#After flip-flopping, Ottawa says truckers need to get vaccinated

#After flip-flopping, Ottawa says truckers need to get vaccinated

“#After flip-flopping, Ottawa says truckers need to get vaccinated” Politics Insider for Jan. 14: Francois Legault says he will table Quebec’s unvaxxed tax in February; Erin O’Toole speaks out against the tax; and Harper asks Tories to bail out Peter MacKay Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to…

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#Should we tax the unvaccinated?

#Should we tax the unvaccinated?

“#Should we tax the unvaccinated?” Politics Insider for Jan. 13: The debate over Quebec’s tax on the unvaxxed; the backlash over Ontario’s handling of school openings; and a former Supreme Court justice’s controversial role in Hong Kong Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the…

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#Quebec’s public health director resigns

#Quebec’s public health director resigns

“#Quebec’s public health director resigns” Politics Insider for Jan. 11: COVID cases continue to peak in Canada; the realities of long COVID; and Ontario will re-open schools 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. Awash in COVID: Omicron has overwhelmed Canada, CTV reports,…

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#Caught flat-footed, Canada once again fumbles its pandemic response

#Caught flat-footed, Canada once again fumbles its pandemic response

“#Caught flat-footed, Canada once again fumbles its pandemic response” With just days to go before a massive Christmas travel rush, the Trudeau government is planning on ramping up COVID-19 testing requirements for arrivals in Canada’s soon-to-be-bustlinxg airports. But with warnings internally that the federal government does not have the testing capacity, and that backlogs could…

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#Freeland pledges  billion in pandemic spending

#Freeland pledges $30 billion in pandemic spending

“#Freeland pledges $30 billion in pandemic spending” Politics Insider for Dec 15, 2021: A major fiscal update; sobering Omicron news; and Singh pivots on Bill 21 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. New COVID spending: Chrystia Freeland’s fall fiscal update sets aside…

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#Will Canada help save Ukraine?

#Will Canada help save Ukraine?

“#Will Canada help save Ukraine?” When President Joe Biden got off a video call with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, he started working the phones: Paris, Berlin, Rome, and London were all on his call sheet. He was building a unified front of countries looking to send a strong signal to Russia that an incursion…

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#Canada won’t send diplomats to the Beijing Olympics

#Canada won’t send diplomats to the Beijing Olympics

“#Canada won’t send diplomats to the Beijing Olympics” Politics Insider for Dec 8, 2021: Olympic choices; Canada’s diplomatic future; and Jagmeet Singh’s difficult position 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. Olympic chill: Canada has joined a growing list of Western countries refusing…

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