#Is the Liberal tent big enough for a Carney?

#Is the Liberal tent big enough for a Carney?

“#Is the Liberal tent big enough for a Carney?” Paul Wells: The former central banker may have what it takes to survive partisan politics. But the big challenge would be cracking the current Liberal leadership’s hold on the party. The news that Mark Carney will speak to the Liberal Party of Canada’s virtual convention this…

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#The Biden plan and the Trudeau precedent

#The Biden plan and the Trudeau precedent

“#The Biden plan and the Trudeau precedent” Paul Wells: America’s massive new infrastructure plan is a lot like Canada’s. Now, will it receive more serious monitoring and follow-up than Trudeau’s effort? The critics are raving. Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan—$2 trillion for green(-ish) infrastructure, jobs and tech, following his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan and setting…

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#What to expect from the Liberals: an election, ASAP

#What to expect from the Liberals: an election, ASAP

“#What to expect from the Liberals: an election, ASAP” Tom Mulcair was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada between 2012 and 2017.  Since the Fall, Justin Trudeau has been champing at the bit to launch into a general election. In October, the Liberals threatened the opposition parties that if they insisted on…

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#Mark Carney’s next chapter(s) – Macleans.ca

#Mark Carney’s next chapter(s) – Macleans.ca

“#Mark Carney’s next chapter(s) – Macleans.ca” Paul Wells: The former bank governor has written a book, done work for the UN, and takes calls from the PM. Now, will he run? For a guy whose work involves planning ahead, Mark Carney was less than perfectly prepared for the obvious question. I was interviewing the only…

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#Five key takeaways from the Kielburger brothers’ testimony

#Five key takeaways from the Kielburger brothers’ testimony

“#Five key takeaways from the Kielburger brothers’ testimony” Craig and Marc Kielburger testified before the House of Commons ethics committee on Monday for the second time on the matter of the now-defunct $912-million summer student grant program their WE Charity had been tapped to administer in the summer of 2020. The brothers arrived with their lawyer…

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#Trudeau and Big Pharma: Not a love story

#Trudeau and Big Pharma: Not a love story

“#Trudeau and Big Pharma: Not a love story” On the bright side, when it comes to vaccines, so far Canada is actually doing better than Australia. That country bet big on a thriving domestic bio-sciences sector. It was making good progress on a made-in-Australia vaccine until December, when it had to scrap its vaccine program…

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#Biden to virtually meet with Canada PM Justin Trudeau

#Biden to virtually meet with Canada PM Justin Trudeau

“#Biden to virtually meet with Canada PM Justin Trudeau” President Biden is set to have his first bilateral meeting since taking the White House, via a virtual get together with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a report. The session will take place Tuesday, with the two leaders expected to tackle climate change and…

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