Mark Bulgutch

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Recent work

• Mark Bulgutch: CBC should have killed ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ years agoOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 17, 2026
• Mark Carney has finally recognized this irrational hatred for what it isOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 3, 2026
• Mark Bulgutch: On Father’s Day it’s crucial to recognize the importance of mothersOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 15, 2025
• Mark Bulgutch: Pierre Poilievre’s view on taxes is not only wrong, it’s dangerousOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 10, 2025
• Mark Bulgutch: Why we should fear the ‘Gulf of America’Opinion · Toronto Star · Mar 5, 2025
• Mark Bulgutch: In Washington, politics reaches a new lowOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 13, 2025
• Mark Bulgutch: In 2025 we brace for the return of Trump. Good luck to us allOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 1, 2025
• Mark Bulgutch: The international student crisis was an open secret. Why did no-one do anything to prevent it?Opinion · Toronto Star · Dec 10, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: Why the Netherlands continue to honour the sacrifices Canadian soldiers madeOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 11, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: Vaccines have conquered some terrible diseases. If anyone tells you differently, they’re lying to youOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 17, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: Being tired of Justin Trudeau is not a good reason to vote him outOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 8, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: Think Donald Trump won the debate? Read the transcriptOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 2, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: There are two trillion galaxies. I am more and more reminded of my responsibilities as a father to the one I call homeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 16, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: Our American friends have a long history of dancing with demagoguesOpinion · Toronto Star · May 13, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: Why Pierre Poilievre’s over-the-top attacks on Justin Trudeau are bad for the countryOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 7, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: Birthday of Canadian flag is a reminder of what truly mattersOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 15, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: Listening for the sound of silence in a bustling cityOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 14, 2024
• Mark Bulgutch: Lessons from the past for the year aheadOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 31, 2023
• Mark Bulgutch: Making Remembrance Day part of our presentOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 11, 2023
• Mark Bulgutch: Holocaust Museum a grisly reminder of why we should value CanadaOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 8, 2023
• Mark Bulgutch: The news media is biased and that’s a good thingOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 26, 2023
• Mark Bulgutch: Why I am glad I overcame my fears and agreed to help a strangerOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 4, 2023
• Opinion | Why I am glad I over came my fears and agreed to help a strangerOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 3, 2023
• Mark Bulgutch: No smoking movement provides climate change lessonsOpinion · Toronto Star · May 14, 2023
• Opinion | No smoking movement provides climate change lessonsOpinion · Toronto Star · May 13, 2023
• Mark Bulgutch: Why Toronto’s World Cup deal with MLSE is bad deal for youOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 18, 2023
• Opinion | Why Toronto’s World Cup deal with MLSE is bad deal for youOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 17, 2023
• Mark Bulgutch: Marjorie Taylor Greene profile does not meet standards for ‘60 Minutes’Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 5, 2023
• Opinion | Marjorie Taylor Greene profile does not meet standards for ‘60 Minutes’Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 4, 2023
• Mark Bulgutch: When you call 911 and get put on holdOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 22, 2023
• Opinion | When you call 911 and get put on holdOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 21, 2023
• Opinion | Life lessons from history for 2023 — and a question worth considering every day this yearOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 29, 2022
• Opinion | Here’s an idea to help kids connect with the sacrifice of long-ago warsOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 10, 2022
• Opinion | Why are U.S. politicians and celebrities sending me emails?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 3, 2022
• Opinion | Canadians showing disapproval of federal government have forgotten the lives savedOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 29, 2022
• Opinion | Lack of shame means word should be eliminated from dictionariesOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 16, 2022
• Opinion | On this muted Father’s Day, I’m remembering the children killed in Uvalde, TexasOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 18, 2022
• Opinion | Toronto hockey fans hoodwinked, yet againOpinion · Toronto Star · May 16, 2022
• Opinion | Buck-a-beer. Ending mask mandates. Slashing Toronto city council. How does Doug Ford come up with these follies?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 28, 2022
• Opinion | The Geneva Conventions are naive. Whoever thought you could subject the brutality of war to rules?Opinion · Toronto Star · Apr 10, 2022
• Opinion | How Vladimir Putin can declare victory and go homeOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 28, 2022
• Opinion | Be ready for anything: Historical lessons for 2022Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 1, 2022
• Opinion | A wish for 2022: We all get some perspective on our problems — it’s going to be OKOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 26, 2021
• Opinion | Remembering is a sacred obligation — and today I remember one Canadian in particularOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 10, 2021
• Opinion | Memo to unions: stop defending the indefensible by fighting vaccination mandatesOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 30, 2021
• Opinion | My worst voting experience at an advance poll is still a privilegeOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 14, 2021
• Opinion | Doug Ford’s political instincts are usually painfully wrongOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 30, 2021
• Opinion | Just like royalty, being a father is a job for lifeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 19, 2021
• Opinion | Birds, bunnies and bedtime — gratitude for small things in a year dominated by gloomOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 27, 2021
• Opinion | How did Ontario so completely botch its vaccination program?Opinion · Toronto Star · Mar 4, 2021
• Opinion | How the media should treat the Joe Biden presidencyOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 17, 2021
• Opinion | Life lessons from history for 2021Opinion · Toronto Star · Dec 31, 2020
• Pandemic should give us greater appreciate on Remembrance DayOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 10, 2020
• Each and every one of Donald Trump’s sycophants will have to answer for the last four yearsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 18, 2020
• Every day is Father’s DayOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 20, 2020
• During the pandemic, our world has stoppedOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 30, 2020
• We all must do our own small partOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 16, 2020
• The three words that restored my faith in humanity | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 22, 2020
• Lessons from life for 2020 | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 28, 2019
• Today I think of Sgt. Robert Richards, who died two days before I was born | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 10, 2019