#The Maverick Party wants in—sort of

#The Maverick Party wants in—sort of

“#The Maverick Party wants in—sort of” Jen Gerson: The new western conservative party’s plan is re-create the Bloc Québécois, and carve out a quasi-independent subnational entity just like Quebec Anyone watching the never-ending soap opera of Alberta politics will no doubt have one pressing question heading into the federal election. And it’s not “by how…

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#Election 2021: Change is on the menu. Will we order it?

#Election 2021: Change is on the menu. Will we order it?

“#Election 2021: Change is on the menu. Will we order it?” Bruce Anderson is chairman of Abacus Data and Summa Communications and a partner in Spark Advocacy If you had to describe—in one word—U.S. national elections today, you could do worse than settle on chaos. Efforts to limit voting rights, redrawing boundaries for political ends,…

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#The Conservatives’ murky position on ‘conscience rights’ in health care

#The Conservatives’ murky position on ‘conscience rights’ in health care

“#The Conservatives’ murky position on ‘conscience rights’ in health care” Justin Ling: The Tory platform says the party will protect conscience rights in health care, but won’t say whether that might restrict access to abortion or deny care to trans people Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives won’t say whether their plan to extend ‘conscience rights’ to doctors,…

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#338Canada: The Liberals cannot afford voter apathy

#338Canada: The Liberals cannot afford voter apathy

“#338Canada: The Liberals cannot afford voter apathy” Philippe J. Fournier: A new Abacus survey points to growing pessimism with the government. It is not a reassuring sign for Justin Trudeau and his team. Dissatisfaction with the federal government is on the rise, according to the newest poll from Abacus Data, which was on the field…

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#Erin O’Toole’s Grade 8 vision: become PM

#Erin O’Toole’s Grade 8 vision: become PM

“#Erin O’Toole’s Grade 8 vision: become PM” Way back in grade school, in Port Perry, Ont., the now Tory leader penned his likely ‘fate’ in his class year book: “Prime Minister” I hesitate to say the word “yearbook” out loud in the middle of a Canadian federal election but bear with me: this is the…

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#Trudeau downplays inflation and O’Toole’s Quebec pitch

#Trudeau downplays inflation and O’Toole’s Quebec pitch

“#Trudeau downplays inflation and O’Toole’s Quebec pitch” Politics Insider for Aug. 19: The battle over vaccine policy, horror in Kabul, and a sketchy Ontario PC fundraising letter 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 seemed to downplay the importance of inflation in…

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#Nova Scotia proves an unhappy test run for the Liberals

#Nova Scotia proves an unhappy test run for the Liberals

“#Nova Scotia proves an unhappy test run for the Liberals” Stephen Maher: A front-running candidate with a big polling advantage lost during a summer pandemic election. It should give Justin Trudeau pause. Tim Houston’s upset victory in the Nova Scotia election on Tuesday night might be giving the federal Liberals reason to wonder if they…

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