#Carla Qualtrough hoped Canada would embrace Ottawa’s risk-taking Liberals. Did it work?

#Carla Qualtrough hoped Canada would embrace Ottawa’s risk-taking Liberals. Did it work?

“#Carla Qualtrough hoped Canada would embrace Ottawa’s risk-taking Liberals. Did it work?” Carla Qualtrough was the cabinet minister who oversaw attempts to fix the Phoenix pay debacle that saw public servants paid wacky amounts, or not at all, for long periods of time. Qualtrough was also the procurement minister as a massive national shipbuilding program…

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#10 pivotal First Nations rights disputes to watch in 2021

#10 pivotal First Nations rights disputes to watch in 2021

“#10 pivotal First Nations rights disputes to watch in 2021” First Nations are demanding recognition of rights in a chain of potential flashpoints across the country No region is exempt from the challenge of fulfilling Indigenous rights through action—a challenge that First Nations leaders say non-Indigenous governments have been slow or unwilling to face. Here’s…

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#Canada counts its dead much too slowly

#Canada counts its dead much too slowly

“#Canada counts its dead much too slowly” Jane Philpott: How many additional people died as an indirect result of the pandemic? It will be months before we know the answer, and that’s a problem. Dr. Jane Philpott held several portfolios as a federal cabinet minister, including Health. She is now dean of the Faculty of…

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#Canada slowly enters the era of COVID vaccines

#Canada slowly enters the era of COVID vaccines

“#Canada slowly enters the era of COVID vaccines” Politics Insider for Dec. 15: The first Canadian receives her first inoculation, the Speaker of the House reflects on a frantic year and where in the world will Trump escape prosecution? Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox….

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#2021 is the year piñata cakes bust out

#2021 is the year piñata cakes bust out

“#2021 is the year piñata cakes bust out” You can smash them in with a hammer for your future marriage proposal and gender-reveal purposes Tennaya Rach was laid off from her job as an event planning assistant at a Toronto hotel last spring, when COVID-19 made it clear there wouldn’t be any events for a…

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