#Introducing Erin O’Toole in the role of Santa Claus

#Introducing Erin O’Toole in the role of Santa Claus

“#Introducing Erin O’Toole in the role of Santa Claus” Election Image of the Day: The Tory leader says his government would declare a one-month GST ‘holiday’ for retail purchases made this December Canada’s poor little goods and services tax has been given a hard time in its 30-year life. Brian Mulroney introduced it amid ferocious…

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#338Canada: What did the polls say in 2019?

#338Canada: What did the polls say in 2019?

“#338Canada: What did the polls say in 2019?” Philippe J. Fournier: In their final federal polls of the 2019 campaign, Canada’s pollsters did very well. The miss was largely in underestimating the Conservatives. As this summer election campaign gets under way, let us walk down memory lane to pre-pandemic times, and look back at what…

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#O’Toole’s master plan, an ‘exceedingly dangerous’ situation in Afghanistan, and a PM-Ford truce

#O’Toole’s master plan, an ‘exceedingly dangerous’ situation in Afghanistan, and a PM-Ford truce

“#O’Toole’s master plan, an ‘exceedingly dangerous’ situation in Afghanistan, and a PM-Ford truce” Politics Insider for Aug. 17: Trudeau responds to the situation in Kabul, Erin O’Toole’s 160-page platform document draws attention, a campaign truce, and more 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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#Erin O’Toole fills in blanks

#Erin O’Toole fills in blanks

“#Erin O’Toole fills in blanks” Paul Wells: The Conservative leader dropped a brick of a platform document in an attempt to answer every question anyone will ever have about him and his party Increasingly I think detailed campaign platform documents are terrible for governance. They shackle entire governments, struggling with the unimaginable realities of life…

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#O’Toole’s blind side, Trudeau’s big gamble and other keys to the campaign

#O’Toole’s blind side, Trudeau’s big gamble and other keys to the campaign

“#O’Toole’s blind side, Trudeau’s big gamble and other keys to the campaign” A month before the 2008 election, the Conservatives put a juvenile and irritating online attack on Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, featuring an animation of a puffin defecating on Dion’s head. Voters recoiled, Stephen Harper blamed an overenthusiastic staffer, apologized and ordered the image…

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#Election 2021: Let the caring begin

#Election 2021: Let the caring begin

“#Election 2021: Let the caring begin” The prospect of a vote sure lit a fire under the Trudeau government’s behind. Maybe we should have one every three months. “This pandemic is not over,” Justin Trudeau, who said in May that “nobody wants an election before the end of this pandemic,” told reporters on Sunday outside…

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#This morning at Rideau Hall and in Kabul

#This morning at Rideau Hall and in Kabul

“#This morning at Rideau Hall and in Kabul” Scott Gilmore: Trudeau went to Rideau Hall because he wants to be Prime Minister a little longer. If he wanted to really do something, he would have been in a crisis ops room. This morning, as the Prime Minister made his way in his official car to…

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#All of Justin Trudeau’s unfinished business

#All of Justin Trudeau’s unfinished business

“#All of Justin Trudeau’s unfinished business” “There’s always more to do,” says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Put limits on how banks can gouge homeowners hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic? No. But,  “there’s always more to do,” he says. “And we’re going to make sure our financial partners are part of the solution to making sure…

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