#Joël Lightbound’s push against the Liberal status quo has caused quite a stir

#Joël Lightbound’s push against the Liberal status quo has caused quite a stir

“#Joël Lightbound’s push against the Liberal status quo has caused quite a stir” Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the morning. Backbench critique: Liberal Quebec City backbencher Joël Lightbound had a newser on Tuesday in which he criticized his government’s pandemic response, which, Paul Wells writes…

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#The Joël Lightbound crisis in the Liberal Party

#The Joël Lightbound crisis in the Liberal Party

“#The Joël Lightbound crisis in the Liberal Party” Paul Wells: The MP’s astonishing criticism of Liberal policy on COVID restrictions is the most serious threat to Trudeau’s leadership since Jane Philpott quit the federal cabinet Here’s Dillon McGuire, Operations and Tour Assistant to the Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion (that’s Ahmed Hussen, I learn),…

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#Justin Trudeau returns to Parliament with a hard stance against protests

#Justin Trudeau returns to Parliament with a hard stance against protests

“#Justin Trudeau returns to Parliament with a hard stance against protests” Politics Insider for Feb. 8: Candice Bergen criticizes Trudeau; the trucker horns fall silent; Stephen Poloz’s affection for Star Trek Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the morning. Justin Trudeau, week-long COVID isolation done,…

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#Sheila Heti redefines what a novel can be

#Sheila Heti redefines what a novel can be

“#Sheila Heti redefines what a novel can be” It’s one of the last warm nights in October. I meet Sheila Heti at Bar Mordecai in Toronto for a drink before our recorded interview over dinner. She orders a gin and tonic and I have a dirty martini. It’s early, and the bar is empty apart…

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