#A referendum in Alberta poses the equalization question

#A referendum in Alberta poses the equalization question

“#A referendum in Alberta poses the equalization question” Politics Insider for Oct. 18, 2021: Alberta questions an ‘unfair’ system; Doug Ford looks safe; and a Liberal pledge 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. Albertans will cast ballots…

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#The COVID outbreaks that Ontario wasn’t counting

#The COVID outbreaks that Ontario wasn’t counting

“#The COVID outbreaks that Ontario wasn’t counting” When media reported that nearly all residents at a Participation House facility in Markham, Ont., had caught COVID-19, it put congregant living facilities on the radar of Canadians for the first time in the pandemic. It was just after the April 2020 long weekend, and it was the…

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#Doug Ford’s PC Party takes a hit: 338Canada

#Doug Ford’s PC Party takes a hit: 338Canada

“#Doug Ford’s PC Party takes a hit: 338Canada” Philippe J. Fournier: A new poll shows recent events have taken a considerable toll on PC support, putting the party just barely ahead of the Ontario NDP and Liberals After a tumultuous spring marked by a deadly third wave of the pandemic in Ontario, Doug Ford’s Progressive…

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#How did it come to this?

#How did it come to this?

“#How did it come to this?” After a year of struggling with this pandemic, science has developed a relatively good grasp of COVID-19. We know that it is difficult to catch the virus from surfaces: Sanitizing your groceries and obsessively covering your hands in hand sanitizer is probably unnecessary. We know community spread is driven,…

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#The unwavering support for Doug Ford: 338Canada

#The unwavering support for Doug Ford: 338Canada

“#The unwavering support for Doug Ford: 338Canada” Philippe J. Fournier: With a weak opposition and a diehard base of supporters, Ontario’s Conservatives still look unbeatable in the latest 338Canada election projection A new Ontario poll from Léger / The Canadian Press was released last week and showed Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives still solidly in command…

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#The reality of carbon prices sinks in

#The reality of carbon prices sinks in

“#The reality of carbon prices sinks in” The provinces that resisted the federal plan will now have to chart a new path. But they already quietly understood what needs to be done. Albertans have lived with a carbon surcharge on gasoline and home heating (along with the corresponding rebates) for 44 of the last 51…

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#The dominance of Doug Ford’s PC Party: 338Canada

#The dominance of Doug Ford’s PC Party: 338Canada

“#The dominance of Doug Ford’s PC Party: 338Canada” Philippe J. Fournier: A new Mainstreet poll has the PCs leading in every age group and Ford’s approval numbers over his handling of the pandemic still riding high New Ontario polling data released by Mainstreet Research shows Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party still holds a commanding lead…

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