Why Poilievre Is Always Looking for a Fight
The man who plans to become prime minister by making enemies
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Karina Gould Thinks She Can Beat Pierre Poilievre. Can She?
Why Canada’s next prime minister could be a millennial mom
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Inside Doug Ford’s Plan to Starve Ontario’s Universities
What happens when a government stops believing in education?
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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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How Trump’s Tariffs Put Canada on a Collision Course
The trick is balancing retaliation with economic survival
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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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