#Russia launches an attack on Ukraine

#Russia launches an attack on Ukraine

“#Russia launches an attack on Ukraine” Politics Insider for Feb. 24: Kyiv braces for invasion; the world condemns Vladimir Putin; the Conservative leadership race begins to take shape 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. Ukraine invaded: Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation”…

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#Michael Wernick has some advice

#Michael Wernick has some advice

“#Michael Wernick has some advice” Brian Mulroney was the prime minister the first time Michael Wernick sat at the back of a cabinet committee room, taking notes. One time the young civil servant found himself transcribing John Crosbie’s remarks as the powerful fisheries minister recited arguments Wernick himself had put into Crosbie’s briefing notes. That…

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#Federal election 2021: Something sounds off

#Federal election 2021: Something sounds off

“#Federal election 2021: Something sounds off” Tone has been a major issue for the Conservative Party of Canada since its founding in 2003. The early opposition years featured an angry (yet deserved) focus on Liberal sleaze (see: Scandal, Sponsorship), while the early years in government were chippy on account of their rather tenuous position as…

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#Poll: Stephen Harper would change this election

#Poll: Stephen Harper would change this election

“#Poll: Stephen Harper would change this election” Paul Wells: If Harper returned to once again lead the Conservatives, it would cut the Liberal advantage by two-thirds, and a rout starts to look more like a race We don’t spend enough time indulging hypotheticals. “That would never happen,” as a reason not to think about something,…

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