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How Alberta keeps wrecking Pierre Poilievre's campaign

How Alberta keeps wrecking Pierre Poilievre's campaign

At least he still has his rallies. While public polling shows a large and durable Liberal lead, and global betting markets putting overwhelming...

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Max Fawcett

Canada needs Carney's proposed national electricity grid

Canada needs Carney's proposed national electricity grid

Forget interprovincial trade barriers and new pipeline infrastructure: what Canada needs now is a national electricity grid. On April 9, Liberal...

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Taylor C. Noakes

Does size matter during elections?

Does size matter during elections?

Pierre Poilieve wants you to care about crowd sizes It was the biggest rally you’d ever seen. The biggest in the history of Canadian elections,...

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David Moscrop

Government financing impacts climate risks — and they need to be honest about it 

Government financing impacts climate risks — and they need to be honest about it 

This year’s news cycle has been dominated by stories of prime ministerial resignations, presidential inaugurations and rollbacks to vital federal...

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Karine Péloffy

The cold-blooded calculus of ditching toxic candidates

The cold-blooded calculus of ditching toxic candidates

If there ever was a federal election campaign where foot-in-mouth disease sank this many candidates, I don’t recall it. The score, for those who...

09.04.2025 4

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Adrienne Tanner

Mark Carney's housing plan is a big step forward

Mark Carney's housing plan is a big step forward

When Mark Carney says it’s time to build, he clearly means it. Yes, the Liberal leader’s housing policy includes promises to cut the GST for new...

08.04.2025 3

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Max Fawcett

Canada's Conservatives still want to bet on America

Canada's Conservatives still want to bet on America

The much-anticipated Poilievre pivot has apparently begun. After months of dismissing or discounting the threat posed by Donald Trump, the...

07.04.2025 10

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Max Fawcett