#Bring them home – Macleans.ca

#Bring them home – Macleans.ca

“#Bring them home – Macleans.ca” It’s been two years since the final territorial redoubt of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) fell to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Euphrates River Valley, in the Battle of Baghuz Fawqani. Aided by the air power of a 30-nation U.S.-led coalition, the SDF siege…

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#Bring them home – Macleans.ca

#Bring them home – Macleans.ca

“#Bring them home – Macleans.ca” It’s been two years since the final territorial redoubt of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) fell to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Euphrates River Valley, in the Battle of Baghuz Fawqani. Aided by the air power of a 30-nation U.S.-led coalition, the SDF siege…

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#The ‘safe bets’ and ‘wild cards’ needed to meet Canada’s net zero emissions target

#The ‘safe bets’ and ‘wild cards’ needed to meet Canada’s net zero emissions target

“#The ‘safe bets’ and ‘wild cards’ needed to meet Canada’s net zero emissions target” Early-stage technologies like small modular reactors could help large industry slash its GHG emissions but careful public investment will be needed Christopher Ragan is the Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, and the former Chair…

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#’Avoid creating new permanent spending’

#’Avoid creating new permanent spending’

“#’Avoid creating new permanent spending’” Paul Wells: Earlier this year, Justin Trudeau gave his finance minister a mandate to avoid any new recurring spending. Here is a brief history of that doomed campaign. So here’s something. On Jan. 15, five months after she became finance minister, Chrystia Freeland received a mandate letter from Prime Minister…

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#Trudeau and Biden: Getting to know all about you

#Trudeau and Biden: Getting to know all about you

“#Trudeau and Biden: Getting to know all about you” Justin Trudeau’s Jan. 26 phone conversation with John Kerry, the Biden administration’s new Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, was overshadowed by calls the prime minister made earlier (to Joe Biden, two days after the inauguration) and later (to Vice-President Kamala Harris, on Feb. 1.) But if…

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#Why the b-word—bankruptcy—popped up in the Newfoundland election campaign

#Why the b-word—bankruptcy—popped up in the Newfoundland election campaign

“#Why the b-word—bankruptcy—popped up in the Newfoundland election campaign” Nearly 11 months ago, then-premier Dwight Ball of Newfoundland and Labrador wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explaining that his province’s debt-to-GDP ratio, already the worst in the country, was widening further, and the province’s financial crisis needed urgent attention. It couldn’t secure any…

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#338Canada: Even Quebec’s heavy pandemic measures haven’t dented Legault’s lead

#338Canada: Even Quebec’s heavy pandemic measures haven’t dented Legault’s lead

“#338Canada: Even Quebec’s heavy pandemic measures haven’t dented Legault’s lead” Philippe J. Fournier: The latest projections suggest the CAQ would easily surpass its already commanding majority if an election were held Even though the Quebec government has implemented the strictest confinement measures in the country in the hopes of slowing COVID-19, government satisfaction in Quebec…

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#This is not what Jason Kenney came back to Alberta for

#This is not what Jason Kenney came back to Alberta for

“#This is not what Jason Kenney came back to Alberta for” Jason Kenney had a series of ambitions for himself and Alberta when he began, five years ago, on a quest to restore the province. He’d become the Alberta conservative movement’s leader, merge two right-leaning parties into one and topple Rachel Notley’s NDP government, which…

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#How big Canada’s COVID vaccine gap really is

#How big Canada’s COVID vaccine gap really is

“#How big Canada’s COVID vaccine gap really is” Vaxx Populi: A breakdown of doses expected versus doses received and how many people must be vaccinated every day in March to meet our first-quarter target On Feb. 10, Toronto announced that it is setting up nine mass immunization clinics. Due to open in early April, when shipments…

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