#Joël Lightbound’s push against the Liberal status quo has caused quite a stir

#Joël Lightbound’s push against the Liberal status quo has caused quite a stir

“#Joël Lightbound’s push against the Liberal status quo has caused quite a stir” 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. Backbench critique: Liberal Quebec City backbencher Joël Lightbound had a newser on Tuesday in which he criticized his government’s pandemic response, which, Paul Wells writes…

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#The Joël Lightbound crisis in the Liberal Party

#The Joël Lightbound crisis in the Liberal Party

“#The Joël Lightbound crisis in the Liberal Party” Paul Wells: The MP’s astonishing criticism of Liberal policy on COVID restrictions is the most serious threat to Trudeau’s leadership since Jane Philpott quit the federal cabinet Here’s Dillon McGuire, Operations and Tour Assistant to the Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion (that’s Ahmed Hussen, I learn),…

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#Justin Trudeau returns to Parliament with a hard stance against protests

#Justin Trudeau returns to Parliament with a hard stance against protests

“#Justin Trudeau returns to Parliament with a hard stance against protests” Politics Insider for Feb. 8: Candice Bergen criticizes Trudeau; the trucker horns fall silent; Stephen Poloz’s affection for Star Trek 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, week-long COVID isolation done,…

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#No, really, we’re totally fighting for democracy

#No, really, we’re totally fighting for democracy

“#No, really, we’re totally fighting for democracy” We’re still very far from knowing for sure that Russia will invade Ukraine. Or at least that it will invade Ukraine again, more than it already has and on a scale larger than its regular, continuing cross-border harassment. Joe Biden’s “guess” is that there will be an invasion….

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#Canada will not send weapons to Ukraine

#Canada will not send weapons to Ukraine

“#Canada will not send weapons to Ukraine” Politics Insider for Jan. 27: Ottawa prepares for a convoy of angry truckers; Erin O’Toole makes his case to stay on as Tory leader; Neil Young pulls his music off Spotify Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in…

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#Canada is poised to beef up its military presence in Ukraine

#Canada is poised to beef up its military presence in Ukraine

“#Canada is poised to beef up its military presence in Ukraine” Politics Insider for Jan. 20: Inflation hits a 30-year high; pressure intensifies on Trudeau over supply chain issues; and Ontario prepares to open up 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. Guns…

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#This just in: The PM has been phoning cabinet ministers

#This just in: The PM has been phoning cabinet ministers

“#This just in: The PM has been phoning cabinet ministers” Certain reflexes are learned from experience, which helps explain why lately I open emails from the Prime Minister’s Office in something approximating the way Jeremy Renner opened packages in The Hurt Locker. A wince, a clench, a glimpse through half-shut eyes: what fresh hell have…

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#338Canada: Who’s still angry at Ottawa

#338Canada: Who’s still angry at Ottawa

“#338Canada: Who’s still angry at Ottawa” Philippe J. Fournier: A new survey looking at federal-provincial attitudes suggests that even in Quebec and Alberta, regional resentment is not on the rise From a strictly political point of view, the pandemic may have acted as a political stress test for provincial-federal relations in Canada. In the past…

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#Trudeau says Canadians are “angry” at the unvaccinated

#Trudeau says Canadians are “angry” at the unvaccinated

“#Trudeau says Canadians are “angry” at the unvaccinated” Politics Insider for Jan. 6: Frustration over more virtual schooling; an honest conversation with Kathleen Wynne; and Trudeau’s COVID burden 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. “When kids don’t go to school, they don’t…

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