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January/February 2023 / Politics

Pierre Poilievre: The Secret to His Success

December 14, 2022December 16, 2022 - by Frank Graves

How the Conservative leader is harnessing the growing tide of authoritarianism in Canada

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Politics

Three Truths and the Lie of American Democracy

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 - by Drew Nelles

Joe Biden may have won the presidency, but the broken system that brought us Donald Trump is far from fixed

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November/December 2020 / Politics

David Frum Fights the Right

October 19, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Curtis Gillespie

The controversial conservative export on his fears for the US election and the future of the Republican Party

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Politics

The Decade in Politics

December 15, 2019April 25, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

From predicting civil war in the US to evaluating the health of our own democracy, these are the politics conversations that helped define Canada

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October 2019 / Politics

Party Loyalty Can Be Bad for Democracy

September 26, 2019March 27, 2020 - by Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant

Why politicians should vote however they want

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Politics

The Great Myth of Alberta Conservatism

February 4, 2019September 27, 2021 - by Jen Gerson

With an election approaching in spring 2019, it’s worth asking if we’re all wrong about the province

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Politics

Win or Lose, Doug Ford Has Changed the Conversation

May 29, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Susan Delacourt

Why conservatives are rooting for Ford Nation to give them the edge in 2019’s federal election

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Politics

The Dark Side of Modern Leadership Campaigns

March 12, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Jen Gerson

Why our political party system isn’t designed to support the best qualified candidates

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Politics

Why the Trudeau Government Won’t Call Out Islamophobia

January 29, 2018June 2, 2020 - by Justin Ling

If politicians want to end hate, they have to name it for what it is

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Why Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Makes Conservatives Mad

June 19, 2017May 7, 2020 - by Sarah Neville

Audiences see in the play the political message that they most desire

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