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Carney’s Pipeline Play Tests the Coalition That Put Him in Power

Carney’s Pipeline Play Tests the Coalition That Put Him in Power

The energy megaproject has triggered a fight that spans provinces, parties, and ideologies The post Carney’s Pipeline Play Tests the Coalition That...

10.12.2025 3

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“If It Stays like This, They’re Going to Win!”: The 1995 Referendum That Nearly Ended Canada

Inside the moment a Montreal journalist realized Quebec might actually leave the country and tried to warn everyone The post “If It Stays like This,...

29.10.2025 2

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Let’s Admit It: Trump Is Winning the Trade War with Canada

Carney’s countermoves are failing, proving just how hard it is to quit the US market The post Let’s Admit It: Trump Is Winning the Trade War with...

05.08.2025 10

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Mark Carney and the Illusion of Control

He built his career on mastering complexity. But politics has a way of defying being managed The post Mark Carney and the Illusion of Control first...

15.07.2025 10

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None of the Parties Deserve Your Vote

Canada needs adults in charge The post None of the Parties Deserve Your Vote first appeared on The Walrus.

23.04.2025 4

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Poilievre Bragged That He Has Never Changed His Mind. That’s the Problem

The ground beneath the country has shifted, but he hasn’t moved an inch The post Poilievre Bragged That He Has Never Changed His Mind. That’s the...

07.04.2025 10

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Why Poilievre Is Always Looking for a Fight

The man who plans to become prime minister by making enemies The post Why Poilievre Is Always Looking for a Fight first appeared on The Walrus.

24.02.2025 10

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Does Poilievre Represent a Threat to Canadian Identity?

Published 7:44, SEP. 18, 2024 O n his way to the Conservative leadership, Pierre Poilievre called Jean Charest a Liberal and Patrick Brown a liar....

18.09.2024 2

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