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Marcus Kolga
Publishing · On our record since 2014
Where this writer stands
Foreign affairs5 pieces
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“To help end this war, we must do more. First, we must enforce existing sanctions against Kremlin-aligned actors in Canada who collaborate with Russian state media, think tanks and propaganda platforms.” Read the piece
Defence3 pieces
Restrain spending and deploymentsHigher spending and more capability
“Canada needs a civil defence corps to strengthen resilience, support the CAF, and prepare for the crises that we already face.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- How journalists are keeping Ukrainians safeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 12, 2026
- Canada’s best defence against foreign influence is an informed publicOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 1, 2026
- Alexander Ovechkin used his fame to back Putin. We must remember thatOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 24, 2026
- Opinion: Canada must confront the Kremlin’s agents at homeOpinion · National Post · Sep 20, 2026
- Opinion: This is the history that Vladimir Putin wants us to forgetOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 20, 2026
- Opinion: The new foreign interference law is a good start. Will it work?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 10, 2026
- Opinion: Canada cannot trade away the danger of a Russia-China allianceOpinion · National Post · Aug 4, 2026
- Marcus Kolga: Putin’s Russia is at a dead end — Canada must help Ukraine finish the jobOpinion · National Post · Jul 9, 2026
- Opinion: In an uncertain climate, Canada needs a civil defence corpsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 28, 2026
- Opinion: The U.S. is interfering with public debate in Greenland. Canada could be nextOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 7, 2025
- Opinion: Canada must sanction the Chinese tech companies fuelling the horrors in UkraineOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 17, 2025
- Marcus Kolga: University of Toronto education project risks reinforcing Russian disinformationOpinion · National Post · Jul 4, 2025
- Opinion: Canada can help its allies ditch their dependence on Russian energyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 22, 2025
- Opinion: Federal leaders should commit to designating Russia a terrorist stateOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 23, 2025
- Trump is not the only threat to Canadian sovereignty. He might not even be the most urgentOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 19, 2025
- Marcus Kolga: Putin is winning the war against democracyOpinion · National Post · Mar 3, 2025
- KOLGA: Restoring pride in Canada’s military essential to democracyOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jan 24, 2025
- Kolga: Victims of Communism memorial — those who suffered won't be forgottenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 12, 2024
- Marcus Kolga: We ignore Russian influence at our perilOpinion · National Post · Sep 12, 2024
- Opinion: To rid the world of Putin, we must support Russian heroes like Vladimir Kara-MurzaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 19, 2023
- Opinion: As Ottawa balks at an election interference inquiry, public trust in our democracy is draining awayOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 13, 2023
- Opinion: Both the Russian army and Iran's IRGC should be on Canada's terror listOpinion · National Post · Nov 10, 2022
- Opinion | Canadian sanctions exemption enables Putin to fund his barbaric warOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 12, 2022
- Opinion: The unsung heroes of Ukraine: The farmers who continue to feed the worldOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 7, 2022
- Are the sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine working?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 7, 2022
- Opinion | Barbaric war against Ukraine underscores need for the memorial to the victims of communist RussiaOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 10, 2022
- Opinion: Baltic warnings about Russia must be heeded now more than everOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 3, 2022
- Opinion | Russian propagandists are exploiting protests to destabilize our democracyOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 17, 2022
- OPINION: Understanding, confronting Russian aggression toward UkraineOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jan 24, 2022
- Opinion | The Saturday Debate: Will sanctions against Vladimir Putin work?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 14, 2022
- Opinion: The West cannot concede an inch to Vladimir PutinOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 19, 2021
- Opinion | The persistent threat of foreign interference in Canada’s democracyOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 15, 2021
- Opinion: Human rights defenders are increasingly targeted by repressive states, at home and abroadOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 26, 2021
- Opinion | Defending and detoxifying Canada’s information environmentOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 22, 2021
- KOLGA: We must hold the perpetrators of Soviet crimes to accountOpinion · Toronto Sun · Jun 10, 2021
- Opinion | U.S. pipeline hack and concerns about Canadian cyber securityOpinion · Toronto Star · May 18, 2021
- Opinion | Putin’s political intimidation targets NHL superstar Aretmi PanarinOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 25, 2021
- Opinion | Canada is not immune to Capitol Hill riotsOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 11, 2021
- Opinion | Canada’s failure to implement Sergei Magnitsky Law risks failing global human rights activistsOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 10, 2020
- Marcus Kolga: Foreign actors are spreading COVID disinformation to destabilize our democracy and polarize our societyOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Oct 7, 2020
- The long and poisonous tentacles of Kremlin intimidationOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 12, 2020
- Marcus Kolga and Yang Jianli: Canada must take measures to end foreign attacks on human rights activists in CanadaOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 17, 2020
- Marcus Kolga and Yang Jianli: Canada must take measures to end foreign attacks on human rights activists in CanadaOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Jul 17, 2020
- Quiet diplomacy isn’t working for Kovrig and SpavorOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 6, 2020
- Quiet diplomacy isn’t working for Kovrig and SpavorOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 5, 2020
- Dark days ahead for Canada-Russia relations as Putin certain to win referendumOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 28, 2020
- KOLGA: Canada liberated Europe, while the Soviets conquered itOpinion · Toronto Sun · May 7, 2020
- KOLGA: Canada liberated Europe, while the Soviets conquered itOpinion · Toronto Sun · May 7, 2020
- COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ is putting lives at riskOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 13, 2020
- Canada can learn from Taiwan on relations with China | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 8, 2020
- Canada and the threat of European populism | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 20, 2019
- Kolga and Gold: How the Kremlin distorts the past to divide usOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 3, 2019
- Russian disinformation is attacking our democracy and making us sick | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 20, 2019
- Canada’s plan to counter foreign interference is a good start, but the work’s not doneOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 6, 2019
- More transparency needed to prevent foreign election meddling | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 16, 2018
- Canada must block Russia’s leadership and abuse of Interpol | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 19, 2018
- Opinion | Canada must fill in the gaping void in moral leadership the U.S. is creatingOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 5, 2018
- Canada must fill in the gaping void in moral leadership the U.S. is creating | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 5, 2018
- Breaking the long arm of Kremlin corruption and abuseOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2018
- Opinion | Breaking the long arm of Kremlin corruption and abuseOpinion · Toronto Star · May 23, 2018