Freeland’s Got the Résumé. Is It Enough to Make Her Prime Minister?
She has built coalitions, brokered trade deals, managed crises. Now comes her toughest test
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Pierre Poilievre’s Lead Was Supposed to Be Unshakable. It Isn’t
Polls suggest Mark Carney is reshaping the electoral landscape
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Don’t Fall for Doug Ford’s “Captain Canada” Shtick
The province he promises to rescue from a trade war is the same one he’s driving into the ground
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Trump’s Trade War Turned Me into a Flag-Waving Nationalist
Canada remains deeply flawed, but I will stand up for it and for our right to decide our own future
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Canada Has Spent Over a Century Avoiding Collapse. Can It Keep Going?
Our stability is more fragile than it looks
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The Politics of “Common Sense” Is Making Us Meaner
Cutting services is treated like conventional wisdom. But it has led to a world that fails many of us
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Trump Triumphs (Or How Joe Blew It)
Democrats didn’t just lose to a convicted felon. Biden handed him the blueprint for victory
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The Case against Playing It Safe in the Liberal Leadership Race
That means no technocrats. No managers. No elites
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Can Chrystia Freeland Lead the Liberals Out of the Wilderness?
She helped build Trudeau’s legacy. Now she has to survive it
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Trudeau’s Exit Could Save the Liberals (from Oblivion)
New poll sparks hope his exit will help party rebuild
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