 pieces
Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“Canada answered the call from its closest ally, giving the U.S. exactly what it asked for and what it needed from Canada.” Read the piece
Foreign affairs1 piece
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“This strategy involves continuing partnerships where beneficial opportunities lie, and exploring new relationships. But this is only possible if the new strategy recognizes that Canada's national interests are more than the sum of its NORAD and NATO obligations.” Read the piece
Only opinion columns and editorials are scored. Each piece is read twice by a language model, which records the author's own stance on a policy topic only where the piece argues one, with a quote that must appear in the piece. An author's position on a topic is the average of their pieces, weighted by the model's confidence. News reporting is listed but never scored.
Recent work
- If Canada wants economic security, it must tolerate a bigger government hand in businessOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 4, 2026
- The United Nations needs more Canada, not lessOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 5, 2026
- On 9/11, Canadians stood side by side with our closest friend and ally. What a difference 25 years makesOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 10, 2026
- Opinion: Canada’s new defence policy must do away with the old orthodoxiesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 17, 2026
- Opinion: Hey, Trump: Here’s how Canada punched above its military weight in Afghanistan — from someone with a front-row seatOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Feb 4, 2026
- Opinion: Our federal leaders won’t trust Canadians with the hard truth about defence spendingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 12, 2024
- Opinion: Ukraine deserves a long-term financial commitment from CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 11, 2024
- Lang: New pact between Australia, U.S. and U.K. shows Canada’s waning global relevanceOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 23, 2021
- Lang: It's time to invoke the federal Emergencies Act to fight COVIDOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 23, 2021
- Lang: Lessons from the Julie Payette affair? Even the governor general can be held accountableOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 24, 2021
- Lang: Missing – public servants who could warn Trudeau about WE conflictOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 15, 2020
- Lang: Missing – public servants who could warn Trudeau about WE conflictOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 15, 2020
- Why Canada is losing at the UNOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 24, 2020
- Lang: COVID-19 aftermath – the government can't keep improvising foreverOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 14, 2020
- Opinion: Canada is rich - and cheapOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 8, 2019
- Lang: The rise of Boris Johnson reinforces populist narratives. Will Canada follow suit?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 8, 2019
- Lang: The rise of Boris Johnson reinforces populist narratives. Will Canada follow suit?Opinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 8, 2019
- Lang: The rise of Boris Johnson reinforces populist narratives. Will Canada follow suit?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 8, 2019
- Lang: John McCallum's China gaffe shouldn't obscure his successesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 30, 2019
- Opinion: John McCallum's China gaffe shouldn't obscure his successesOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jan 30, 2019
- Canada’s trade retaliation is rational, but Trump isn’t – that’s why it won’t workOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 19, 2018
- Remind us, why does Canada want a seat on the UN Security Council?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · May 6, 2018
- Why Canada misfired on ballistic missile defenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 25, 2017
- Farewell to the Tragically Hip, Canada’s greatest rock band | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 18, 2016
- Farewell to the Tragically Hip, Canada’s greatest rock bandOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 18, 2016
- Canada’s economic image problem | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 1, 2016
- Canada’s economic image problemOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 1, 2016
- Stéphane Dion will bring conviction back to Canadian foreign policyOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 13, 2015
- Harper’s foreign policy: all war, no diplomacyOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 24, 2015
- Harper’s foreign policy: all war, no diplomacyOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 24, 2015
- Is the Bank of Canada quietly moving to the left?Opinion · Toronto Star · Mar 3, 2015
- Monetarism is dead, finallyOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 17, 2015
- We need new thinking to meet Canada’s new challengesOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 25, 2014
- What Keystone XL pipeline means to Barack ObamaOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 22, 2014
- Canada’s messy way of going to warOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 8, 2014
- In lead-up to federal election, all politics is fiscalOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 4, 2014
- Kathleen Wynne’s victory a strong rebuke to the austerity agendaOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 18, 2014
- Wynne, Hudak offer stark choice between competing visions | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 11, 2014
- Wynne, Hudak offer stark choice between competing visionsOpinion · Toronto Star · May 11, 2014
- Did the 1995 referendum kill Quebec separatism?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 12, 2014
- What Canada gained (and lost) in AfghanistanOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 25, 2014
- What Canada gained (and lost) in Afghanistan | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 24, 2014
- Closer reading of StatsCan report troubling for middle classOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 1, 2014
- Message to the oilpatch: beware Neil YoungOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 9, 2014
- Stephen Harper’s historic tax-cutting legacyOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 26, 2013
- Stephen Harper's historic tax-cutting legacyOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 26, 2013
- What Nelson Mandela meant to Generation XOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 9, 2013
- Are Canadians free traders or just Europhiles?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 30, 2013
- It wasn’t Ignatieff’s fault; it was Liberals’ fault for picking himOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 9, 2013
- It’s the middle class, stupidOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 13, 2013
- Industrial policy is back — except in OntarioOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 14, 2013
- Margaret Thatcher, Kathleen Wynne, Alison Redford and the politics of convictionOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 13, 2013
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 20, 2013
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 20, 2013
- Liberals need to take advantage of being thirdOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 6, 2013
- Liberals need to take advantage of being thirdOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 5, 2013
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 23, 2012
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 23, 2012
- An inconvenient truth for the GOP: Canada's system is betterOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
- Why Canada shouldn't strut on the global stageOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012