#The Liberal convention: Everything now

#The Liberal convention: Everything now

“#The Liberal convention: Everything now” All happy families resemble one another, Leo Tolstoy wrote, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Canada’s federal Liberals, gathered in virtual convention on one another’s laptop screens all weekend, went Tolstoy one better: this family is so happy that all its members are essentially the same…

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#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 Liberals inch closer to majority territory: 338Canada

#The Liberals inch closer to majority territory: 338Canada

“#The Liberals inch closer to majority territory: 338Canada” Philippe J. Fournier: The latest 338Canada projection puts the Liberals as 50-to-one favourites to win the most seats and the Conservatives failing to turn the tide post-convention Even though several parts of the country are entering a third wave of the pandemic with abrupt rises in infection…

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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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#Race and gender rhetoric is the perfect cover for corporate misdeeds

#Race and gender rhetoric is the perfect cover for corporate misdeeds

“#Race and gender rhetoric is the perfect cover for corporate misdeeds” Every ruling class sustains a myth to legitimate its rule. What distinguishes America’s corporate elite and its legitimating myth — wokeness and endless self-flagellation about “equity” — is a galling dishonesty married to rapacious greed. For a stark illustration, consider the financial giant Citigroup….

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#‘Normalcy’ is the last thing Biden’s hard-left base wants

#‘Normalcy’ is the last thing Biden’s hard-left base wants

“#‘Normalcy’ is the last thing Biden’s hard-left base wants” Joe Biden ran for president on a “return to normalcy.” His challenge is that there are three competing definitions of normalcy for him to contend with. Biden didn’t actually use the slogan “return to normalcy.” But as numerous political observers noted during the campaign, that was…

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