#Federal government pledges  billion for First Nations child welfare

#Federal government pledges $40 billion for First Nations child welfare

“#Federal government pledges $40 billion for First Nations child welfare” Politics Insider for Dec 14, 2021: Funds for Indigenous child welfare; Anand apologizes for military sexual misconduct; and Trudeau’s out of the Bill 21 fight for now Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the…

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#Tanya Talaga is telling the stories Canada needs to hear

#Tanya Talaga is telling the stories Canada needs to hear

“#Tanya Talaga is telling the stories Canada needs to hear” For Anishinaabe journalist Tanya Talaga, 2022 will be spent working on an urgent, timely book that confronts a question many Canadians have been asking themselves since May: how could we have ignored the unmarked graves at residential schools across the country that contain the bodies…

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#Opposition pressing Liberals to address inflation ahead of fiscal update

#Opposition pressing Liberals to address inflation ahead of fiscal update

“#Opposition pressing Liberals to address inflation ahead of fiscal update” Politics Insider for Dec 13, 2021: The war over Bill 21; fiscal update predictions; and Ottawa backtracks on South African COVID tests 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. The Canada Revenue Agency…

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#338Canada: The Quebec Liberals in free-fall

#338Canada: The Quebec Liberals in free-fall

“#338Canada: The Quebec Liberals in free-fall” Philippe J. Fournier: The party could lose as many as 14 seats compared to its 2018 results, and be driven out of French-speaking Quebec As we enter an election year in Quebec, not only does François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) lead in voting intentions, but its lead over…

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#And now, the inevitable Bill 21 fight

#And now, the inevitable Bill 21 fight

“#And now, the inevitable Bill 21 fight” Here’s one measure of how little Building Back Better we’re getting done here in the nation’s capital: MPs from different parties and perspectives are having an interesting conversation about important matters. But it’s entirely off-book. It’s spontaneous, the leaders of the various parties didn’t ask for it, and…

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#Will Canada help save Ukraine?

#Will Canada help save Ukraine?

“#Will Canada help save Ukraine?” When President Joe Biden got off a video call with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, he started working the phones: Paris, Berlin, Rome, and London were all on his call sheet. He was building a unified front of countries looking to send a strong signal to Russia that an incursion…

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#Canada won’t send diplomats to the Beijing Olympics

#Canada won’t send diplomats to the Beijing Olympics

“#Canada won’t send diplomats to the Beijing Olympics” Politics Insider for Dec 8, 2021: Olympic choices; Canada’s diplomatic future; and Jagmeet Singh’s difficult position 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. Olympic chill: Canada has joined a growing list of Western countries refusing…

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