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Konrad Yakabuski

Konrad Yakabuski

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Grâce au NPD

Depuis 2019, les résidents de la circonscription fédérale de Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie sont les seuls au Québec à être représentés à la...

06.04.2024 5

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Un député libéral solitaire

Le député libéral Anthony Housefather semblait avoir un bel avenir politique devant lui lorsqu’il fut élu pour la première fois en 2015 dans...

23.03.2024 3

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The NDP’s Palestine motion leaves only rancour in its wake

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 19. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian...

22.03.2024 8

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Justin Trudeau’s hard no to Legault on immigration helps the PQ make its case

20.03.2024 10

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Quebec’s must-watch talk show is tailor-made for Justin Trudeau’s talents

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits UNIFOR Local 200 and Local 444 members in Windsor, Ont., on March 14. Nicole Osborne/The Canadian Press About...

15.03.2024 10

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Haiti cannot wait another year for the U.S. and Canada to help

Armed members of the G9 and Family gang stand guard at their roadblock in the Delmas 6 neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 11. Odelyn...

14.03.2024 20

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Le choix de Chrystia

La ministre fédérale des Finances, Chrystia Freeland, détient le record canadien en matière de dépenses. De budget en budget, la première femme...

09.03.2024 6

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Mélanie Joly’s Saudi trip underscores a new maturity in Canadian foreign policy

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly speaks to media in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on March 1. Justin Tang/The...

08.03.2024 5

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Emmanuel Macron’s Ukraine talk should force NATO to face up to the inevitable

Soldiers cross the Wistula river with Abrams tanks as they take part in the NATO DRAGON-24 military exercise in Korzeniewo, northern Poland, on March...

07.03.2024 8

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Les frères ennemis

Il était quasi surréaliste de voir Lucien Bouchard et Jean Charest réunis jeudi soir sur les mêmes plateaux de télévision pour parler de...

02.03.2024 6

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Quebeckers will never forget how Brian Mulroney fought for them

Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney speaks to supporters during a gathering to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his forming a majority...

02.03.2024 9

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Trudeau could save his legacy by fighting Quebec’s Bill 21 at Supreme Court

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Feb. 29. David Jackson/The Canadian Press When the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled recently that...

01.03.2024 4

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Quebec director Monia Chokri just beat out Oppenheimer’s Christopher Nolan, and she’s only getting started

Canadian actress and film director Monia Chokri celebrates after winning the Best Foreign Film award for the film Simple Comme Sylvain during the 49th...

29.02.2024 9

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South Carolina’s Republicans will be voting on the course of history

It is hard to overstate just how much is riding on the Republican primary in South Carolina. It almost seems as if the course of history might come...

23.02.2024 8

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Just whose national anthem is O Canada, anyway?

Charlotte Cardin seems well on her way to international stardom. The Montreal-born singer-songwriter leads this year’s Juno nominations and has...

22.02.2024 10

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Le prix de la paix

L’annonce de la mort de l’opposant russe Alexeï Navalny a jeté une ombre sur l’ouverture, vendredi, de la conférence de Munich sur la...

17.02.2024 4

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As Israel moves into Rafah, Trudeau faces a moral dilemma on UNRWA funding

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 14. Sean Kilpatrick/The...

16.02.2024 9

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Australia’s centre-left Labor government points the way for Canada’s Liberals on immigration

Back in 2009, Australia’s then-prime minister sparked a national debate over immigration by declaring himself in favour of a 60-per-cent increase in...

15.02.2024 3

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The R-word is back as the Parti Québécois surges in the polls

Parti Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon questions the government during question period on Feb. 8 at the legislature in Quebec City. Jacques...

09.02.2024 10

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Poilievre turns his back on Ukraine - and Harper’s foreign policy legacy

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 7. Sean Kilpatrick/The...

08.02.2024 10

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Danielle Smith, l’épouvantail de service

Si Danielle Smith n’existait pas, il faudrait l’inventer. Voilà ce qui semble le nouveau leitmotiv des libéraux de Justin Trudeau. À en juger...

03.02.2024 8

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CBC president Catherine Tait had her own Harvard moment

CBC/Radio-Canada president and chief executive Catherine Tait waits to testify before a House of Commons committee in Ottawa, on Jan. 30. Adrian...

02.02.2024 40

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It may be too late to save UNRWA now

Palestinians receive flour bags distributed by UNRWA in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 21, 2023. IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/Reuters Canada’s...

01.02.2024 20

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La date de péremption

Il n’aura fallu que quelques heures pour que Ken McDonald retire ses propos, mais le mal était fait. « Chaque chef, chaque parti a une date de...

27.01.2024 4

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The Republicans closing ranks behind Trump are putting themselves before their country

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., on Jan. 23. Matt Rourke/The Associated Press Republican...

