Mark Towhey

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TOWHEY: Who will protect Canada from foreign spies?

The news Friday that a senior member of the RCMP was arrested on charges of spying should be a wake-up call for Canadians.

September 13, 2019 Columnists

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) crest is seen on a member's uniform, at the RCMP "D" Division Headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, July 24, 2019.

TOWHEY: Two leaders’ debates is more than enough

Justin Trudeau’s political opponents have seized on the Liberal leader’s decision to skip out on any debates beyond the two organized by the “official” debate commission.

September 6, 2019 Columnists

Two people in chicken costumes protest outside of a Liberal Party of Canada fundraiser, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was present at Cibo Wine Bar in Toronto on Wednesday September 4, 2019. (Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun)

TOWHEY: Time for legal gun owners to work together

As the federal election ramps up, expect Justin Trudeau to use gun control as a wedge issue to keep key urban seats in Liberal hands. Legal gun owners have a lot to lose.

August 31, 2019 Columnists

Children had a chance to win prizes by hitting targets at the pellet gun range Saturday at Delta Waterfowl's annual Duck Day event near Vittoria. (SUSAN GAMBLE / BRANTFORD EXPOSITOR)

TOWHEY: Army didn't miss extremist signal

Canada’s military should take the presence of extremists in its ranks seriously. And, it does.

August 23, 2019 Columnists

A contingent of Canadian Armed Forces members participating in the Nijmegen Marches Departure Parade at the Canadian War Museum on July 9, 2019.

TOWHEY: Unions speak for themselves, not you

Listen to any public sector union boss and they’ll tell you they’re on your side.

August 22, 2019 Columnists

Thousands of teachers, students and union leaders gathered on the front lawn at Queen's Park to protest the Ford government's education cuts on Saturday, April 6, 2019. (Jack Boland/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network)

TOWHEY: Ontario can do better on our highways

A week ago Sunday, Aug. 11, there was a horrible crash on Hwy. 401 in Toronto. It happened at about 9:30 pm and involved two cars and a semi-trailer. Two people died and others were injured. The vehicles were destroyed by fire.

August 19, 2019 Columnists

This is what it looks like after a two-car crash on the Gardiner Expressway. (Michael Peake, Toronto Sun)

TOWHEY: Yatim case failed everyone involved

The shooting of Sammy Yatim and the trial, conviction, sentencing and now parole of the man who killed him is a case study of almost everything that’s wrong with the justice system in Canada. In fact, this single case may well have failed everyone touched by it.

August 17, 2019 Columnists

Toronto Police Const. James Forcillo leaves the courthouse at 361 University Ave. in Toronto on May 16, 2016. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun

TOWHEY: 7 things Canada can do about China

It’s been 247 days since China kidnapped two innocent Canadians to use as hostages in its escalating dispute with Canada. Since then, Beijing has also banned a growing number of Canadian agricultural imports, costing Canada’s producers millions of dollars.

August 11, 2019 Columnists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping listen to opening remarks at a plenary session at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan on Friday June 28, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

TOWHEY: Nobody buying Tory's gridlock fight

Ask anyone in Toronto politics what the biggest challenges facing the city are, and you will inevitably hear affordability and gridlock among the top two.

July 20, 2019 Columnists

Late afternoon traffic along Spadina Ave. of cars waiting to exit onto the westbound Gardiner Expressway in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday Sept. 4, 2018.

TOWHEY: Of moon men and worms

The rain had stopped and the air had a familiar metallic taste as I stirred the water with my gum-booted foot.

July 19, 2019 Columnists

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong descends the Lunar Module ladder, about to step onto the surface of the moon. Image transmitted to Earth by the Eagle's onboard TV camera. Photo: NASA