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Oct 9, 2026
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Our readers write: Big talk, hard numbers, and who owns your labour
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This week, readers pressed the government for specifics on its newfound fondness for markets, asked whether patriotism has become a wrapper for protectionism, ran the numbers on Canada’s debt, looked ahead to Alberta’s referendum, and reminded us what October 7 should still mean at home.
— Thomas Ian Pitman · 20 thumbs up On “On October 7, The Globe and Mail asks whether the Jewish state should exist” Antisemitism as an academic matter is misplaced on October 7th.
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— Emac · 16 thumbs up On “When governments end strikes, Parliament should have a say” The more fundamental question is: who owns a person’s labour—the individual, the employer or the state?
— Bryan Moir · 5 thumbs up On “’Carney’s biggest impediment could be the markets themselves’: Why rising bond yields could force Ottawa to sell airports and reduce social services” While I appreciate where you guys ended up, I think you ignore major apples and oranges factors in the US vs.
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Our readers write: Big talk, hard numbers, and who owns your labour
9 OCTOBER 2026
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Each week we gather the sharpest, most thoughtful comments from Hub readers, with a helping hand from your thumbs-up.
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Welcome back to Our Readers Write, our weekly roundup of the best of the Hub comment section. As always, your thumbs-up votes helped guide the selection, though the final call rests with the editors, who look for comments that argue a case, bring something new to the table, and can stand on their own.…
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