Liberals lagging well behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms
OTTAWA — With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party is trailing well behind its rivals on nominating candidates. The Conservatives have nominated 275 candidates out of 343 ...
Lawn-Sign Liberalism vs. Supply-Side Progressivism
Abundance, by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, Avid Reader Press, 297 pages, $30 At the turn of the 20th century, labor leader Samuel Gompers had many specific demands, including job security and an ...
Both major parties treat voters like fools
It appears that the prime minister overrides decisions that go against big business without consulting his own team.From both ...
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New PM, city safety, child’s hockey ban, seniors and pot, Bomber saves dogs
Carney sworn in as PM, says his government starts in a moment of crisis in Canada-U.S. relations . Mark Carney was sworn ...
Paradigm shift: Boots and boats steer once bitten, twice shy flood town through Alfred
A s Tropical Cyclone Alfred lifted its lethal skirts this week from the battered river township of Lismore in far northern ...
Trudeau says he's 'proud of Canadians' in video posted on his last day in office
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a farewell message to Canadians Thursday as he marked his last full day in office.
‘I’ll have to bow and apologise’: Palmer admits mistake while stoking gender war
Palmer targeted transgender issues in a National Press Club address on Thursday, while at the same time claiming Australia’s ...
Unified approach is best for Australia in the face of Trump’s onslaught
The Coalition berates Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for not travelling to the White House after Donald Trump’s refusal to ...
Peter Dutton is starting to lose his strategic advantage as his popularity goes up
For nearly three years now, Peter Dutton has deployed — with considerable success — one of the few orthodox political tactics ...
More cyclones will come. How many before our leaders finally do something?
Albanese and Dutton will lose votes to the two groups who really care about the great challenge we face: climate change.
Dutton faces a big clean-up, of his own standing
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Mark Carney is the new Liberal leader. What happens now?
OTTAWA — Mark Carney was elected to lead the Liberal party on Sunday and will soon become Canada’s next prime minister. Carney captured 85.9 per cent of the Liberal vote – far ahead of opponents ...