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Don’t Fall for Doug Ford’s “Captain Canada” Shtick

February 10, 2025February 12, 2025 - by David Moscrop

The province he promises to rescue from a trade war is the same one he’s driving into the ground

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We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford

October 23, 2023November 16, 2023 - by David Moscrop

Failure and corruption seem to follow Ontario’s premier at every turn. What would it take to get rid of him?

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The Epidemic of Teacher Burnout

December 14, 2020February 11, 2021 - by Inori Roy

Provincial funding for schools has been decreasing for decades. Many educators aren’t sure they can go on

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The Great Myth of Alberta Conservatism

February 4, 2019May 24, 2023 - 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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We’ve Entered a New Era of Political Lying. Be Worried

May 31, 2018November 12, 2019 - by Justin Ling

If we no longer care what’s true in politics, elections will become meaningless—starting with the Ontario race

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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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