26.01.2024 8

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The Federal Court’s decision on Trudeau’s misuse of the Emergencies Act sets the record straight

Police walk through parked trucks during convoy protests in Ottawa, on Feb. 17, 2022. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press It is a safe bet that most...

25.01.2024 6

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Quand la digue du débat sur l’immigration cède

La digue a cédé. Depuis plusieurs mois, les critiques fusent de toutes parts pour dénoncer une politique fédérale d’immigration hors de...

20.01.2024 4

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Is Trudeau’s latest vacation scandal a sign he has already checked out?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks to media during a visit to a new inclusive housing project in Saint John, N.B. on Ja. 17. Michael Hawkins/The...

19.01.2024 20

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The next battle for Quebec could be between the Bloc and the Tories

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 13, 2023. Sean...

18.01.2024 10

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Trudeau et Gaza ou l’art de ménager la chèvre et le chou

Le premier ministre Justin Trudeau a entretenu le suspense aussi longtemps que possible. Cela faisait plusieurs jours déjà que les partis...

13.01.2024 5

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Nikki Haley and the Supreme Court could still stand in Donald Trump’s way

Former U.S. president and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives to speak during a town hall in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 10. KAMIL...

12.01.2024 7

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France’s young prime minister Gabriel Attal is both an asset and a threat to Emmanuel Macron

Gabriel Attal delivers his speech after the prime minister handover ceremony, Jan. 9, in Paris. Ludovic Marin/The Associated Press France’s new...

11.01.2024 5

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Les frasques complotistes

Depuis son entrée en scène dans l’arène politique, lors de la course à la chefferie du Parti conservateur du Canada (PCC) de 2020, Leslyn Lewis...

06.01.2024 4

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The Liberals are running out of time to Poilievre-proof the CBC

The Liberal Party promised in its 2021 election platform to provide CBC/Radio-Canada with an additional $400-million over four years, on top of its...

05.01.2024 10

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Harvard president’s own behaviour, not racism, brought her down

03.01.2024 3

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L’immigration, talon d’Achille de Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau a fait le tour des plateaux de télévision du pays cette semaine pour y donner ses habituelles entrevues de fin d’année et y livrer...

23.12.2023 3

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Emmanuel Macron’s government teeters on the edge after caving to the far right on immigration

Left-wing coalition NUPES members of parliament hold signs reading 'Liberte', 'Egalite', 'fraternite' - French for 'liberty, equality, fraternity',...

22.12.2023 10

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François Legault’s ‘targeted attack’ on McGill and Concordia is trademark wedge politics

McGill University campus in Montreal on Nov. 14, 2017. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press Interim Quebec Liberal Party Leader Marc Tanguay was mostly...

21.12.2023 10

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The heads of Harvard and Penn both botched things before Congress. They suffered different fates

Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, speaks as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listens during a hearing of the House Committee on...

15.12.2023 10

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Justin Trudeau has both good and bad reasons for turning his back on Israel

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in an interview in Ottawa on Dec. 11. Canada moved Tuesday to call for a “sustained ceasefire” in Gaza....

14.12.2023 4

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Le plan hypothétique de Steven Guilbeault

En dévoilant son plan pour plafonner les émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) provenant du secteur pétrolier et gazier, le ministre fédéral...

09.12.2023 6

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Macron appears helpless to stop France’s descent into political violence

There are countless conflicting versions of what happened on a late November night in the village of Crépol, nestled between Lyon and Marseille in...

08.12.2023 30

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CBC’s president inadvertently makes the case for scrapping the public broadcaster

The CBC logo is projected onto a screen during the CBC's annual upfront presentation at The Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto, on May 29, 2019....

07.12.2023 10

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Rights commission’s humbug view of Christmas is just the gift the CAQ needed

Quebec Premier François Legault walks to his desk for Question Period, Nov. 29, at the legislature in Quebec City. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian...

01.12.2023 3

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Pierre Poilievre’s fearmongering on NextStar moves the Tories in the wrong direction

Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in Ottawa, on Nov. 29. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Back before...

30.11.2023 7

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Le gladiateur

Le dernier sondage de la firme Abacus Data qui porte sur l’impression qu’ont les Canadiens des principaux chefs politiques fédéraux a fait...

25.11.2023 3

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Canada and Germany offer a cautionary tale of two budgets

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stand next to each other before delivering the fall...

24.11.2023 20

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Ukraine fatigue risks leaving Volodymyr Zelensky out in the cold

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting with the Moldovan president and the European Council president, in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine on...

23.11.2023 10

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Justin Trudeau entre l’arbre et l’écorce

Les manifestants propalestiniens qui ont encerclé le premier ministre Justin Trudeau dans un restaurant de Vancouver cette semaine n’ont pas...

18.11.2023 3

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Time is running out to avert Donald Trump’s ‘revenge’ presidency

Former president Donald Trump speaks during a rally, on Oct. 16, in Adel, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/The Associated Press This Republican primary race...

17.11.2023 8

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