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With the new electoral map now in force and the numbers of months before the next election countable on our fingers and toes, it’s time to start drilling down on the battlegrounds across the country — starting today with the so-called 905.…
“Bring us more targets!” the Israel Defence Force (IDF) commanders shouted at…
Remember the Shopaholic book series of the early 2000’s? Author Sophie Kinsella made…
There’s trouble in the ring at the RCMP’s iconic Musical Ride, where the horses are…
Immigration has built Canada since its earliest days. While maintaining harmony…
There is a new political force growing inside Israel, and it may offer the best…
In my last post, I explored three key groups of voters I termed “the…
Yesterday, the Alberta NDP leadership race was shaken up by the withdrawal of…
Monday was a day of high political drama in Ottawa, but the outcome left many…
With only seven months to go before British Columbia’s election, David Eby’s New…
So, Naheed Nenshi is making a return to active politics and vying to become the…
The first line of this century-old stanza is often quoted as a proverb to…
Canadian peace research group Project Ploughshares says statements by Foreign…
Just days before the assassination of President McKinley, Vice President Teddy…
The mildly Zionist, innocuously leftish and now ousted advanced education…
The importance of Monday’s federal byelection in Durham is not what the results…
Some commentators are raising the alarm that Canada’s military can’t seem to hire…
There might not be a lot of suspense ahead of today’s Durham byelection. The…
It’s 2025, three years into the Ukraine conflict. and Russia, emboldened by its…
Looks like there won’t be a federal election in 2024 — if it was ever likely…
The RCMP receives “insufficient federal investment” to carry out its increased…
With the kinds of polling numbers we’ve seen over the last few months, Pierre…
The man with a pretty good shot at being the next U.S. President sent shockwaves…
Lincoln Alexander’s legacy of facing down racism in Canada is being celebrated…
In their heyday, newspapers maintained ‘morgues,’ musty places where clippings were…
A few recent polls have the Conservatives at or above 40% support while the…
There is growing pressure on Israel’s allies to convince the Netanyahu government to…
The Conservatives raised a lot of money last year — and especially a lot…
Canada’s top court last week roundly affirmed the confidentiality of cabinet…
Despite the government’s best efforts to avoid it, the Public Inquiry into Foreign…
Reporters have been bailing on freedom-of-information requests everywhere you look…
Yesterday the World Court handed down its anticipated initial ruling on South…
If you value your constitutional rights to protest the government and to not have…
Journalists are sometimes in the business of keeping secrets. They have a duty…
Plus the countdown for the next federal byelections is on; what the latest polls are…
On Thursday, January 11th, Alberta set an all-time record for electricity use.…
A lot of great scoops about government are hiding in plain sight. Open-source…
Journalists in Canada have long been minor users of freedom-of-information laws,…
With a little less than 290 days to go before Saskatchewan’s election, the…
Ed Broadbent (1936−2024), who died this week at age 87, was a decent and…
Millions of dollars arrive each year at the Bank of Canada in the form of bank notes…
It’s normal when an election approaches for MPs to start eyeing the exits. Signing…
This year is a milestone for government transparency in Canada, marking…
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