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Here’s what Pierre Poilievre is focused on these days

Here’s what Pierre Poilievre is focused on these days

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03.10.2026 20

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Mark Carney’s long-term plans and Canadians’ immediate pain

Mark Carney’s long-term plans and Canadians’ immediate pain

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25.09.2026 10

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Canadian pride and rage in the face of tariff madness

Canadian pride and rage in the face of tariff madness

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18.09.2026 40

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Stupidity is an infinitely renewable resource with this U.S. administration

Stupidity is an infinitely renewable resource with this U.S. administration

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29.08.2026 30

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Mark Carney’s government loves memorandums of understanding. So, what are they exactly?

Mark Carney’s government loves memorandums of understanding. So, what are they exactly?

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11.07.2026 30

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Welcome to the Mark Carney major projects sweepstakes

Welcome to the Mark Carney major projects sweepstakes

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03.07.2026 20

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Canada’s new Governor-General, Louise Arbour, is right to say perspective is everything

Canada’s new Governor-General, Louise Arbour, is right to say perspective is everything

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08.06.2026 30

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Steven Guilbeault’s resignation from the Liberal caucus and putting water in your climate policy wine

Steven Guilbeault’s resignation from the Liberal caucus and putting water in your climate policy wine

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30.05.2026 40

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Danielle Smith tries to blame 700,000 illusory Albertans for her separatism gambit

Danielle Smith tries to blame 700,000 illusory Albertans for her separatism gambit

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23.05.2026 40

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Pierre Poilievre encounters nothing but jerks, all day long

Pierre Poilievre encounters nothing but jerks, all day long

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08.05.2026 30

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Mark Carney’s honeymoon is ending – just not in the way most people expected

Mark Carney’s honeymoon is ending – just not in the way most people expected

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01.05.2026 50

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Three by-elections, a floor-crosser and the week we learned that anyone can come and anyone can go

Three by-elections, a floor-crosser and the week we learned that anyone can come and anyone can go

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11.04.2026 50

The Globe and Mail

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Mark Carney’s strategy for the public service becomes clearer

Mark Carney’s strategy for the public service becomes clearer

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28.03.2026 60

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Pierre Poilievre and Joe Rogan talk a little bit about politics and so much about kettlebells

Pierre Poilievre and Joe Rogan talk a little bit about politics and so much about kettlebells

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20.03.2026 90

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

He’s useful in a crisis – but is he any good at politics? A look at Mark Carney’s first year

He’s useful in a crisis – but is he any good at politics? A look at Mark Carney’s first year

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14.03.2026 70

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

The thing everyone is talking about but no one is thinking about in Ottawa politics

The thing everyone is talking about but no one is thinking about in Ottawa politics

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14.02.2026 30

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

In Harper’s homecoming, a mood of celebration and caution

In Harper’s homecoming, a mood of celebration and caution

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04.02.2026 40

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

It’s clear Carney is now dealing with the world ‘as it is’

It’s clear Carney is now dealing with the world ‘as it is’

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17.01.2026 40

The Globe and Mail

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A dramatic week that buried the budget but left the Liberals purring anyway

A dramatic week that buried the budget but left the Liberals purring anyway

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08.11.2025 40

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Carney’s budget is a manifesto of ‘no’

Carney’s budget is a manifesto of ‘no’

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05.11.2025 40

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

U.S. Ambassador’s outburst is one more punch in the face from the neighbourhood bully

U.S. Ambassador’s outburst is one more punch in the face from the neighbourhood bully

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01.11.2025 40

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

What really enrages Donald Trump in that Ronald Reagan ad he doesn’t want anyone to see

What really enrages Donald Trump in that Ronald Reagan ad he doesn’t want anyone to see

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28.10.2025 40

The Globe and Mail

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Timing has worked wildly in Mark Carney’s favour before, but now he has a problem

Timing has worked wildly in Mark Carney’s favour before, but now he has a problem

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25.10.2025 40

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

How the NHL and reality TV explain trade’s Team Canada implosion

How the NHL and reality TV explain trade’s Team Canada implosion

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18.10.2025 50

The Globe and Mail

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After Trump visit, Poilievre blames Carney for everything under the sun, including sunburn

After Trump visit, Poilievre blames Carney for everything under the sun, including sunburn

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11.10.2025 40

The Globe and Mail

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What Keir Starmer figured out about Donald Trump before the rest of us

What Keir Starmer figured out about Donald Trump before the rest of us

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08.10.2025 60

The Globe and Mail

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What will really help with Canada’s housing crisis, and what won’t

What will really help with Canada’s housing crisis, and what won’t

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04.10.2025 40

The Globe and Mail

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Canada’s carbon tax is dead. But it’s not dearly departed

Canada’s carbon tax is dead. But it’s not dearly departed

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27.09.2025 50

The Globe and Mail

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As the House of Commons returns, Carney and Poilievre are both chasing a lost political moment

As the House of Commons returns, Carney and Poilievre are both chasing a lost political moment

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13.09.2025 60

The Globe and Mail

Shannon Proudfoot

Carney was elected on a wave of tariff panic. Now he has other problems

Carney was elected on a wave of tariff panic. Now he has other problems

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06.09.2025 60

The Globe and Mail

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Poilievre’s closest adviser Jenni Byrne tells a perfect election story

Poilievre’s closest adviser Jenni Byrne tells a perfect election story

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23.08.2025 40

The Globe and Mail

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Mark Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ aspirations face a challenge from Indigenous leaders

Mark Carney’s ‘build, baby, build’ aspirations face a challenge from Indigenous leaders

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19.07.2025 40

The Globe and Mail

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